In chapter twenty-three of Devil’s Bargain, the MCs Seth and Kevin have to attend a masquerade party dressed in costumes. They are escorted to a room filled with hundreds to choose from.
I knew I could have them dress as anything. That’s a bit of pressure to choose something in character for them that would be appropriate to the plot of the novel without being too spot on. I wanted to have them dress as two characters that go together. In the narrative, I have them talk about Kirk and Spock from Star Trek as a possible costume. This would have been a nice choice given the number of slash fanfictions that have existed since long before the internet about these two.
It seemed like I’d barely closed my eyes before something woke me. Thuds on my door. I thought for a second it might be Lexi again, but she never knocked on my door like that, all authoritative and belligerent. I flung the blankets away from my face long enough to yell, “You’ve got the wrong apartment!” before diving back into my fluff pile.
