Rec me Het!

I would be lying if I wouldn't admit to a slight prejudice against het, and a distinct preference towards slash. Still, I'd like to combat that feeling, so I'd be utterly grateful if you could rec me one or two of your fave het pieces. No preference at all as to rating and pairing, although fluff tends to curl my toes unless it's done humorously.

Something? Anything?
*makes puppy-cat eyes*

Drabble Cutting

Ah – not only did the lovely Chthonia pick up my humble short piece Remuneration and did a beta on it, she also tackled the challenge I failed with – to make it into a drabble.
Which made me realise that I probably fail at drabbling because I'm too attached to certain ideas/images/phrases to prune them properly – it's so much easier to inflate them instead of cutting back.
So for anyone who's interested in the art of drabble-cutting, here goes:

First try – attempting to keep what I saw as the major plot points and most of the imagery that really stood out for me.
( 220 words )

Second try – pruning the text but still trying to keep plot and imagery
( 154 words )

(I guess it’s necessary to cut either some plot or some characteristion/imagery now)
So…
( 100 words! Yay! )

I really can't thank her enough - cutting down drabbles takes a lot more time than writing them.
*hugs*
And I've borrowed a couple of simmered-down phrases for the full story as well.
*hugs again*