(To skip the mushy bit go straight to the second to last chapter for some shameless plugging)
I guess this is kind of my farewell letter. Remember that though, farewell, not goodbye. This is the end of What's In A Name. You've been a lovely group of people to write for, like having my own little fanbase, oh it made me feel incredibly important ;) And I've met so many friends on the way but it's time to part ways for now.
I honestly have no idea how we got here. Nemo was a strange little idea in my head on a train trip to London, a street kid who would hang around, annoy her best friend (Owen) and eventually go out for coffee with the quiet tea boy and fall in love. Then she gained a monkey, I believe that might have been a friend's idea. Then when I went to put her with Ianto she turned around and wailed 'but I'm not good enough for him, and I have so much growing to do.' So I held off, and low and behold she fell in love with Jack.
But then totally out of the blue after asking people to have a go at writing my characters (which I still have copies of saved on my hard drive –ALL of them) She met a girl with nowhere else to go. I must admit it was me who pushed Rachel to put Winter and Fawks together, before that it was just flirting. My plan was a jealous Jack to make him realise how he felt but it became…well, so much more.
I know we've had a rough ride sometimes, I've left you hanging, made you cry and, hopefully made you laugh, but all good things come to an end….what am I saying, no they don't. I promise you that if I write any more for Nemo and Jack, Owen and Winter, Ianto and the team, Pip and his wife, I will put them up on WHMNHP for you to read. It's not over yet.
And for some of you it doesn't have to be goodbye. My next project is written out and will be going up VERY soon. It's a Sherlock story based around the premise that too many fanfic writers stick themselves into Sherlock and then make Holmes fall in love with them and 'change his ways' this is different. I want to prove that it's possible to put a woman into a story and still have a decent case behind it and have everyone acting in cannon. (also it was an excuse to trip Sherlock up-literally)
Anyway, so I'll speak to you soon, I'll love you forever and if you ever want advice with a story, advice in real life, or just want to talk, whether you've been with me since the start or have only just found me, I'm here or you can find me on Tumblr :)
Alexandra xxx