Alectheta

Character: Alec Hardy, Tess Henchard, Daisy Hardy Fandom: Broadchurch Word Count: 12491 Tags: Post S02, angst Summary: Now that Sandbrook is finally solved, how is Alec Hardy coping with his new life?

For @timepetalsprompts weekly drabble prompt “summer haze”

Character: Alec Hardy (Broadchurch)

Words: 267 (not quite 100 but less than last time)

Cornflowers

His brows puckered, Hardy eyed the milky mist that rose from the thick carpet of luscious green grass and pink sea thrift on top of the cliffs. It bathed his ankles in a cool moist, crawling up his bare legs under his trousers and down into his shoes to the very tip of his toes. A clammy feeling settled in within heartbeats, and Hardy resisted the urge to shake himself like a wet dog.

Bloody sea.

Moaning in disgust, he trudged on. Sleep had made a hasty departure after he woke up drowning at the break of dawn. He’d decided to walk Danny’s paper round to exorcise the ghosts of dead children. The grey hours of the morning welcomed him with solitude and silence, only broken by the relentless sound of waves crashing against the shore deep below.

Squinting at the scribbled map, an unexpected scent of cornflowers, yarrows, and ripening wheat wafted past him, reminding Hardy of seemingly endless and happy summers spent in the countryside.

Stock-still, Hardy closed his eyes, sucking in the faint memory of days long gone by. Laughing faces of Daisy and even Tess, softened by the summer haze, flickered by and away together with the gentle breeze that had brought the longing smell of summer.

It happens. You spend hours working on a story, getting it just right, and then when you post it… Nothing. Well, maybe not nothing, but not the response you’d hoped for.

This week for Fanfic Writer Wednesday, I want you to rec your #hidden gem fics. You can post it with that tag, or send me a link via message, or mention me in a reblog of the original tumblr post. I’ll go through tonight and either reblog each post or create a rec list–it’ll depend on how big of a response I get.

There are absolutely no rules about what you choose to share, except that it’s by you. I would recommend works under 20K, simply because people will be more likely to have time to read them. But if the fic you want to rec is 100K, go for it.

Okay, now that the filming for S3 has (finally) started, all of us intrepid Broadchurch fanfic writers’ stories have officially become AU!

In order to celebrate this fantabulous event on this Fanfic Witer Wednesday I would like to invite everyone to send me links to their wonderful stories and I’ll reblog happily away, may it be post S1 AU or post S2 AU or something completely different, wether you’re new to the fandom or have been around for a while, doesn’t matter. (I’m also open for crossovers despite maybe personally not sailing that ship but I want to be respectful and open to all the creativity out there).

I would like to share the support and love I’ve received over the past year or so and build the happy community of Broadchurch fanfic writers.

So, invade my ask box or message me (you can be the author or a fan)! Let’s celebrate the return of the former detectives club.

And to start of I’m going to tag some of my favorite writers (I’d post links as well but my phone is screwy, so will do later): @lizann5869, @hazelcmist, @shirleyann66, @penfairy, @curiositykilledtheslug, @rexalexander, @dirty-brian, @alectheta, @stardustmakesmesneeze, @anera527, @maximoffsrogers, @ktrosesworld, @lunaseemoony, @hardyxrose, @lilydragonwrites

The first two parts of this story were originally posted as one-shots several months ago. I didn’t plan on writing a multichapter story, but after I finished the second one-shot, the story kept on writing itself. This first chapter was originally called Sherlock and the Witch, while the next one kept its title; Thunderstorm. If you already read them, you can skip to Chapter Three, which I’ll post in a couple of days. :) Otherwise, sit comfortably, have a cookie, and enjoy your ride.

This one if for @alectheta. Thank you for the help, the fun and the friendship. :)

Chapter One: Sunny Days

Summary: It all started with a bruised knee.

Rating: Everyone

Pairing: Alec x Tess

Tags: Angst, First Chapter takes place in 1985, the rest are set after S02.

Find it on: Ao3

Charlcombe, Somerset  July 1985

The girl reminded him of a little witch. With her long dark curls, high cheekbones, and eyes of an indefinite greyish-blue colour, she didn’t resemble any of his classmates.

After checking her bike, he tugged at the chain to show her how it had slipped off. “Needs to be changed,” he decreed in a confident voice.

“Oh,” she said. A deep crease had appeared between her eyebrows.

He had noticed the small figure pushing a bike up the slope outside their cottage during his afternoon break. The sun was scorching, and Alec had debated whether the girl was worth leaving the Raymond Chandler book he was reading, but in the end curiosity had won the upper hand. He had seen her around several times, riding that red bike, sitting in the grass scribbling on a notepad, climbing trees. Always on her own. His mother had told him that she was the daughter of the family that had rented the Hawksdale Cottage up the hill.

Hello, I wrote this little shit. :)) Takes place after the end of S02 and involves Alec, Daisy and Tess. Someone is back home, someone has been banished, and someone is really and properly angry.

@shirleyann66 @curiositykilledtheslug @hazelcmist @curiousitykilledthecatfish @stardustmakesmesneeze @alectheta

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