A Geek Grows Up

[StueyNZ]

A Geek Grows Up

 

I write plenty of technical stuff for work. But this is my first go at writing any kind of fiction. It's been knocking around in my head for a year or so; which means I've got an outline for 8 or 9 chapters worked out.

 

If there's discussion - I'll tell you more.

[StueyNZ]

After a bit of a delay - chapter 3 has arrived (Geek Grows Up) and chapter 4 is mostly written. I'm not too happy with it yet, so it might be a while before it arrives.

 

Some episodes are autobiographical - most are what I wanted to happen next.

 

Stuey (from NZ)

[Nephylim]

I like this story a lot. I was right there with Steven when he walked in on James and Andrew. I wanted to hit James when the turned on Steven. I smiled and sighed when he and Andrew hung the posters and was disappointed that nothing happened between them, although I supose that it would have been hard if he had. I had high hopes of David and... well Margaret was a heck of a shock

[StueyNZ]

well like I said in responses to reviews - I wanted to attempt a little bit of 1980s New Zealand realism, and bust a few stereotypes:

1. Hero always knew he was gay and is totally accepting of that fact from the age of about 11.
    
   My experience was that deep down I knew from when 14 or so, but I spent until I was about 23 not wanting to be gay, fooling around with women trying to be straight, and sneaking off to do what I really wanted to do with guys in various hookups.
    
   I wanted Stephen to have a little bit of that.
2. Parents appear in gay romance in only two roles:
   • Redneck parent(s) throw gay teenage sone out of house & home (with or without violence)
   • "Yes dear we always knew you were gay"
      
     I wanted Stephen's parents to be a little less cardboard cutout, and trying to figure out if Stephen is or isn't just as much as Stephen.

[*]Hero lusts after best friend who turns out to have been jerking off for years lusting after our hero.

 

Alright I'll admit to having fallen for this one, but I at least wanted to make it a damn sight harder for our hero to end up in bed with his best friend.

Hope you're all enjoying it anyway.

Stuart