Welcome to my little piece of randomness on the web (also know as the place where I keep the Zaylor fic). For those of you who don't know, Zaylor is the pairing of Zac/Taylor from Hanson. Yes, they are brothers. So if you have a problem with that or with slash, then this is not the fiction journal for you. But that's exactly what it is: FICTION.

If, on the other hand, you think you might be interested in some Zaylor fic, read on....


( The Before We Began Series )

( Other Fics )

I'm gonna friends lock this journal, 'cos it's what all the cool kids are doing. If you wanna read more than the teaser, just comment and I'll add you.

Thanks for reading! 

The first chapter of each fanfic on this journal is public (except for Moments and The Fallout which are part of the Before We Began series and I count them all as one story). If you like what you've read and you want to read the rest, just comment on that chapter or here or any of the other public entries to be friended so you can view all the chapters of every fic here.

All one-shots, drabbles and shorter stories (less than 3 chapters) will remain friends only.

Hope you guys enjoy the read!

Title: Life Less Ordinary (1/?)
Author: breathe_abreath
Genre: Hancest
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Zaylor
POV: Zac
Word Count: 2313
Summary: Even though there was a very tight knot in my stomach, and my heart was pounding a little faster than usual in my chest to let me know that I shouldn't read any of the letters in the envelopes, I swallowed my apprehension, pulled the first slightly crumpled piece of notepaper out, and unfolded it.

AU. Set in 2002/2003 (though Taylor's hair is set in 2004/2005 lol). No fame. No siblings. No Tulsa.

Author's Note: This story isn't finished, but despite my "finish fics before posting" policy, I'm going to slowly start posting chapters anyway.

This story is for drunkinlov3, because she has been cheering it on since I first started writing it almost nine months ago. In fact, she's been cheering this story on since I first told her the basic idea I had for it over a year ago, and without her I probably wouldn't be so close to having it complete. I love you, Sammy! ♥


( Part 1 - Lonely )

I just did the friends cut I've been warning about. I cut exactly 2/3 (80) of the people on my flist. If you were one of them, it was nothing personal, it was simply because you never replied to the friends cut post I made 2 weeks ago (and posted a reminder about one week ago). I thought 2 weeks would be plenty of time for people to comment if they wanted me to keep them on my flist, but if I was wrong and you missed it, or you never noticed it, or you just forgot to reply, or you did reply and I cut you by accident, or whatever, just comment here and I'll re-add you.

♥

Hey, guys!

I know it's kinda been a while since I posted anything (for those of you who don't read the Tay/Jammy stuff over at homefic), but hopefully that'll change. I'm working on a new Zaylor, I think I've got about 5ish chapters done so far, and I have another idea rattling around in the empty space where my brain should probably be, so we'll see how that works out.

But I did just finish a one-shot (only I'll probably have to post it in 2 parts because OpenOffice and LJ won't play nice and the formatting gets screwy and LJ says my post is too large and... *sigh* whatever). It's basically just some porn without plot that I wrote for Sammy. Only... it has more plot than porn, really. Don't act like this is a surprise, I wrote it. I'll post the first part tomorrow, maybe. Definitely by the end of this week.

Anyway, the main point of this post, besides letting you know my love for Zaylor is very much not dead, is because I'm gonna follow in chockablock's footsteps and finally make myself do a friends cut. I'm not one for friends cuts, I've never demanded people comment or I'll cut them or whatever, but I have had this journal for about 18 months now and I've never done a big friends cut on it before now. And I know for a fact that there are several people on my flist who I don't know well at all and who don't even seem to read/write Zaylor anymore, so... *shrugs* there doesn't seem to be much point in them being on my fic journal flist.

If you want to stay on my flist, just comment here. A smiley face is fine, you don't need to give a reason or anything, I just wanna make a list of people to keep. Anyone who hasn't commented on this post by June 9th is going to be cut. It's not a personal thing, I just want to clear up my flist and get rid of (sorry, I couldn't think of a nicer way to put it. lol) the people who aren't interested in reading my fics anymore. However, if you don't want to read my work anymore but you do still want to be my friend for whatever reason, feel free to friend my personal journal, justawordaway.

I figure two weeks gives people plenty of time to reply to this, but it's not like it's a permanent thing, people are welcome to ask me to friend them again if they miss the "deadline" or if their Zaylor love is sparked again somewhere down the line and they want to read my fics.

♥!


ETA

One more thing I just remembered! Most of you know I usually don't post stories until they're finished, I don't post chapters as I write them, I wait until I've finished the entire fic. I do this because I don't want to write 20 chapters and then run out of steam and never finish the fic at all. I feel like it's frustrating when authors just ditch fics after people become interested in them and excited by them, I've done it myself before and I didn't want to do it again. But... do you guys actually give a crap? lol Would you rather I stick to finishing stories before posting them or post chapters whenever they're done, even if there's a good chance the stories might not be finished or there might be weeks or months between new chapters? Since I do it this way to avoid annoying you, I figured I should actually check and see if that's what you want. lmao

I've been writing a new fic for 2 months now and I just finished it last night. It's 53 chapters long and its.... NOT a Zaylor. But it is a Hanfic and it is a slash fic. It's about Tay and Jammy (you remember him, right?). I'd love it if you guys would give it a shot.
The first chapter is already up and I'll post more soon!


(click the banner to go to the fic!)


Title: A Place Called Home
Author: breathe_abreath
Beta: thrashglam
Genre: Hanslash, Drama, Romance
Rating: PG-13 - R
Pairing: Taylor/Jammy (OMC)
POV: Taylor
Summary: A Place Called Home is based off of the characters and events in my hanfic What If.... It's an alternate ending, of sorts. I don't blame you if you haven't read that fic and decide not it's pretty long. But if you would like to read this fic anyway, there's some background on What If... HERE, which will get you caught up on the story so far and explain where this story picks up.


The story is posted on a members only community, meaning you need to be a member to read the story. Membership is unmoderated, so you will be able to read as soon as you join.

Just a heads up that I think I'm going to start posting the continuation of "What If..." on Monday. I haven't finished it yet, and I usually like to finish fics before posting them. But it's been 4 months since I posted the last part and I've written about 15 more chapters since then, so I'm going to post 1 chapter a week and hope that it gives me the kick in the ass to finish this thing. I don't know how many chapters I have left to write, I'm guessing possibly 10, maybe less. It might have been a complete mistake to even continue this fic at all, but I've got 60,000 more words written for it now and I don't want them to just sit here and never see the light of LJ.

But it is a continuation and not a sequel, so it will be called "What If..." and the first update will be chapter 7, not chapter 1.

For those of you who haven't read the first 6 chapters, you can find them here: What If...

For those of you who have and don't want to again or haven't and don't want to at all but do want to read the continuation, you can find a summary below to get you caught up and/or refresh your memory.

( Summary )


That was how the first installment of the fic ended. The next part will pick up about a week later.

I thought I'd give you prior warning that this fic was on the way so that anyone who hadn't read it or who didn't remember it and wanted to read it over again could maybe get that out of the way this weekend before the next chapter is posted.

I guess that's pretty much it...

♥

Title: Mistakes We Knew We Were Making (1/8)
Author: breathe_abreath
Genre: Hancest
Rating: PG-13 (possibly mild R in a later chapter)
Pairing: Zaylor
POV: Zac
Word Count: 3345
Summary: I was afraid I'd lose him if I spoke up, so I stayed silent. And I lost him anyway.

Set in 2002.


Author's Note: This was supposed to be a one-shot. But it kinda got away from me a little... (meaning it's a babbling mess!)

I already stated this when I was writing Before We Began and The Fallout, but I am one of those freak fans who actually likes to believe that the guys are happily married. This is just fiction, people. ;)

And it would have been posted FOREVER ago if drunkinlov3 would've stopped distracting me by talking about Zac's ass! (yeah, I said it!)

Much love and slightly inappropriate snuggling to my wifeloverbetaskankTHANNNG, thrashglam . ♥


Song: Blur - Coffee and TV



( Part 1 - Too Late )

Just a quick post to say I'm working on something... two somethings, and hopefully one of them will be up by the weekend.

Also a note to people who want me to friend them so they can read the fics here: Please post a comment when you add me as a friend, that way I'll know you want to read and I'll friend you back. I noticed some people friended me and didn't tell me, so I never friended them back and they couldn't see the fics. I apologize for that.

Lastly, a few writers on my flist have made posts recently about not getting comments (which sucks :() and wanting to know who is reading their fics. thrashglam came up with the idea of asking people to just post a simple smilie face if they read a chapter.

I'm not gonna ask for smilies or threaten to take you off my flist, because I don't care if you comment (okay, so I care, but I can't force you to and I'm not gonna try). But if anyone on my flist with a minute to spare could fill out the poll under the cut, it would be mucho appreciated...o.

( CLICK ME! (you know you wanna) )

Oooh, also, if you're on my flist and no longer want to be, comment and tell me and I'll take you off. Thanks.

Title: Paint it Black (1/17)
Author: breathe_abreath
Genre: Hancest
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Zaylor
POV: Zac
Word Count: 2330
Summary: I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive him for this.

Set in late 2007. No Nat. No Kate.


Author's Note: Um... hi. Started this fic a while ago. In my head. At work (because my job requires no thought on my part). It's somewhat based on a personal experience (kinda... vaguely). There will be some time jumping back and forth between the first few chapters, but hopefully it won't be confusing if you note the dates (if any) at the beginning of the chapters.


( Part 1 - Hate and Hurt )

Title: What If... (1/34)
Author: breathe_abreath
Genre: Hancest
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Zaylor
POV: Zac (the POV will switch between Zac and Tay from chapter to chapter)
Word Count: 4239
Summary: I know it's not right, I've known it since the moment it first hit me, but knowing that it isn't right doesn't make the feelings go away. Nothing makes them go away.


Author's Note: Well, here we go again. Just a short fic (although twice as long as I intended when I started writing it!). Set at the beginning of the 'This Time Around' tour in 2000 and absolutely nothing to do with Before We Began. Hope it doesn't suck.

Oh! And I don't think 14 year old Zaccy is fat! I keep trying to tell him he's hot, but he won't listen!


Song: Coldplay - What If


( Part 1 - Eyes )

Title: Before We Began (1/3)
Author: breathe_abreath   
Genre: Hancest
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Zaylor
POV: Taylor
Word Count: 5092
Summary: There wasn't anything we could have done to make it work. It was over before we began.

This fic is set in early 2003 in Tulsa, towards the end of the IDJ Underneath ordeal. (I don't know if they were actually in Tulsa at that time, but I've read some sightings that seemed to suggest they were there at least some of the time)

Author's Note: I don't have a beta because I don't have any friends. 


( Part 1 - Losing Him )