What prompted us to build Opportune Moment?

Now, that's the question, innit? The initial idea of a site that would host only You-stories was first thought up by LuckySparrow well before summer of 2004. It was very much supported by our little group of Jack/You authors, but the idea was postponed 'til summer since everyone was busy. Well, then Ebony's story 'Call of the Caribbean' got removed by the administrators of fanfiction.net, because "interactive stories are not allowed."

Now, fanfiction.net had been a place were everyone posted their You-stories, including us (the crew). The removal of Ebony's story metaphorically got her to stand on her hindlegs out of annoyance and anger, and so she started working on the site at the break of summer -04. After gaining the support of her friends and fellow authoresses LuckySparrow, Sparrow's Girl, Captain Cheesehead, Katla and MaryGoneMad, the site slowly but surely started gaining form.

On 27th of July 2004, fanfiction.net dropped a bomb on those publishing their work on the site; second person pov stories will not be allowed on the site any longer, but will be removed instantly. Hundreds of stories were deleted with all the reviews submitted to them, and numerous authors who had worked so hard for their fics were left with nothing. Furious with this turn of events, the six of us were more determined than ever to get the site up and running soon so that people could post their works there; with no fear of sudden, unjust removal!

We here at Opportune Moment firmly believe in second person stories, and wish to offer a safe harbour to those who love them as much as we do. A well-written You-fic can be just as enjoyable as any other piece of writing, and the authors of them work just as hard on their stories as any other author would do. We're willing to fritter money and our free time on working on this site just to bring these works available to those who enjoy them, and in time we're hoping to grow into a large archive with various works from various authors.

Now, OM has been up and sailing for over two years already, and we are happy to host a wide variety of second person POV stories rich in adventures and romantic tension. We've had many new, talented authors joining us since August -04, and the site crew has two new members; Loes and Ellie. Our site has visitors, authors and members from all over the globe, which only proves to show the appeal of these stories.

A big "Thank you!" to all the people who have supported us on our quest, all the authors who submitted their works, and all who've stopped by reading them. The biggest thank you of course goes to Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom for actually being Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner, therefor inspiring our work and thus prompting the establishment of this site. ;)

-The Crew of OM