A story about love inspired by open doors in the movie. "To love is to battle, to open doors. The world changes if two can look at each other and see" - Octavio Paz

"My dear there is no manual of engagement, and there is certainly not one for marriage. You will find in time however that you and the captain will create your own and believe me, if you were to write it down, you would want to re-read it forever."

When Maria receives a devastating diagnosis on the back of several miscarriages her world comes crashing down. She feels her life no longer has meaning until, one day, she encounters a little stranger who strengthens both her spirit and her hope. She learns perhaps it is possible for someone to have all they ever wanted. It's just that sometimes they have to take the long way.

A mischievous young governess arrives at the von Trapp household determined to teach the over-bearing Captain a little humility. AU.

When Georg's campervan breaks down in the remote Icelandic highlands, a fellow traveler stops to help. Of course, to his mind, it is all very incredibly unnecessary. (A modern AU, one-shot.)

One small change can alter the course of history. Elsa misses the Laendler and so Maria doesn't realise her feelings for the Captain.

Perhaps it would be easier to tell you, short and simple. But as simple as that sounds, it's not simple at all. There is so much I want to say to you, and words are never enough. Paper is never enough. Ink is never enough to tell you all I want to say. But I've carefully chosen my words. I could only hope that you believe me. / A collection of random 200-word drabbles!

What true TSOM fan hasn't stopped to imagine what happens in between Maria's return from the Abbey and Georg's appearance on the balcony? Here's my version of events, inspired by my friends in the Proboards fanfiction forum.

a drabble I wrote about a certain part of Maria's childhood. contains mild violence and dead characters.

"Here's a choice to make, little flower: no more running or no more living."

During the escape from the convent, Liesl and Brigitta are separated from the rest of the family. Forced into a situation where they only have each other to survive and surrounded by unfamiliar faces and places they must rely on each other to survive the daily difficulties that becomes life in the Second World War. SPANS FROM 1939 (Prologue) and 1945 (Epilogue). Based on Film. FINS

A 30 day writing challenge where I write a one-shot every day for Maria and Georg based on a quote from a love song! Reviews are both welcome and much appreciated.

Max leaned in towards Elsa- not enough to make them look intimate, but enough for him to whisper, "I'm not gay."

My mother used to tell me the story of lightning and thunder. The way that Thunder hadn't been Thunder and Lightning hadn't been Lightning. But mortals. Roaming the earth just like us. She told me of Lightning and her bright crackle and Thunder, with his booming voice. And it was Lightning who made him see the light. And when he did see the light... All he saw was her.

"He could feel the sweat rolling down the back of his neck. Georg lifted his face up to the sky, willing a meager little cloud to position itself in the path of the sun's violent rays. The creases between his brows were deep. His nostrils flared in and out with his labored breathing. God, it was hot." In the midst of a cruel summer heatwave, tempers flare and passions are ignited.

"It's funny, she thinks, the way life mirrors medicine sometimes. That moment of uncertainty, of caution, of hope, of promise in the face of a life-changing moment." - Medicine is a fast-paced, all-consuming world, and perhaps that is why it takes so long for Dr. von Trapp and senior resident Dr. Maria Rainer to see what is right before their eyes. [A one-shot, modern story.]

For the little moments. A series of oneshots.

What do we do when we find we have nothing to lose?

He’ll ask his father how he knew he loved her, and he’ll respond with a vague “I just knew.” And truthfully, he did just know. She was and always will be a delightfully magical enigma. And so, he tells his son, “She’s got a way about her.” (First of hopefully many in a one-shot series I’m doing!)

AU. Café Kipferl is new in town. Baroness Schrader decides to satisfy her sweet tooth and is met with quite a challenge. Femslash

The Sound of Music fanfiction. What happens after the Avon Trapp family make it over the mountains? *COMPLETED*

Maria’s rendezvous in the gazebo with the Captain went a little further than we saw. Six years in the future, Maria is no longer a postulant, but a single mother navigating Salzburg. Will she reunite her little family with the Captain and his children? My first published work!

SoM slight AU - what if The Captain had accepted his feelings for Maria before she returned from the abbey (after she left at the end of the party). One-shot

He stood on the doorway, watching her do more than what's asked of her. He thought she'd give up once he put his office in his home– where the children pestered his former secretaries. But here she is, scanning paperworks while whistling as if she didn't just brush a pinecone off her seat. (modern au)

Her eyes are familiar but he can't quite place why. Or where he's seen her before. But of course he hasn't seen her before. Because he's so sure he would remember her—the lilt of her voice. The gold of her hair. But suppose they have? And they have. Perhaps in another life? Because one lifetime isn't enough for him to love her. Soulmate A/U based on Taylor Swift's Invisible String!