Thanks guys, it means a lot to me that you're enjoying these oneshots! When I saw all the reviews saying how great my stories were, I was like "whoa," and went totally speechless. And some of the reviews even complimented me! That made me blush. Wow, thanks guys. Every time I get a review, it just...it brightens my day. Anyhow, I'm here right now to respond to your reviews and give you a sneak peek of my next oneshot, All That Matters. So...yeah. This is becoming a trilogy. Also, I had two anonymous reviewers that the site dubbed anon, so I'm dubbing you anon 1 and anon 2 in order of review date. You are now dubbed.
saintmarcer: Thank you! It's hard for me because I'm a very impatient person and I just want to see the end of whatever I'm doing, but I try my hardest.
TheForgottenHero: Well, I have a slightly longer oneshot (Linger) going up after these. It's NOT fluff, and is probs gonna be M-rated though. Don't misunderstand (I don't write actual lemons); I'm just paranoid. I'm also planning a short story (Now And Forever) about Finn and Marceline going on a Triathlon Date as "just friends," which of course we all know won't stay that way. I'm working out doing something longer about the two, but that'll take more time.
anon 1: Thanks, and I will not stop writing this pairing until my dying day. I'm that obsessed.
Shadown478: Okay, but after this third one I'm doing something completely different; the larch. Sorry, had to do a Monty Python reference. I'm kidding; I'm popping up an unrelated oneshot (probs gonna be rated M for safe precautions because I'm overly paranoid about everything I do) and then a short story after All That Matters.
FlyingLikeAButterfly: Aw, thanks!
JRC: Thanks so much!
anon 2: Wow...I had no idea my writing was that good...I've always considered myself kind of mediocre...thanks. And don't worry, there's one more oneshot left in the soon-to-be trilogy, a possible other oneshot trilogy beginning with Linger, and a short story called Now And Forever going up shortly.
emochildlova: Thanks!
And now for that sneak peek I promised you! Because I just can't wait!
Finn and Marceline sat together under their willow tree, hand in hand and side by side. Their shoulders were pressed together, their sides, their hips, their legs. Their heads leaned against each other as they, through the gaps in the curtain of green leaves, watched the last rays of sunlight stop touching the world...from the side of the tree not facing the sun, of course. As the first few evasive stars began to reveal themselves, Finn and Marceline began to speak.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" Marceline said softly.
"Yeah. It is," Finn replied.
"Please don't tell me you're doing that corny thing again..." she groaned, a playful smirk settling upon her features.
"Hey! It is not corny! And you keep inviting it to happen!" they laughed. "I love you, though. You know that, right?"
"Of course I do, silly," she nudged him with her shoulder.
It had been three weeks, and Finn and Marceline were still going strong. They were treading water, not swimming into the dangerous unknown of places dreamed of by Finn's teenage mind, but they were both happy with their decision. Still going strong, the two weren't an overly affectionate couple, a violent couple, or an alienated couple. They were...them; playful, teasing, with the occasional romantic moment or violent tendency.
"Don't you love me back?" he put an arm around her shoulders.
"I told you...I'll get there," Marceline hesitated before giving her answer, which made the hero wonder...but before he could wonder too much, his girlfriend smiled and snaked her arm around his waist.
"Do we have this backwards?" Finn asked curiously.
"Hm...I don't care," Marceline pondered for a moment before smiling and kissing her boyfriend's cheek.
"But you care about me, right?"
"'Course I do, Finny-boy," she laughed.
"See, this is why I love you. You're so funny and easygoing, so unlike Bubblegum. I always have to take her so...seriously."
"So you don't take me seriously?" Marceline raised an eyebrow.
"Of course I do! It's just that sometimes...Bubblegum...she's...erm..." Finn searched for the correct words.
"She's what?" Marceline crossed her arms, daring him to continue.
"She's more...I guess right."
And thus it begins, with Finn getting himself into all kinds of hot water. Can anyone say "Uh-oh?" :)
I am working diligently on getting it done, and am proud to say that I'm almost there!
More details about my future works will be available when All That Matters is up, by the way.
