STATUS NOTE: When I decided this was complete, I jumped the gun. A few
weeks after, I realized I had overlooked something pretty major, and
wrote one more chapter. If you've already read this story, the new
chapter/missing scene is entitled "Friends Don't Let Friends Eat
Quinoa".
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Title: Lessons in Grammar, and War
Author: An Old, Old Lady
Disclaimer: The characters of One Tree Hill are the sole property of The WB. I am simply borrowing them. The original characters are all based on real people and therefore also not mine.
Category: AU
Summary: Dan went to Deb to tell her about Karen and Lucas, but Deb beat him to the punch. What if she hadn't?
Warnings: PG-13 for bad language, extreme fraternal hostility, egregious use of intentional irony, schmaltz, and not one but two instances of stream of consciousness
Status: Complete. I don't believe in WIPs.
A few things you should know before reading:
-My interest in this show is entirely based on my interest in the growth of the relationship between Lucas and Nathan. Therefore the romantic elements are downplayed, although I did leave in a solid dose of Naley because I was afraid y'all would hurt me if I didn't.
-My initial intention had been to start the story in a completely different place and then move it to the same place as the canon 'verse, but the characters wouldn't let me. (Pushy, pushy characters!) I got as close as I could while preserving OTH characters as they would have developed in this 'verse. Call it my contribution to the nature vs. nurture debate.
-A number of elements of canon that might have been well used have been left out because this monster is quite long enough already. Forewarned is forearmed.
-As in life, the terms two guard and shooting guard are used interchangeably.
-A guardian ad litem is someone who represents a minor child for the purposes of a specific legal proceeding, and is nothing like a regular guardian.
-IANAL and everything I know about family court comes from way too much Judging Amy. Also, I have never set foot in Vegas and have no idea why I chose it, but I believe I safely blame Josh Duhamel.
-This has not been beta'd.
-There are some other notes at the end.
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Title: Lessons in Grammar, and War
Author: An Old, Old Lady
Disclaimer: The characters of One Tree Hill are the sole property of The WB. I am simply borrowing them. The original characters are all based on real people and therefore also not mine.
Category: AU
Summary: Dan went to Deb to tell her about Karen and Lucas, but Deb beat him to the punch. What if she hadn't?
Warnings: PG-13 for bad language, extreme fraternal hostility, egregious use of intentional irony, schmaltz, and not one but two instances of stream of consciousness
Status: Complete. I don't believe in WIPs.
A few things you should know before reading:
-My interest in this show is entirely based on my interest in the growth of the relationship between Lucas and Nathan. Therefore the romantic elements are downplayed, although I did leave in a solid dose of Naley because I was afraid y'all would hurt me if I didn't.
-My initial intention had been to start the story in a completely different place and then move it to the same place as the canon 'verse, but the characters wouldn't let me. (Pushy, pushy characters!) I got as close as I could while preserving OTH characters as they would have developed in this 'verse. Call it my contribution to the nature vs. nurture debate.
-A number of elements of canon that might have been well used have been left out because this monster is quite long enough already. Forewarned is forearmed.
-As in life, the terms two guard and shooting guard are used interchangeably.
-A guardian ad litem is someone who represents a minor child for the purposes of a specific legal proceeding, and is nothing like a regular guardian.
-IANAL and everything I know about family court comes from way too much Judging Amy. Also, I have never set foot in Vegas and have no idea why I chose it, but I believe I safely blame Josh Duhamel.
-This has not been beta'd.
-There are some other notes at the end.