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Can I please request a scene drabble for Juliet Andover (Sanditon) where Alexander fondly watches Juliet playing and interacting with his daughters, please? Thank you!!!

Castles Made Of Sand

Summary: Juliet takes Leo and Augusta to the beach to enjoy the fresh air and sand. Mr. Coulbourne pays them an unexpected visit.

Word Count: 262

Warnings: None

Leonora rushed towards the water, set on bringing fresh material to help finish their sandy rendering of Heyrick Park. "Careful," Juliet called after her.

The sand castle —or sand estate, as it so happened— was no architectural marvel, but it was sturdy enough for a model made of only sand and sea. It bore a passing resemblance to the real thing, and Leonora seemed proud of the construction, so neither Juliet nor even Augusta were about to disillusion her. Their efforts would be washed away regardless when the tide rose later that day, so for now, they merely meant to enjoy it.

"The last thing we need is you being pulled out to sea," Augusta remarked. This only caused the spirited young girl to laugh as she scooped up a great amount of sand that she quickly ran back with.

Leonora put the finishing touches on the structure while Juliet and Augusta attempted to clean their hands of the caked and drying sand that now covered their palms and fingers. Managing to get the worst of it off, Juliet wiped the remaining dirt onto the blanket the three of them sat on, not noticing Leonora's change of expression at the sight of someone approaching.

"Father," Leo called, "we made Heyrick Park!"

"Have you now," Alexander inquired, taking in the sand sculpture himself and smiling. "I think the three of you might have futures in architecture."

Juliet giggled along with Leonora, and even Augusta cracked a smile. "I’m not quite sure we’re there yet, Mr. Colbourne," Juliet replied, "but we did have fun."

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Fic asks: F, M, K (I was just going to do those first two, but then the pattern amused me, so I had to throw K in after all.)

From this Fanfic Ask Game list!

F - Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

Ah, okay, so my current favorite bit of dialogue I’ve written is from an as-of-yet unposted fic, so I’m going to put that under the cut for anyone who wants to read it.

As far as finished fic goes, I can’t really think of any off the top of my head other than any interaction I wrote between Dex and Whiskey in The Arrangement, but after some sifting I was pleasantly delighted to reread this ficlet I wrote about Dex and Nursey after 4.08 where my shipper heart tried to fix what Ngozi so lovingly shattered. Cutting out the narrative, the dialogue reads like this:

“The washer’s free.” - Dex

“Thanks.” - Nursey

“Need help?” - Nursey

“You can do the socks” … “If you want.” - Dex

“I used to do that.” … “For my mom,” … “when she did laundry.” - Dex

What I like so much about this ficlet, and the dialogue in it, is something I’m big on in my writing, which is that the words people say almost never really get across what they mean/feel, and so with Nursey and Dex specifically I really like when I can give them a good, loaded, important interaction with very little actual dialogue, and I think with this fic in particular I did that pretty well.

M -  Got any premises on the back burner that you’d care to share?

Does it count as the back burner if it’s technically been brewing for upwards of a year?

I have so many WIPs and AU ideas that have been somewhat written but never finished, including but not limited to a Nurseydex stripper!AU which I’ve talked about before, a Dex/OC LAX bro story that I LOVE, how the Haus dryer got Nursey and Dex together, a fic about Dex’s experienced as a First-Gen Low-Income student at Samwell, and a very long fic from Nursey’s frog year to beyond Samwell about his slow and inevitable descent into love with Dex.

…I need to get writing.

K - What’s the angstiest idea you’ve ever come up with?

As you and everyone who’s ever read my stuff know, I am– as I’ve been called before– an angst monster. I live for the angst, I eat sleep and breathe angst. I have never met an angsty idea I haven’t liked.

As far as story ideas, I think the angstiest thing I’ve ever come up with is an AU with Dex’s parents dying and him quitting college and moving back to Maine to take care of his siblings. It never really got legs, but I thought about it before falling asleep for a while and currently have a short, poorly written WIP in my Abandoned Fics folder.

As far as HCs and such, my backstories for Dex and Nursey are plenty angsty– Dex’s being that he was outed to his town at ten years old, bullied for most of his life, and was somewhat taken advantage of by his hockey captain (who was four years older than him) from the time he was 14 until his freshman year at Samwell. Nursey’s super sad backstory revolves around him developing an anxiety disorder from a young age and– though his parents are loving and try their best– he learns to be “chill” and “fine” because he knows it upsets them when he isn’t, and basically becomes hella repressed, which Andover Does Not Help.

.. I swear I like these characters, I promise.

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Under the cut is a snippet of dialogue from an as-yet unfinished and unposted piece about Dex’s relationship with my OC, Sean the LAX bro. Enjoy! :)

(a little context: Sean is trying to convince Dex that they can make a relationship work, after kind of breaking into his building to talk to him. It’s chill, I promise. I cut off before the dialogue is tagged, so just know the first line is Sean’s.)

        “Okay, this is going to sound really creepy, but remember I’m cute, okay?”

         “What?”

         “Okay, so, uh. I saw you leaving the hockey frat with your laundry and I sort of, followed you and, fuck. I can’t stop thinking about you?” He winces at himself. “This is sounding so much creepier than it’s meant to. I just, I really like you, okay? I think we can get past the team thing. It’ll be kind of like Romeo and Juliet, right?”

         “They killed themselves at the end,” Dex points out.

         “Well, as long as you don’t take drugs from any priests and I don’t kill your cousin, I think we’ll be pretty okay.”

         “Sean,” Dex tries to say firmly, but he’s smiling.

         Sean half-smiles back. “I think we can do it. I really do.”

         “Sean…”

         “And remember how cute I am,” Sean adds quickly. “Also remember that I just ran up three flights of stairs because the elevator was full just for you.”

         “How did you even get in the building?”

         Sean grins. “I am very cute.” Dex gives him a flat look. Sean relents. “Okay, I pretended like I lived here and went in behind someone who opened the door.” He points at Dex. “But I am cute.”

         “I feel like you’re searching for validation here.”

         “And the polite thing to do would be to give it to me, wouldn’t it?”

I just really love this interaction? Sean is a really fun character for me to write and I love his lines in what I’ve written so far, and every time I go back to read this WIP, whenever I get to this part I want to finish it just so I can post this bit.

.. I guess this means I don’t have to finish it now? Ah, I’ll do it anyway.

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Castles Made Of Sand 🧸

Juliet takes Leo and Augusta to the beach to enjoy the fresh air and sand. Mr. Colbourne pays them an unexpected visit.

Angst = 💧 Fluff = 🧸 Suggestive = 🫦 Explicit = 🔞 Dark = 😈 Humor = 🃏 Pregnancy = 🤰🏼

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Introducing: Juliet Andover

Fandom: Sanditon

Face Claim: Phoebe Dynevor

Full Name: Juliet Sarah Andover

Nickname/Alias/Pet Names: Jules

Age: 23

Myers Briggs Type: ISFP

Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw

Love Interest: Alexander Colbourne

Occupation: Governess

Collections: Books Of Poetry

Style/Clothing: Favoring pinks, blues and purples, Juliet's dresses often have delicate detailing that translate into her soft spoken nature.

Signature Quote: "Just because I am quiet, does not mean my mind is dull. I have quite extensive knowledge on many subjects, and I do indeed possess the vocabulary to voice my thoughts when I choose."

Plot Summary: With Charlotte having left Sanditon and broken his heart, Alexander Colbourne once again falls back into his old ways. Yet when Leo drags home a young lady, one she claims is meant to be their new governess, he finds it in him to at least give her a chance, for the girls' sake. Juliet Andover is every bit an accomplished teacher, and becomes a fixture in the house. She makes no move to overstep her boundaries, something Colbourne undoubtedly appreciates due to his recent experience, but what troubles him is that he appears to be falling for her anyways. Is his heart really so fond, or is it just playing tricks on him?

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