Sometimes, it takes little moments and chance meetings to feel warm again.
My entry to the Right Back at it Again Contest. This story was inspired by two things: the story Coming in From the Cold by Timaeus and the song Dasher by Gerard Way. The story was originally a Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Entry during an open prompt contest where it tied for second.
Thank you to MasterThief, TheLegendaryBillCipher, Koren, Vis-a-Viscera, Seer, N30, Snow Quill, and ScopingLandscape for prereading during/after the contest.
Cover art by Snow Quill! (On Derpi)
And as usual, thanks to my editor EverfreePony for editing.
Slid in and out of sandbox between 6/27/20 and 6/28/20.
Chapters (8)
I really enjoyed this story! As usual, your prose and characterizations are wonderful. You deftly paint pictures of imagery and feelings with your words, and Bon Bon especially feels so real. I loved the way you went from brooding to heartwarming so naturally. Great stuff.
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Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Killing as usual. Short chapters were definitely the way to go with this one. It gives all the scenes a cozy vignettey feel to them.
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Hey thanks! Really glad you liked it! ^^
Okay, that last line really cemented my interest.
This is a really low-key first meeting but you still give them an obvious chemistry. Nice work!
Mmm, some delicious drama to be found here.
Subtle and fun. I enjoyed this story quite a bit. It’s probably one of my favorite entries thus far.
Where did the chapter titles come from?
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Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! The chapter titles are the introduction to Gerard Way's song Dasher, which is also where I got the story's title from.
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Guess I should have read the long description more carefully. Look at that, a writer who can’t read!
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Lol, it happens to all of us XD
I liked this a lot mate! I think your expansions were well placed and made the story better paced, and more engaging.
I particularly liked the scenes added after where the speedwrite ended, it was definitely a better place to leave it I think.
I think expanding speedwrites can be deceptively hard, but this an example of doing it right!
Good stuff man! :D
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Thank you! Glad you liked it ^^
Huh? I thought Dasher was a movie, not a song. Or maybe I'm thinking of a different member of Santa's reindeer...
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Probably. I honestly don't know.