Jessie, pen name Jessica Black, fandom name alocalband, decided she wanted to be a writer at the age of seven and hasn’t looked back since. With a degree in screenwriting, she spent the majority of her career working on assorted projects in Hollywood, New York, and Puerto Rico. Lately, however, she’s settled down to a quieter life with her cat, her library, and a constantly filling notebook of new ideas. Hobbies include reading, hiking, gaming, knitting, and going to hockey games.
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Story Title: A Family Thing
tags: character is cursed, curses, fate, mlm, pov third person limited, soulmates, united states of america
Teaser:
“Caramel or chocolate,” he repeats.
“…caramel?”
“Got it. Name?”
The guy stares at him like Connor’s speaking a different language. But then he shakes it off, takes a half-step back, and gives Connor a considering once-over. Connor’s ears grow hot, but he feels like he won their contest. And then feels like he’s won another when the man finally meets his eyes and says, “Ish.”
“Ish?” The name rings in Connor’s ears strangely. Like it was supposed to take up more room than it does, and like Connor’s the one who inadvertently decided not to pay enough attention to it.
Or, no. Not inadvertently. Connor usually decides not to pay attention to outlying emotions and reactions, but this feels like something he’s supposed to notice.
“It’s a nickname.” Ish’s tone goes a touch defensive and a touch bored, like he’s had to explain this a lot.
“It’s not even a whole word,” Connor mutters, feeling strangely defensive as well.
“I’m not sure, but I don’t think customer service is supposed to include so many insults.”
“Those are on the house.”
These two are off to a snarky start! But the only way to find out where they go from here is to…