Story Title  The Body Beneath the Blossom
Fandom  Lewis (TV)
Link  on AO3
Summary  A dead body covered in blossom, a torn and blood-stained t-shirt for a group who go maypole dancing, and the potential involvement of an Oxford don, can only mean another case for Detective Inspector James Hathaway. As Hathaway and DS Tomlinson, with the occasional input from ex-DI Robbie Lewis, begin their investigation, they discover the origins of the case may date back to a time before the Norman conquest.
Warnings  None
Characters  DI James Hathaway, DS Tomlinson (regular OC), ex-DI Robbie Lewis
Pairings  Hathaway/Lewis
When I Started  This was originally written as seven drabbles in May 2019, with the intention of turning it into a 10K casefic as the next in my Oxford Tales series.  I began to write last autumn, but it didn't make much progress and was temporarily abandoned.
How it went  I had originally planned to keep close to the drabbles, but it soon became clear that a plot sketched out in 700 words wouldn't work for 10K, so alterations had to be made.  The plot also became more complicated, so bringing it all together was an interesting challenge, but I stayed true to the original concept of a dead body found covered in blossom, although not blossom from the nearby trees.

Artwork is by my friend kat_lair who I approached to produce a book cover.  I'm absolutely delighted with it, especially as it feels like one of a series.
The Body Beneath The Blossom - Book Cover