diff --git a/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/index.ts b/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/index.ts
index 3e51daea2..369c0d864 100644
--- a/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/index.ts
+++ b/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/index.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import { tryCatchAsync } from "../../tryCatchAsync.js";
 import { tryCatchLazyValueAsync } from "../../tryCatchLazyValueAsync.js";
 import { PromptedOptions } from "../../types.js";
 import { parsePackageAuthor } from "./parsePackageAuthor.js";
-import { readDefaultsFromDevelopment } from "./readDefaultsFromDevelopment.js";
 import { readDefaultsFromReadme } from "./readDefaultsFromReadme.js";
-import { readGitHubEmail } from "./readGitHubEmail.js";
+import { readEmails } from "./readEmails.js";
+import { readGuide } from "./readGuide.js";
 
 export function createOptionDefaults(promptedOptions?: PromptedOptions) {
 	const gitDefaults = tryCatchLazyValueAsync(async () =>
@@ -34,24 +34,7 @@ export function createOptionDefaults(promptedOptions?: PromptedOptions) {
 			(await packageAuthor()).author ?? (await npmDefaults())?.name,
 		bin: async () => (await packageData()).bin,
 		description: async () => (await packageData()).description,
-		email: async () => {
-			const githubEmail =
-				(await readGitHubEmail()) ??
-				(await tryCatchAsync(
-					async () => (await $`git config --get user.email`).stdout,
-				));
-			const npmEmail =
-				(await npmDefaults())?.email ?? (await packageAuthor()).email;
-
-			/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion */
-			return githubEmail || npmEmail
-				? {
-						github: (githubEmail || npmEmail)!,
-						npm: (npmEmail || githubEmail)!,
-					}
-				: undefined;
-			/* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion */
-		},
+		email: async () => readEmails(npmDefaults, packageAuthor),
 		funding: async () =>
 			await tryCatchAsync(async () =>
 				(await fs.readFile(".github/FUNDING.yml"))
@@ -59,13 +42,13 @@ export function createOptionDefaults(promptedOptions?: PromptedOptions) {
 					.split(":")[1]
 					?.trim(),
 			),
+		guide: readGuide,
 		owner: async () =>
 			(await gitDefaults())?.organization ?? (await packageAuthor()).author,
 		repository: async () =>
 			promptedOptions?.repository ??
 			(await gitDefaults())?.name ??
 			(await packageData()).name,
-		...readDefaultsFromDevelopment(),
 		...readDefaultsFromReadme(),
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readDefaultsFromDevelopment.ts b/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readDefaultsFromDevelopment.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b0ebe2605..000000000
--- a/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readDefaultsFromDevelopment.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import lazyValue from "lazy-value";
-
-import { readFileSafe } from "../../readFileSafe.js";
-
-export function readDefaultsFromDevelopment() {
-	return {
-		guide: lazyValue(async () => {
-			const tag = /> .*guided walkthrough, see \[((?!\[).+)\]\((.+)\)/i.exec(
-				await readFileSafe(".github/DEVELOPMENT.md", ""),
-			);
-
-			if (!tag) {
-				return undefined;
-			}
-
-			return {
-				href: tag[2],
-				title: tag[1],
-			};
-		}),
-	};
-}
diff --git a/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readDefaultsFromReadme.ts b/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readDefaultsFromReadme.ts
index 68afdf5fa..2ae458776 100644
--- a/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readDefaultsFromReadme.ts
+++ b/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readDefaultsFromReadme.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ export function readDefaultsFromReadme() {
 				src,
 			};
 		},
-		title: async () =>
-			(/^<h1\s+align="center">(.+)<\/h1>/.exec(await readme()) ??
-				/^# (.+)/.exec(await readme()))?.[1],
+		title: async () => {
+			const text = await readme();
+			return (/^<h1\s+align="center">(.+)<\/h1>/.exec(text) ??
+				/^# (.+)/.exec(text))?.[1];
+		},
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readEmails.ts b/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readEmails.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d26579e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readEmails.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { $ } from "execa";
+import { UserInfo } from "npm-user";
+
+import { tryCatchAsync } from "../../tryCatchAsync.js";
+import { readGitHubEmail } from "./readGitHubEmail.js";
+
+export async function readEmails(
+	npmDefaults: () => Promise<undefined | UserInfo>,
+	packageAuthor: () => Promise<{
+		author: string | undefined;
+		email: string | undefined;
+	}>,
+) {
+	const github =
+		(await readGitHubEmail()) ??
+		(await tryCatchAsync(
+			async () => (await $`git config --get user.email`).stdout,
+		));
+
+	const npm =
+		((await npmDefaults())?.email ?? (await packageAuthor()).email) || github;
+
+	return npm ? { github: github || npm, npm } : undefined;
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readFunding.ts b/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readFunding.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7de124697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readFunding.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+
+import { tryCatchAsync } from "../../tryCatchAsync.js";
+
+export async function readFunding() {
+	return await tryCatchAsync(async () =>
+		(await fs.readFile(".github/FUNDING.yml")).toString().split(":")[1]?.trim(),
+	);
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readDefaultsFromDevelopment.test.ts b/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readGuide.test.ts
similarity index 79%
rename from src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readDefaultsFromDevelopment.test.ts
rename to src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readGuide.test.ts
index 1bb51c5bd..9a438babc 100644
--- a/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readDefaultsFromDevelopment.test.ts
+++ b/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readGuide.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
-import { readDefaultsFromDevelopment } from "./readDefaultsFromDevelopment.js";
+import { readGuide } from "./readGuide.js";
 
 const mockReadFileSafe = vi.fn();
 
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ vi.mock("../../readFileSafe.js", () => ({
 	},
 }));
 
-describe("readDefaultsFromDevelopment", () => {
+describe("readGuide", () => {
 	describe("guide", () => {
 		it("defaults to undefined when .github/DEVELOPMENT.md cannot be found", async () => {
 			mockReadFileSafe.mockResolvedValue("");
 
-			const guide = await readDefaultsFromDevelopment().guide();
+			const guide = await readGuide();
 
 			expect(guide).toBeUndefined();
 		});
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe("readDefaultsFromDevelopment", () => {
 > It'll walk you through the common activities you'll need to contribute.
 `);
 
-			const guide = await readDefaultsFromDevelopment().guide();
+			const guide = await readGuide();
 
 			expect(guide).toEqual({
 				href: "https://www.joshuakgoldberg.com/blog/contributing-to-a-create-typescript-app-repository",
diff --git a/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readGuide.ts b/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readGuide.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbbf6ad03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/options/createOptionDefaults/readGuide.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { readFileSafe } from "../../readFileSafe.js";
+
+export async function readGuide() {
+	const development = await readFileSafe(".github/DEVELOPMENT.md", "");
+	const tag = /> .*guided walkthrough, see \[((?!\[).+)\]\((.+)\)/i.exec(
+		development,
+	);
+
+	if (!tag) {
+		return undefined;
+	}
+
+	return {
+		href: tag[2],
+		title: tag[1],
+	};
+}