A/N: This is for ama_blue, whose review about the drabble on Kathy and Andy sparked some lateral thinking. Spoilers for Pain in the Heart. Sort of.
Alternate Realities
"Did you ever think about writing other kinds of fiction? Don't get me wrong, Bones – you're good, better than good. Bestselling author and everything," he says one evening, smiling. "I was just wondering if you ever wanted to... you know, move beyond Kathy and Andy."
They are sitting cross-legged on the floor, a couple of pizza boxes and beers open on the coffee table.
"Write non-mystery fiction, you mean?" she asks, choosing another slice of pizza.
"Yeah."
"I already did."
I wrote it for you, she thinks, but she does not say it out loud. She'd buried the story in a remote corner of her computer afterwards, and never looked back. She does not regret writing it. It was, after all, a very effective therapeutic exercise.
"Maybe you can read it," she adds. "Someday."
Not sure what to think of this, but... well, it sort of had to be written. Please let me know!