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Thinking about my weird urban fantasy again today while I'm waiting for the bakery AU beta job.

Just how assholish would it be to include a minor recurring character who is an actual media studies professor to every so often point out the subtext of the story, tapping on the Fourth Wall?

And how much shit would I get for naming her Prudence so she goes by Pru? Or a similar fannish in-joke?

Right, yeah. Terrible idea.

FIC: The Stars and Scones Bakery and Coffee Shop (4/5)

Title: The Stars and Scones Bakery and Coffee Shop (4/legit 5 okay)
Pairings: Harry Dresden/John Marcone
Warnings/Content: OKAY THIS IS GETTING RIDIC. Let's go down the once-again revised list: Explicit sex, food porn, past child abuse, oblique reference to self-harm, serious portrayal of a character dealing with past trauma, realistic depiction of a panic attack, and abandonment issues. JFC, I couldn't fail fluff fic harder if I tried.
Summary: In which Harry is the best baker in Chicago, but still ends up starting a few fires along the way.
Word Count: 7,999. Um. Yeah.

Author's Note: oh god, this had all the betas. Polaris, Grene, Binz, and Sam. You guys. Srsly.


( Act Four: what is sweet now turns so sour )

Unrelatedly, for the curious, I'm doing a Dresden Files Fannish Safari on tomorrow's Slash Report podcast. Also, if you aren't listening to the Slash Report, you are missing out on hilarity and great thinky thoughts.