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Helen is sick. Helen is sick, and they have a book signing in two hours, and Carol doesn’t know what the fuck she’s supposed to do. Helen doesn’t get sick. Ever. One of the fundamental truths of the universe is, always has been, that Helen L. Umstead does not get sick.
But, she is.
“I can survive one signing without you,” Carol whispers, pressing the cold towel to Helen’s forehead. “I won’t clam up, I won’t start a fight, just… You need to rest. Please.”
OR carol has to attend a book signing without her manager
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01 Jul 2026
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“Trying to seduce me at the kitchen sink?” asks Helen.
Carol’s reply is warm against her shoulder. “Is it working?”
The silence is an answer.
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A domestic slice of life
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- Part 2 of let's get domestic!
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28 Jun 2026
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the one where Carol gets strapped for the first time
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24 Jun 2026
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Rumors swirl after someone tweets that they saw Carol looking cozy with her manager at a Shadowstorm of Wycaro book signing. Naturally, Carol takes matters into her own hands — with disastrous results.
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- Part 2 of pre-canon sturstead snapshots
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21 Jun 2026
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“I’m one of the lit managers,” the woman explains.
“Yet you can’t manage to take a hint," Carol retorts. "I’m not in the mood for conversation.”
It’s meant to be rude — to get this beautiful, annoying woman to leave her alone once and for all — but instead, the corner of her mouth curves into a smirk. Carol hates how sexy she finds it. “Clever wordplay,” she commends. “You really are a writer.”
Or: After sending dozens of query letters with no success, Carol reluctantly goes to a literary speed-dating event to try to find representation. There, she meets Helen.
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- Part 1 of pre-canon sturstead snapshots
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20 Jun 2026