I don’t know how the “page-torn-out” fic format lost traction but it used to be REALLY popular for this reason. Write one scene and format it as though you’re tearing a few pages out of a much larger story. Theyre accessible to write and fun to read and need to make a comeback
I have not been able to stop thinking about this small French child at the aquarium that walked i.e up next to us grabbing his mom's hand, pointed at a starfish, and said "Mama! Patrique!"