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I've been trying to clear out my camera roll these past few days. I've got a habit of screenshotting things to remind me to go back when I have time to actually read it. I came across a bunch of bts asks you answered, which I'm a sucker for!

If you have the time or want a break from whatever you are working on now, I'd love to know any initial thoughts or a directors cut/thoughts you'd like to share. For any of your works that you've not previously shared about, the list is probably quite long, so a lucky dip of sorts 🥰

I've had this in my inbox for a while now, but I wasn't sure what behind the scenes to give you.

As I was working on Hawaii today, I was looking through an old document so I could pull some ideas into the new plot and I remembered something about Five Days of Joy.

That entire family reunion fic bloomed from two scenes: Sarah and Quinn making out on the couch, and the first time he sees her in her black bikini. The black bikini scene was originally a flashback in the Hawaii snapshot.

It's wild to think that 1,000 words of what was supposed to be nothing more than a plot device spun out into a 16,000 word multi-day snapshot. I’d forgotten about that fact until I opened the old document to pull some detail into the new plot.

I've put both the original and the updated version of this scene below the cut. Warning for mild spoilers of the upcoming snapshot of the Hughes's in Hawaii before the Sarah and Kylee show up to surprise their guys.

The only time her cover was nearly blown, she had all her swimming suits laid out over her bed, deciding what to pack when Quinn called her over face-time.

“Are you going somewhere?” he asked, when she sat at her desk and propped the phone up so she could continue to curl her hair while they talked. 

Trying to keep her voice level, she told him a partial truth, “Eunice and I are going to the beach tomorrow. I was just deciding which suit to wear."

They were headed to the beach the next day, though Sarah usually didn’t pull out every swimsuit she owned for an outing like that. 

He immediately jumped on her story, "not the black one."

"Why not?" She asked, glancing over her shoulder. "I thought you liked that one."

"I do like that one, you look incredible in it." 

Incredible wasn't quite the best word - she could be on the cover of Sports Illustrated in that bikini.

The first time he'd seen her in it was at the family reunion earlier in the summer. She'd come out of the house, laughing and talking with his aunt, and he'd completely lost the thought he'd been sharing with Luke.

It then continued on the same as it does in The Family Reunion.

Here's how it goes in the new Hawaii Snapshot:

“Oh, damn,” she said as the scrunchie she’d been getting ready to wrap around the end of her curler flicked off her fingers, sailing into her closet. 

When she got up to retrieve it, he got a clear view of her room. His eyes were immediately drawn to the riot of color covering her bed. Her space was usually very tidy, but today, she had a bunch of swimsuits spread out over her patchwork quilt.

“Are you going somewhere?” 

Sarah stopped, mentally cursing herself for letting the hair tie get away from her. If it hadn’t, he wouldn’t have been able to see the suits she had spread out so she could decide what to pack. 

“Hu?” she asked, deciding to feign ignorance. cos

“You have swimming suits spread all over your bed?” 

Jack glanced at his mom with wide eyes upon hearing that. He was going to be so pissed if Sarah was about to blow the surprise.

Trying to keep her voice level, she told him a partial truth, “Eunice and I are going to the beach tomorrow. I was just deciding what suit to wear.” 

They were headed to the beach the next day, though Sarah usually didn’t pull out every swimsuit she owned for an outing like that. 

He jumped on her story immediately, "not the black one."

"Why not?" She asked, glancing over her shoulder at the offending garment, where it lay on her pillow, already in the yes pile. "I thought you liked that one."

"I do like that one, you look incredible in it." 

Incredible wasn't quite the best word - she could be on the cover of Sports Illustrated in that bikini.

"So I can only wear it around you?" she teased, bringing him back to reality. 

"Well, no," he flustered, caught in his imagined jealousy of some guy seeing her at the beach with her friend, thinking she was hot and single. 

She laughed. "I promise I'll wear it the next time we go to the beach together."

Hope you enjoyed this BTS, and that it's getting you excited for the upcoming Snapshot!

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First Line Challenge

Thanks for the tag @misshoneyimhome 😘

Rules: post the first line of your WIP, the first line you worked on today, or any other “first line!”

No pressure tags: @drewsbuzzcut @mikkomacko @hhughes @kochetkovxo @tkwrites

TW: hitting, family issues

"The first time David can remember getting smacked by his older brother, Tommy, was at their hometown grocery store."

Apologies in advance y'all.

[tkwrites]

Do we have a time for an upload at all this weekend? I just love doing a countdown on my phone 😂

You just made my week with this ask! Thank you for making me feel so loved! 🥰

The Hughes's take Hawaii: Maui Edition will be hitting your dash at 6 pm mst tomorrow (Sunday, Feb 2).

I'm really excited to see what you think of it! 😘

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I know part 1 just came out but do you have any idea when part 2 will be up?

Hi my Lovely,

I'm so flattered you're so anxious to read my work!

I'm writing part II now, and will have it up as soon as I can. When I get closer to it being finished, I'll give you a more defined posting date & time.

In the meantime, if you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them. 😘

The Hughes's Take Hawaii: Maui Edition

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I’m so so excited for the Hawaii five!! And the future angst ones you teased with the emoji asks!

Thank you so much, lovely! Asks like this are such a treat!

The first part of the Hawaii trip (with Quinn and his family before Sarah and Kylee arrive to surprise their guys) will go up at 6pm mst tonight!

I'm so excited to finish up the rest of their vacation and start in on completing the angsty piece.

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I’ve been loving all the snippets recently, especially the ones that have shown a little angst which you’ve been teasing recently. Do you have an idea of when that will be out? No rush! I’m just so excited! <3

Hi my lovely,

I'm working on a few pieces that have upcoming deadlines, but as soon as those are done, this angsty one will be my main focus. I have several long flights ahead of me in the next few days and I plan to do a lot of writing on those. I don't know that I can say when, exactly it will be published, but I'm shooting for before Christmas.

Angsty snippets here and here.

Quinn & Sarah Snapshots Masterlist

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https://www.tumblr.com/tkwrites/767670741507375104

Definitely Jack and Luke talking about Nico’s nude picture😭😭

Ding ding ding! You are correct!

Who else is with them, though?

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🌳

I've answered this here.

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Not sure if you’re still up for wip game but if you are… 🦆??

I know it’s on the wip list but do you have anything written for when Quinn meets Walter for the first time that you’re willing to share? If not no biggie but I’m excited for that one!!!!

Thank you so much, Daisy!

I'm also really excited for Quinn to meet Walter, but this is actually one of the pieces on that list I haven't started. It's on there because I know it will happen, I'm just not totally sure when.

WIP List

Snapshots Masterlist

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🦚

I've answered this here.

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🦃

I've answered this one here.

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🐦 (i have been eating up all the little quinn & sarah crumbs today so naturally i had to chime in with an emoji)

🐦 a romantic quote (can be sweet or sad or sexy, or just your favorite interaction between them!)

“Maybe I’ll have to corner you under the mistletoe,” he teased.

“I thought you hated mistletoe,” she said, rolling her eyes. He'd been mildly horrified when he found she'd hung a sprig of it in the doorway between the front hall and the living room.

“I don’t know that I’d hate it with you,” he said, voice soft as he caressed her hips again. “I hated when people would try to corral me under it with some girl they wanted me to date,” he explained. “If it means I get to kiss you, I’m going to take advantage every time I can.”

The very reality that this was his life dawned on him as she giggled. He was so struck by her. By her being here. His life from a year ago had been turned totally upside down. All in good ways, but it was still startling to glance back at how lonely he was last Christmas in comparison to the joy, love, and contentment he felt this year.

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🕊️

🕊️ a sweet quote (something sweet, fluffy! maybe it's cute or funny banter! or sappy wedding vows!)

"Do you want kids to come?”

“If they do, we’ll need to host it somewhere else. Our house isn’t really kid proofed.” 

When he didn’t respond, she glanced up only to find him looking at her with a goofy smile on his face. 

“What?”

“You said our house.”

“Hu?” 

“You said our house,” he repeated. “Before you’ve always said your house,” he pointed to himself, “or the house.” 

“Oh.” 

Slipping his arms around her waist, he pulled her a little tighter against him. “I’m just glad you’re feeling more at home.”

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🦅

🦅 an angsty quote (something PAINFUL!! ouch ouch ouch!)

“Sarah,” he tried one last time, voice suddenly thick with unshed tears. “I'm so sorry. I know you were counting on me, and I let you down. I promise I'll be better. Please let me in.”

Sarah stood on the other side of the door, a hand over her mouth to stifle her crying. She wanted to let him in but needed to stand her ground. They’d talked about this, and still, as soon as the next bad game happened – which wasn’t his fault at all – he was bringing it home with him. Their talks obviously weren’t working, and like a disobedient child, he needed to be put in time out for a while to think about what he’d done, even if it broke her heart too. 

Hands slipping from the door, Quinn stood there, leaned into it for a minute more until he heard Sarah’s soft footsteps retreat toward the bed. 

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🦤 a quote you had to delete :( (but still wanna share!)

Hi my lovely,

I've answered this here. Unfortunately, I don't have any other deleted quotes I can share as I reuse most of them in other works.

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🦚or🦃

🦃 a big, meaty quote (JUST A BIG OL PARAGRAPH YOU WANNA SHARE)

The following Monday, Eunice texted her a photo. Someone had somehow taken a screenshot of one of her more recent Instagram posts. It was the selfie she took when she and Quinn were walking along the sea wall. That evening, golden hour had come on strong, bathing everything in its flattering glow and she insisted they stop to record it. The photo had turned out so well, she couldn't wait to share it. The caption read: If you’re patient enough to wait for it, this is what happiness looks like. 

Her friends had liked it and fawned over Quinn, calling him handsome. They congratulated her on the new relationship and wanted to know how they met. She was glad to see whoever took the screenshot didn't go into the comments. Not that she'd shared anything more than, he came up to me in the aquarium. She told Beth the whole story and didn't need to tell her college acquaintances she hadn't actually spoken to in years.

She read the comment on the tumblr post. I don’t care what y’all say, I’ve never seen Quinn look so happy. Whoever this girl is, I’m glad he found her.