let's set the world on fire (2/4+) | quinntana | 5896 words

02: and you feel like falling down

Like that time when Quinn has crumbs on the corner of her mouth from eating earl grey tea cookies and Santana just instinctively leans across the table to swipe them off with her fingers.  She could have just pointed them out to Quinn, but instead she’s tracing lines on Quinn’s jaw and when Quinn grabs at her fingers and gently laces them together, she doesn’t jerk away.

Instead, Santana lets Quinn pull her in closer and then with both of them hovering awkwardly over that table, Santana lets Quinn press her lips gently to hers.  Santana lets herself kiss back, fingers tangling assuredly with Quinn’s as her eyelids flutter shut from its simplicity and how amazing it feels.

Santana lets herself wonder, just for a moment, how and why and can I actually do this as she smiles against Quinn’s lips.

Author’s Note: I’ve gone ahead to publish this chapter a lot earlier than I had planned, mostly because it’s been BETA-ed and I wanted to give you guys something more than the mostly background chapter one.  This chapter goes out to Kayla (@definexfreedom), who had quite unknowingly, been giving me motivation and advice through the writing process as I crashed her askbox as writer!anon. ;) (Yes it’s been me, haha!) Chapter three will really take some time, but I do hope you guys enjoy the story so far! :)

let's set the world on fire (1/4+) | quinntana | 5224 words

01: so if by the time the bar closes

Santana turns sharply at the sound and immediately recognises her, her long blonde hair pulled to one side and wearing a white blouse with a long flowing cream-coloured skirt like she just waltzed out of some fucking magazine.

Maybe there was due case for Mack to get worried after all.

Author’s Note: So I decided to go ahead with posting my Big Bang in bits so and now there’s Chapter One up.  I’ve written a little more inside on the FF.net page itself, but feel free to send me anon asks and the like, and all comments (good and bad) are welcome, because constructive advice always helps a writer.  I’d like to dedicate this first chapter to my lovely beta @hackettout, who has looked through my work and given me a lot of help so far and despite all her terrible technical issues, she’s really gone very far to help me.  I hope I can give you the later chapters as soon as possible, but that heavily depends on how nice Microsoft Word is to her.  Let me know what you guys think!

Anonymous asked: humph either is great but finish your big bang how you want it

alright! :) thanks anon!

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RE: Let’s Set The World On Fire (x)

okay guys!  let me know, would your rather:

  1. get my Big Bang in chapters, and have the gap between chapters go as long as two weeks apart, as I attempt to multi-task between my various writing commitments or;
  2. get my Big Bang in full, possibly only in June/July, but you’ll get the complete story all at once.  Meanwhile I shall work on my other planned one-shots, as well as that curious AU I need to rework and re-frame for my other long fic.

This is because of technical problems on my Beta’s side, as well as my disgusting desire to rework parts of the fic now that I’ve got next to no deadlines and a revolting sense of perfectionism driving me crazy.  So mmhm Quinntana fandom I’ve leaving this in your hands!

Anonymous asked: Hi! I was wondering when you're posting your Big Bang? I'm excited to read it.

Hello anon!  Mmhm about my Big Bang, it was originally for the I Write Glee Challenge, so it was scheduled to be posted in full at one shot.  I’m now thinking I can post the chapters up slowly though, because my beta has been having some tech issues and I think all in all tumblr askboxes are being a pain to me.

I could have Chapter 1 of my Big Bang up today or tomorrow… if my readers preferred it that way?  Or would you guys prefer having the entire story published at the same time?  Let me know?

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