To be honest, I'm not sure what this is. Maybe some sort of Public Service Announcement? LOL.

It's a super quick one. Enjoy!


"What are you reading?" Sheldon asked as he put the cellphone on his bedside table.

"Just something," Amy mumbled, not tearing her gaze from the iPad.

"Can I read it too?" Sheldon was not sleepy yet, he was actually a little bored. He scooted closer to her and tried to look at the screen.

Amy looked at him and saw that Sheldon meant what he said. "I don't think it is something that you would enjoy."

"Why?"

"It's a Little House on the Prairie fanfiction," Amy admitted bashfully.

"Oh. I didn't know you also like to read fanfictions of other people. I thought you only write them."

"You know I write fanfictions?" Amy said in surprise. She thought Sheldon did not know. She never told him about that because she thought Sheldon would not be interested. Besides, it had been a pretty long time since she wrote another story.

"Of course," Sheldon responded matter-of-factly.

"How? Did Penny tell you?" Amy had Penny and Bernadette sworn to secrecy on that matter. It was a mistake that she slipped the information that she wrote fanfictions to Bernadette one time because then she told Penny on a girls' night when they were talking about the embarrassing experience. Turned out, Penny and Bernadette enjoyed her story and it made her felt good about herself.

"No, silly. We use each other's computers all the time. The link of the story just popped out when I was about to type a page address. I got curious so I clicked it. And you never signed off from your fanfiction account."

"So, you just read them?"

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pry on you. I was just curious at first, but then I truly enjoyed it and ended up reading all your other stories. I know Little House on the Prairie is not my cup of tea but your stories are really good. Also, the grammar is impeccable and there is no typo," Sheldon said quickly. He saw the frown on Amy's face. He got panicked, thinking that Amy was angry because he had invaded her privacy.

The frown quickly turned into a smile. "Why, thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it."

"You shouldn't be so surprised. You're always very good with words. I often check the site to see if you post a new story."

"Really? You don't think it's weird?" That was the real reason she never told about it to anybody before. She acknowledged that it was maybe because she felt a little embarrassed since people still often associate fanfictions with nerds and loneliness.

"Why would I think that? I wrote some Star Trek fanfictions myself, although they didn't get as many reviews as yours. You have a good number of followers. You should be proud of that," he replied.

Amy beamed at him. It was such a relief that her husband understood and supported her.

"Do you read fanfictions often?" Sheldon asked.

"Lately, no. In fact, this is the first time I read it again after a long time."

Sheldon nodded his head upon hearing Amy's explanation.

"Do you still want to read it together," she asked.

"Alright. I'll give it a try."

Sheldon immediately leaned his head on her shoulder and Amy adjusted the screen so that they both could read.


"There are so many grammatical errors and typos. It's quite disappointing."

"The writer did mention that English is not their first language. But, overall I think the story is pretty interesting."

"Well, it also isn't historically accurate but I guess it's not that bad. Although, yours are much better.

"Thank you," Amy said as she typed a review on the story.

"Do you always leave reviews on every story you read?" Sheldon asked.

"Every time I can. I always try to leave some positive notes because I wanted the writers to know that their works are appreciated. They have invested their time and energy to write stories for free, it's the least I can do," she said. "Besides, I have firsthand experience that positive reviews made me feel good and even motivate me to write more."

"You're so kind. I'm marrying the best woman in the world."

"Aww, Sheldon." Amy could not help but placed a kiss on his lips. The contact happily returned by him.

As they detached, Sheldon said, "Now, can we reread some of your stories before we sleep?"


I was going to read a story by an amazing author that I followed before bed when I got this idea. I ended up fell asleep moments after I typed it on my phone. But don't worry, I read the story the next day. LOL.

Anyway, this is for the fanfic writers. You're awesome!