Between computer difficulties and my terrible absent-mindedness, I never saved and showed you all my lovely Christmas (or was it birthday?) gift from the lovely and talented
averygoodun. (It's still languishing in my e-mail because I keep forgetting to bring a disc from home to save it.) It's a scene from the first chapter of
She Was Beautiful to Him, and its title is
Kindred. Avery posted it to DeviantArt a few days ago, so now I'm delighted to share it with you:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/51102298/ Please go look and leave a comment for her. I was absolutely stunned when I first saw it! Ain't I lucky?
(Progress report: the next chapter has been returned by the lovely Britpicker and is now at the lovely betas' for pressing. Though they have a bit more than the usual "pressing" to do, bless them.)