Here’s my snip for this week’s Rainbow Snippets.
Rainbow Snippets is a Facebook group where interested parties can share 6, approx, sentences of a published work or a WIP and other interested parties can read them. The only rule is that the protagonists of the book have to feature somewhere on the LGBTI+ spectrum.
So technically my story Calon Lan probably shouldn’t count because my POV character is a straight woman! But maybe it does because she’s observing the development – or is it a continuation – of a romance between her brother Alwyn and a friend. Here Alwyn is making a case for his friend to come and help on the farm, and it’s illegally long so it can finish off the section.
“A miner? What use will a miner be?”
“He worked with the ponies.” Alwyn glanced at Bethan. “He’s sleeping at his sister’s. There’s eight of them in the house. And he’s a good man. A worker.”
“And he’s a friend,” Bethan said. “Nye, why not? We could see how he does? Even if it’s only a few weeks?”
Nye’s fork paused on its journey to his mouth then lowered to his plate. He turned from brother to sister, his mouth tightening in the exasperated moue he always made when they ganged up on him. “Well.” His tone was grudging until she reached to touch his hand. “Ponies, horses – all the same, isn’t it, apart from the size.”
Elin Gregory 
I’d say observing the relationship counts.
These are such interesting characters, I really want to read the whole story.
I would personally love to see more stories featuring LGBT+ characters who are simply characters out there, without their sexuality necessarily being a “thing.” I’ve seen a lot of that since beginning to read in the M/M genre, and I don’t mind a straight woman being the “main character.” Especially when these two have a great dynamic.
Hear hear!
And I love the Welsh lilt in the dialogue. There without being Mummersetshire if that makes sense?
I love the measured pace of this. 🙂
Raissa has a point. A “break in the rules” is always welcome. Besides, yours is a well written kind of break.
I don’t mind one bit it’s a woman telling their story and it’s a very interesting story at that.
I think Nye might as well just give up and agree now and save himself the trouble.
I love how much is unspoken in their relationships, both in Bethan’s quiet support of her brother and Nye’s acceptance of it.
Lovely!
Although I may dispute ponies and horses being the same, even if my big boy is horse-sized and acts like a pony.
A pleasure to read, as always 😀
Oh, yes! I’m enjoying the snippets from this tale 🙂
I like these characters, looking forward to seeing more of them.
Your snippets are always too short, in my opinion! Must have more of this.
It’s a little story in its own right, the brother/sister coming together on a shared cause 🙂
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