Caveat Lector: This story has been, and always will be, lime scented.
[That means 'adult content' for the newly-initiated in fanfic circles]

In some cases, it's full-on lemon.
[That means the 'adult content' is explicit and must be avoided if laws in your state/country/region prohibit consuming such content. Seriously! Don't download it or read it unless you're of age.]

As much as possible, I have done what I could to ensure that it is not there simply for the sake of being gratuitous. I have also included tags in each part to mark out the most intense sections of adult content should someone want to skip it.

Content notices are included at the top of the first page for most parts of Careful Destiny.

Site News!

[4/24/26] Careful Destiny Parts One Through Six have been made available in EPUB format on the story archive page. The reason I did that is because I saw on a Reddit forum that someone had requested the story in that format and I thought "Oh, why not?"

After testing one of the EPUB conversions on my phone, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the reader I use has a text-to-voice function which essentially turned my story into an audiobook. Holy cow!

Yeah, I'm old... Most of you probably already knew about that feature. I just never had a need to read EPUB-formatted books before today.

[4/23/26] Careful Destiny Part Nine has been made available for download on the story archive page (see menu to the left). This is the first new content released on this website in over 20 years. Sorry for the delay, and for those who have managed to stumble across this website... welcome back!

[4/17/26] Careful Destiny Parts Nine through Seventeen have been completed but are not yet available for download. I am, at this point, just now putting my toes in the water again after so long.

Notice: All previous versions of Careful Destiny are deprecated and any copies existing in any online archives are no longer authoritative. Many things were changed in the first eight parts of the story to better align with my original intent. Also, I decided to change the era in which the events of the story take place. The world of this story is now based in the year 2018, although as the story unfolds, you'll (eventually) see that it's not the 2018 we know.

When I get more time, and take care of some formatting issues for the files, I might begin posting the updated versions of parts one through eight.

For those who might be curious, click the "Story History" link to your left for more info on why I'm 'back' after so long.

[3/27/07] Careful Destiny Part Eight has been released and is available in three different formats as downloadable ZIP files. Also, an online version is no longer available in the Story Archive section of this site.

Should anyone have comments about this part, please feel free to use the comment sheet link located beneath the online story link for part eight. Or you could email C&C to me at the address listed at the bottom of the page. Thanks once again for your patience and continued interest!

[3/22/07] Careful Destiny Part Eight has been released in beta format to pre-readers for C&C.

[8/21/05] Careful Destiny Part Seven has been released on my website and is available in three different formats as downloadable ZIP files. Also, an online version is no longer available in the Story Archive section of this site.

Should anyone have comments about this part, please feel free to use the comment sheet link located beneath the online story link for part seven. Or you could email C&C to me at the address listed at the bottom of the page. Thanks for your patience and continued interest.

[8/12/05] Part Seven of Careful Destiny has been finished and is currently in beta status while the pre-readers have a long, hard look at it. The final product will be posted on the website as soon as they're done.

Also of note: The Story Archive page has been modified to include C&C sheet links. Comments and suggestions are welcomed *not-quite-pitiful-look* ^_^

[4/26/03] An updated and (hopefully) finalized Careful Destiny Part Six has been placed in the Story Archive section of this site.   (See the above links for details)  I hope everyone enjoys it.  Comments and questions are welcomed either via email or through the guestbook.  Thanks!