This was written for EGS Flash Week 2019, an event started on Tumblr a year or two ago by Zee McZed, and first posted on AO3 (just an hour or two ago).  This year's theme is alternate universes, and the flash week runs through September 7.

My other free stories can be found at:

• TGStorytime
• BigCloset
• Shifti
• Fictionmania

I also have five ebooks for sale, most of whose contents aren't available elsewhere for free. Smashwords pays its authors higher royalties than Amazon.

• Smashwords
• Amazon