Hello all.

Just more than a year ago, I posted a silly little one-shot placing our CS ship in a Supernatural AU. (No not the show, the genre. Vampires, werewolves... those things.) A problem arose in that the words kept coming. The one-shot turned into something quite massive. Other than the basic story it turned into, I was coming up with backgrounds and lives for side characters that only had a small speaking part, thinking of prequels and sequels… Needless to say, I suffer from an extreme case of word vomit.

Right around the fifteenth chapter, some things had been said to me about my writing that hit hard and deep. So I took it all down. Every story, even the small SPN story I had. (Yes the show.) I don't possess any talent or skill to speak of, but writing is something I enjoy. Usually, it's just for myself. The experience of the reviews showed me that my writing belonged on my hard drive and not in public forum. It isn't a case of thick skin, but about speaking to an insecurity I combat every day.

Words of Caution: What you might see as constructive criticism might not be seen as the same by the person you speak to. Tones and humor are lost in text reviews, your intentions can get lost with them. Offer the choice of hearing it before giving the advice over.

As I said, I suffer word vomit alongside complete inability to make the words do things. However the story didn't give a fuck that I didn't want to write it anymore. It kept sounding off in my head, only giving me peace once I wrote it down. I shared it privately with a total of five people as it continued. Two of them have been encouraging me to place it back up lately, and I'm fairly certain that if I asked a third, she would go along with them. I'll be honest, I really don't want to. I was shown how my words were being received, and I'm not eager to relive that. Ever. Fool me once and all that.

Maybe it's my ridiculous need to be proven right no matter how much it hurts, but I'm going to compromise and dip my toes one more time, sending up chapters slowly.

Disclaimer: I'M NO WRITER. Really. What you read is as good as it gets. This is the extent of my potential. These aren't first drafts. These aren't even the fifth or sixth drafts. If you start reading it and find yourself hoping it gets better later, I recommend walking away. It won't.

So here it is.

"Ever Dance With the Devil" is a CS Supernatural AU. Killian is a werewolf that is hunting down a serial killer of his own kind. A wolf that sets his sight on Emma Swan. Emma Swan is just another human trying to survive life in general when one night out sends it all into a tailspin.

This follows the basic rules set about in the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. I don't follow the Mercy-verse exactly (I'm following the biological set up mostly, MT characters and world set up are not present), so this isn't a crossover, but reading the books (or if you have read them) will give you the basic ideas of how this world functions. Wolves are not "out" to the human world. Keeping that under wraps is a priority. Full change still takes a few minutes, but evolution has given way to some changes being immediate for the sake of self-defense. Heightened senses (including eye change), elongated hands and nails (resembling a half-formed claw), muscle density (strength and slight speed increase). While Killian and Emma both have apartments in Granny's building, Killian is given jobs all over, not just New York City. Or state. He only stays in that apartment when he's in New York long enough. Those of you not used to the "urban bubble", it is common to never meet your neighbors, even if all of you have been so for 20+ years.

As before, I apologize for every word spoken and every minute you spend on this.