#gemmin

I wrote this thing (which I woke up in the middle of the night and suddenly remembered I’d written) but they don’t actually hook up. 

I may write more! I was reading Chapter 13 of UMS last night (the chapter when Min and Gem pash) and I was like. Man. I could use more of this.

Trivia: Gemma and Min, in the original plan of UMS, were going to have a short, awkward relationship that was kind of hot but would never have worked because neither of them are in a place to manage that sort of sudden identity change. However, when it came to writing it I realised a drunken kiss is one thing, but Min would never actually voluntarily seek someone out to cheat on Henry - she wasn’t in the right place to. If I’d persisted with Gemma/Min, it would have made Min much less sympathetic, and I don’t think it would have been in character for either of them at that point. So I had to make some adjustments to the plot as I was writing the book. 

I’m not sure if you’ve read Under My Skin and Flesh & Blood, but Min’s transition is very much incomplete. She’s still struggling with knowing exactly what she is and what’s going to make her feel comfortable, and if there are any modifications (testosterone, top surgery) that she wants to make to her body. Some of the other characters have formed an opinion that she’s ftm and making her way there slowly. Min’s gender is a work in progress, and this is also covered in Solve for i, as well as in Min’s final book. 

You won’t find very many shy people who don’t have some sort of self-esteem issues. Gemma has some issues, but nothing in vicinity of Min’s or Bree’s issues with their self-esteem. However, if Gemma was self-confident, she wouldn’t be reacting in the way she is to everything! :)

You may already be able to guess at Sarah’s thinking if you’ve read the previous two books. Otherwise, it will be clear in time ;)

Diane Frost is still around in the series but her appearances are heavily narrative-dependent. Same with Sean. People generally don’t just ‘bump into’ the CEO of their organization unless there’s something else going on. 

you made me do this I blame all of you

About John leaving? That was always an opening for Gemma, but I ended up using it in a different way than I anticipated. So can I answer ‘sort of’ to if I planned it or not? 

That’s one of my favourite scenes. There’s an alternative slightly racier version that the behind the scenes backers of Flesh & Blood got, as well. Those two are fun to write together!