Fic: You Have My Heart (in your hands) (Gabe/Victoria, FRAO, 37,000 words) Master Post

Title: You Have My Heart (in your hands)
Author: Ruth Sadelle Alderson
Pairing: Gabe/Victoria
Rating: FRAO
Word Count: 37,000
Disclaimer: Made up. I learned everything I know about pregnancy, childbirth, New York State custody law, and real estate from the internet; please do not take anything in this story as medical, legal, or real estate advice.
Summary: Victoria finds out her boyfriend's cheating on her. Then she finds out she's pregnant. Cobras are never alone, and Gabe's there every step of the way.
Notes: When I was trying to come up with an idea of what I wanted to write for bandomrarepair, schuyler said, "Dude, you know what Gabe loves in real life? Babies. Dude loves babies." The next thing I knew, I was emailing her a little bit of this story every day.

Thanks to schuyler for being my cheerleader, providing advice, and loving this story even as she grew to dislike the actual Gabe and Victoria. Thanks to eleanor_lavish who was another source for things I didn't know. Thanks to lakeeffectgirl for the editing read through. Thanks to B, who, although he doesn't read fic and probably won't see this, paid attention to what I was saying about this on Twitter and cheered me on with how impressed he was by the story's length.

Title from New Found Glory's "Too Good To Be."


Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Soundtrack - Commentary Track

Fic: You Have My Heart (in your hands) (Gabe/Victoria, FRAO, 37,000 words) 1/4

Master Post


( You Have My Heart (in your hands) (1/4) )

Fic: You Have My Heart (in your hands) (Gabe/Victoria, FRAO, 37,000 words) 2/4

Master Post - Part 1


( You Have My Heart (in your hands) (2/4) )

Fic: You Have My Heart (in your hands) (Gabe/Victoria, FRAO, 37,000 words) 3/4

Master Post - Part 1 - Part 2


( You Have My Heart (in your hands) (3/4) )

Fic: You Have My Heart (in your hands) (Gabe/Victoria, FRAO, 37,000 words) 4/4

Master Post - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3


( You Have My Heart (in your hands) (4/4) )

You Have My Heart (in your hands) Soundtrack

Story Master Post


Soundtrack Download


Spoiler-Free Track List

1. Should've Said No - Taylor Swift


2. 40 Steps (Bonus Track) - The Academy Is...


3. Papa Don't Preach - Madonna


4. The Church Of Hot Addiction - Cobra Starship


5. I Touch Myself - The Bens


6. Hush Little Baby - Yo-Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin


7. Save Your Best - Steve Reynolds


8. You - Fisher


9. Some Sweet Mourning - Underground Lovers


10. Feelin' Love - Paula Cole


11. Fucking Boyfriend - The Bird And The Bee


12. You're It - Halloween, Alaska


13. Too Good To Be - New Found Glory


14. The World Has Its Shine (But I Would Drop It On A Dime) - Cobra Starship

( Notes and Annotated Track List )

Story Origins, the Bechdel Test, and Other Tidbits ("You Have My Heart (in your hands)" Commentary)

This contains spoilers for "You Have My Heart (in your hands)," so if you have any interest in the story itself, you should read it before you read this.

( Story Origins )

( Women's Lives )

( Real People, Fake Names )

( Sex Lives of Fictional Characters )

( The Hard Part )

( Didn't Make It Into the Story )

( My Favorite Source )

Things I Did That I Might Not Have Noticed

I love it when other people pick up things I didn't know I was doing. What did you notice in "You Have My Heart (in your hands)" that I didn't mention?

Thankfulness: November 26

Today I'm thankful for everything I haven't mentioned yet. I'm thankful for my family, for my health, for having a place to live. I'm thankful for fandom and everyone in it. I'm thankful for bandom, Fuck City, and the Jonas Brothers. I'm thankful for Mercy, FlashForward, So You Think You Can Dance, and Friday Night Lights. I'm thankful for YouTube, LiveJournal, Facebook, and Twitter. I'm thankful for Jezebel, Penny Arcade, PostSecret, and Cake Wrecks.