[Duncan Ryder] How the Light Gets In

[Duncan Ryder]

Finally HERE, Sorry it took so long.

 

I hope it was worth the wait.

 

(And those of you skip the sex scenes ...sorry....you might want to skip this chapter...well....actually I'm not sure I am sorry.... ...and I think you'll miss important nuances if you skip it...)

 

Duncan.

[wildone]

Great chapter. Thanks Duncan . It was worth the wait.

 

I don't think you could skip the chapter as the scenes are very important IMO to the story .

 

I just want to say your the first person I've ever seen use the word sashay in a story here, and you nailed it .

 

I will comment more later.

 

Steve

[Cynical Romantic]

Another excellent chapter, but then, I wouldn't have expected any less.

 

*Spoilers below*

 

 

The contrast between the scene with Matt and Steve, and the scene with Josh and Scott, was well done. Giving and taking, there's that theme again.

 

Poor Matt, lying to his brother, to everyone around him, and to himself about so much. Wanting desperately to have a fresh start, and being waylaid at every turn, with past lovers and past demons. He's so fragile right now; I wonder how well he'll do with Luc. I guess it's to be seen.

 

And Scott and Josh are so great together in this chapter, but you can tell there's a space between them. Josh is obviously worried about Luc's return, and maybe even about Matt's moving in. He's afraid it will create space between him and Scott. Scott, on the other hand, seems a bit naive to the whole situation. His confidence in stating that Josh's past with Matt "didn't mean anything" showed that, if anything, Scott isn't nearly as good at reading people as Matt is. At least, he's not too good at reading Matt.

 

Despite that, I liked the conversation between Scott and Matt after Steve left. Maybe Matt can benefit from meeting Scott and realising that yes, there is another way. I think Matt wants to leave his past behind him, but he's not too sure of the path forward. Scott and Josh would be a good example of that path... if only Matt wasn't so hung up on Josh.

 

Luc... poor Luc... he's still so fragile, and he has no idea of the landmine he's about to walk into. I worry about Luc.

 

The wounds are still so fresh for all of them. There's trouble brewing ahead, I can feel it. Already can't wait for chapter 7!

[MikeL]

Great chapter, Duncan. Thanks.

 

Matt and Luc are both very fragile young men, each with a lot in his past to overcome. Everybody's wounded as the saying goes. I keep wondering if it's possible for them to not hurt each other. Could they possibly be good together in any respect?

[sat8997]

I'm leaning toward Matt and Luc being good for each other...sort of a kindred spirits type thing.

[Cynical Romantic]

One thing to add on re-read: This is the first chapter in Light where I find I sort of miss Scott's first person perspective. Not that I'm suggesting it would have been better in first person; quite the contrary, actually. But I'm curious as to what he's thinking right about now, particularly about the Luc and Matt housing situation. But also about Josh and their relationship. Scott seems so different in Light... I almost wish I could get another glimpse into his mind at this point, even though that would be the wrong thing to do for the sake of the story.

[Former Member]

Thanks Duncan! I can't wait for the next chapter!

 

School is keeping me busy, so I'll have to keep it short.

[Duncan Ryder]

Thanks everyone... and esp. thanks so much for taking the time to comment. How many times do we authors need to say it??? We're sharing bits of our hearts here. Take the time to comment on the stories you read! It matters to all of us who write.

 

Matt and Luc...what can they do to... or for... one another? That is, indeed, a question....

 

And missing Scottie's p of V. Me too, sometimes.

 

I'm going to be away for a few weeks of much needed vacation, no laptop, no blackberry, but I will have notebooks and fountain pen, and hopefully when I get back I'll have a new chapter or two that will begin to get us to some answers...

[Tiger]

That was a good chapter. Wow... talk about the tension. I think we're going to see some drama. Enjoy your vacation, Duncan.

[HGC2659]

Not to seem like an idiot or anything but, it's going on ONE year since the last post of this story. Is this story really going to get finished ? After this story now I don't like investiing time in new authors if there isn't a finished product. This story is the 2nd time i read a story and it got so far and then just stopped abruptly with no notice at all saying whether or not it was going to finish. I would be more understanding if there was a reason given for the ONE year delay, but since there's no reason then I just will keep the other comments what I was going to say.