I wrote my first piece of fanfiction when I was 20. It was set in LKH's world and really didn't involve any of the characters but it started me building stories in my head about my favorite characters. I would do this for all of my favorite tv shows, but beyond that one early piece that never garnered so much as a view. I never actually wrote down any of my stories. I have always loved to read, but I would get bored or distracted whenever I sat down to write. So I would use my storylines as daydreams when I needed to kill time or if I needed something to fall asleep to. Fast forward several *cough*15*cough* years and a friend made a random comment on FB about getting back into reading fanfic. It reminded me that there was a whole world that I had completely forgotten about. I was (and still am) a huge geeky fan of Doctor Who, Torchwood, Harry Potter, X-men, Avengers (the whole MCU really), Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Warehouse 13, Eureka, Lord of the Rings, Arrow, The Flash, and far too many others to list. I have also loved anime, but I was hit and miss with it. I prefer the adventure and humorous series to the darker and more serious, though I will admit with the lighter animes in the English dub there is always at least one character played in a screechy high-pitched whiny voice that makes me want to throw something at them. I also usually want to whack the lead with a clue-by-four to make him/her realized the potential of the mate(s) around them.

Enter Ouran High School Host Club. An equally geeky friend (who somehow doesn't like Doctor Who... but that's her loss! Update- I talked her into trying it again and she is now nearly as obsessed as I am!! Woohoo GO ME!!!) suggested I watch it when I was home bored one night and surfing through Netflix. I became almost instantly addicted. I absolutely fell in love with the characters and how you could tell that they were all falling in love with each other in their own way. This friend and I started talking about fanfic, and she shared with me a couple of really short stories that she had written a few years before. I read them and then started seeking out more. I found this site and was avidly reading anything new that popped up under the OHSHC banner. Finally it clicked - This was a place where I could actually write down all the fantasies that have been running rampant in my head for years. Even if no one but me saw them or cared - I could do it. I had no idea how often stories were updated or read, but I thought if just one person happened to read and enjoy my story, it would be an awesome feeling.

I wrote The Game.

Within a day, I got my first "favorite." No review, but someone had read it... and LIKED it! *squeehappydanceOMG*

From that point I was hooked. I wrote all five chapters of A Faire Shot at Mythology over the course of a week and published them as one complete story. I thought I was done...

I lasted a whole two weeks before I started writing The Only Constant is Change. This time though, I was going to do something different. Instead of trying to write and publish as a complete work, I was going to let it unfold. I had an outline of where I was going, and what I wanted to achieve, but I wanted to see how the characters would develop. As cliche as it sounds - my versions of the gang are telling their story through me, using some of my own experiences and fantasies to play out theirs. I am taking my time with the story and letting the story flow as naturally as it feels it needs to. I am giddy that I have followers who are enjoying it and who take time to review or let me know their thoughts, but I am also finding a sense of accomplishment in just telling the story. (Update- nearly 3 years and 250k words later it is still going. 0.o )

The funny thing to me is, once I opened the door with Ouran, the voices of the Doctor, Rose, and Jack got loud inside my head, reminding me that they were there long before Ouran, and they wanted equal shot at telling their story... (and Capt. Jack REALLY wanted to take his clothes off) which meant Doctor Who fanfic. Then James T. Kirk, Spock, and Nyota Uhura peeked in... and now I am writing in three different fandoms. LOL. I always did like the number three and I am a sucker for sexy sci-fi actors, so it works out. *saucy wink*

Which leads me to Sex... and sex in my stories. I purposely rate most of my stories as M because I feel that most characters would have sex - all are in their late teens/early twenties and trying to write adults in a modern setting as blushing virgins just doesn't resonate with me. I like sex. I like threesomes and foursomes, hell, I adore orgies! I am kinky and love it. As I have gotten older personally, my views on sex, lust, love, marriage, friendship have become more open and defined at the same time. To quote another (Kushiel Series), I firmly believe in "Love as thou wilt." I am perfectly ok with that love (lust) crossing all boundaries - male, female, gay, straight, bi, trans. It comes out in my stories because it is a part of me. If you are offended by this, I honestly ask that you not read them. I will respect your right to hold a different belief, if you respect mine.

Other than that, when I am not working, writing fanfic, or sleeping - I do burlesque, drink wine, obsess over pretty much anything dragon-related, binge watch Netflix and Hulu, get involved in deeply entertaining sometimes outrageous conversations with my friends, make jewelry, cook, flirt heavily, and sing along loudly to the soundtrack of my life.

Light, Love, and Laughter to you!

Cheers!

Shay