And sometimes the shorter stories can inspire a longer one, whether from you or someone else.
And sometimes even a series. No, I'm not implying that this will become part of a series; I was thinking more along the lines of At First Sight. It was supposed to be a standalone when I wrote it lol.
In longer stories, I like a least a bit of A-plot. But short stories are great with just B-plot
Morgana- I'm glad you liked Julia! I'm not good at OC's (which is why I write fanfic and not just fic), but this one seemed to work okay