Hola from Lola aka damelola. I used to be on here and livejournal as 'lauriestein' and you can find all my fic at http://

I have some old House fic on here, but it's mostly Once Upon a Time fic for me now - as I've parted company with the show at the s2 finale, it may well mean another change down the line.

I try to respond to every review left, they're all very much appreciated. I'm always trying to improve as a writer, so constructive criticism is always welcome, and I promise I will never turn down a little praise.

Most of my writing is informed by the writers I love and try to learn from. I'll leave a quote or two from them to improve the writing quality around these parts, hmm?

"When I heard that your organization was recording testimonies, I knew I had to come. She died in my arms, saying, “I don’t want to die.” That is what death is like. It doesn’t matter what uniforms the soldiers are wearing. It doesn’t matter how good the weapons are. I thought if everyone could see what I saw, we would never have war anymore."
- Jonathan Safran Foer

"I’ve been rereading your story. I think it’s about me in a way that might not be flattering, but that’s okay. We dream and dream of being seen as we really are and then finally someone looks at us and sees us truly and we fail to measure up."
Richard Siken

“We won't die secret deaths anymore. The world only spins forward. We will be citizens. The time has come. Bye now. You are fabulous creatures, each and every one. And I bless you: More Life. The Great Work Begins.”
Tony Kushner

“There are some tales not for telling, whether because they are too long, too precious, too laughable, too painful, too easy to need telling or too hard to explain. After all, after years and travels my secrets are all I have left to chew on in the night.”
Emma Donoghue

“Misery won't touch you gentle. It always leaves its thumbprints on you; sometimes it leaves them for others to see, sometimes for nobody but you to know of.”
Edwidge Danticat