diff --git a/lib/server/dbHelpers/listQuerier.ts b/lib/server/dbHelpers/listQuerier.ts
index 0430161..4049993 100644
--- a/lib/server/dbHelpers/listQuerier.ts
+++ b/lib/server/dbHelpers/listQuerier.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export default async function (query, context, limit?: number, sort?) {
 			path: "ficmas",
 			populate: { path: "wisher", model: "User", select: "username _id" },
 		})
+		.populate("coAuthor", "username _id")
 		.populate("chapters.bands")
 		.populate({ path: "challenge", model: Challenge })
 		.populate("author", "username _id")
diff --git a/lib/server/dbHelpers/storyQuerier.ts b/lib/server/dbHelpers/storyQuerier.ts
index 5cb07e5..d5eefa4 100644
--- a/lib/server/dbHelpers/storyQuerier.ts
+++ b/lib/server/dbHelpers/storyQuerier.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export default async function (ev: H3Event<EventHandlerRequest>) {
 		});
 	const story = await Story.findById(id)
 		.populate("author", "username profile blocked")
+		.populate("coAuthor", "username profile")
 		.populate("chapters.bands")
 		.populate({
 			path: "ficmas",
diff --git a/lib/server/middlewareButNotReally/storyPrivileges.ts b/lib/server/middlewareButNotReally/storyPrivileges.ts
index 7a79419..b9ac220 100644
--- a/lib/server/middlewareButNotReally/storyPrivileges.ts
+++ b/lib/server/middlewareButNotReally/storyPrivileges.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,8 @@ export function canDelete(event: H3Event<EventHandlerRequest>, story: IStory) {
 	);
 }
 export function canModify(event: H3Event<EventHandlerRequest>, story: IStory) {
-	return event.context.currentUser?._id === story.author._id;
+	return (
+		event.context.currentUser?._id === story.author._id ||
+		story.coAuthor._id === event.context.currentUser?._id
+	);
 }
diff --git a/server/api/story/[id]/index.put.ts b/server/api/story/[id]/index.put.ts
index f5ae975..7a29bdc 100644
--- a/server/api/story/[id]/index.put.ts
+++ b/server/api/story/[id]/index.put.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export default eventHandler(async (ev) => {
 	const update: Partial<IStory> = {
 		title: body.title,
 		completed: body.completed,
+		coAuthor: body.coAuthor,
 		chapters: [],
 	};
 	for (const oc of os.chapters) {
diff --git a/server/api/story/new.post.ts b/server/api/story/new.post.ts
index 1ad789f..75180db 100644
--- a/server/api/story/new.post.ts
+++ b/server/api/story/new.post.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default eventHandler(async (ev) => {
 	const story = new Story({
 		title: body.title,
 		author: ev.context.currentUser!._id,
+		coAuthor: body.coAuthor,
 		views: 0,
 		reviews: 0,
 		downloads: 0,