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Oh, oh oh! This is just what I wanted! Thank you so much! It's sweet and romantic and warm... Excuse me, I'm off to read it again... Thank you!

Oh, what a beautiful story, and a wonderful gift for you, TJ.

Aw, this was really sweet! It was a perfect gift for you TJ!

Ooooooooo....this one could have easily been a present for me, too! I LOVE it so much! It flows so beautifully...I love the way it cuts through the past and present day and the conversation between Jason and Mark is wonderful, too! Exactly what i would have wished for them...and like, TJ, I will read it again and again!

What a sweet and lovely story.

That was fantastic! The back story fit in just right. Hurrah for Mark and Princess!

Oh, I like this one. I love the glimpses of the progression of the relationships from childhood through to the wedding day. Definitely a fitting gift for you, TJ!

A perfect, beautiful romance and wedding!

Ok, I'm guessing that Mylari wrote this one

Originally posted by KT1972 Ok, I'm guessing that Mylari wrote this one

OK, I'll admit it. I'm responsible for this one. At first I kept thinking that this one would be quick and easy since it's the same type of story I write in my other fandoms, but it took a few tries to figure out what the story wanted to be (hence all the flashback scenes - most of them came from the initial starts into the story). I will admit - coming up with a title nearly drove me insane (ok that happens fairly often for me, titles are my enemy). If the muses cooperate, maybe I'll go back and expand some of the other pieces that turned into the flashbacks. Only time will tell, I guess.

Aw, and a nicely romantic piece it was, too! At least all those false starts fit into the story itself!

Yay Mylari! You finally fessed up!

Hooray! I got another one right!! Mylari, you did a great job with this one! I really enjoyed it!

Originally posted by Springie Hooray! I got another one right!! Mylari, you did a great job with this one! I really enjoyed it!

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it It was fun building the relationship over a longer timeframe for them. I have a longer piece started around Mark's 8th birthday that I might go back to as a related story to this one.

Mylari, you did a wonderful job with this! It was sweet and romantic, which is exactly what I asked for! FWIW, I often have a hard time with titles, but I have the hardest time with endings. Getting that last sentence written in such a way as to sum up the story and not seem like something else needs to be written afterward can be so difficult! But yes, titles are a close second for me.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Mylari, you did a wonderful job with this! It was sweet and romantic, which is exactly what I asked for! FWIW, I often have a hard time with titles, but I have the hardest time with endings. Getting that last sentence written in such a way as to sum up the story and not seem like something else needs to be written afterward can be so difficult! But yes, titles are a close second for me.

I'm glad you liked it. 😊 And it's oddly reassuring to know I'm not the only one with title issues LOL

I don't seem to have a lot of middle ground with titles. Either they come easily or they're torture trying to come up with! I've found it easier to wait until the story's done, though. Once I know the whole thing my brain seems to cooperate better.

Unless I have a title in mind that I'm writing to, which I did with one of my Voltron fics, I don't usually think too much about the title until I'm done with the story. On the odd occasion that I have a story planned out, I'll start thinking of a title while I work on it. Mostly I get to the end of the story, try to think of a title, whimper, whine, and cry, then go search through song lyrics for something I can base a title from. Even then I sometimes have to call in the calvary and find a beta, not specifically to beta, but to read and help come up with a title... I spent more time thinking about a title than writing and editing this story. I had Redbird beta for me (mostly to make sure the story wasn't disjointed - I'd pieced it together from the other angles I was contemplating and had read it too many times to look for flow anymore) and we both tried to come up with a title to no avail. I finally called in outside help from a non-gatch friend who sat and tossed courtship/marriage related titles at me. Guess I can let her read the story now lol!