Let's Try Something New (Sunshine 1)

LSAM
In my documents Pulse is called LSAM which stands for Let's Solve A Murder! This serial came about after I wrote about Luce/Isla's interaction in Built for Sin and I just wanted to write a little more of how they relate being the two people closest to Haley...and then it got away from me. I wanted to try my hand at mystery, explore a little Rias/Charlotte and  fill in some other gaps.

I'm not sure how I got it all out but I did and I somehow developed Sunshine in the process.

The Name Game
I mentioned in the comment sections I have a character name document from 2009 I sometimes refer to. I'm going to share part of it.

This is a group  of names that I guess Past!Shawna thought were good male protagonist names:

As you can see Past!Shawna underlined Grey (this later became Alan Gray), Rayne and Luce for Veritas.

• Felix was used for Harlow's friend in Sundays/Compulsion
• Milo was used  one of the mimics in Mimic
• Griffin was used for one of Rayne's bodyguards in Vice
• Shad....I think was used in Veritas when they go to Neoluddite land ?
• Blackbird was used for a blackmarket doctor in Veritas and Vice

IDK if I like any of these other names all that much anymore...

Okay, this was fun I'm going to do one more:

These were my "soft girl" names (yes, yes all of the sections are color-coded in a super stereotypical gendered way.)

Twyla and Isla became main characters. I used Persephone in Compulsion for a bartender at Luxor. I think Harley inspired Harlow...I've used a lot less of these.

Sunshine
So, let's move on to Secret!Vice aka Sunshine. I started writing Sunshine in January 2019 and it REALLY got away from me. What started as a one scene flash fic has turned into a 26k+ serial shaped thing

Sunshine and Pulse have kind of informed each other in a way so it's weird to be writing Sunshine "solo" now.  It has morphed a lot as I've pushed my own boundaries and just went there with character decisions. Of course all of that means nothing to you all since you have no idea what it is about so let's get into it. You will notice right of the bat I accidentally stole a name from Lile. I literally didn't realize it until a few days ago....

Sunshine 1

Sunshine 1
Playlist
-1- Good as Hell by Lizzo (This was the first song on the playlist...I totally had it before Kirsten Gillebrand)
-2- Most Girls by Hailee Steinfield
-3- Room 4 by 36
-4- Mama Say by Betty Who