Hey, Comsie -
Just wanted to follow up to your above post to say that I hope you didn't take my own comment about this chapter as a criticism/complaint. While I may not really care for the Scotty character, I was definitely not complaining about what you write in your stories, or how long it may take you sometimes to post new chapters. You're the author, and I know you have to find your muse (and the time) to do your thing, so I just wanted you to know that I am very much aware of that.
I'm not going to say too much about your "spoilery" info regarding Tristan being "Scotty's own Jason Fixx", since that's still a work-in-progress. I understand what you're trying to do there, but I must say that (at this point in time, anyway) I find those parallels to be...thin. Jason's hooking up with Tristan, and purposefully stringing him along for future hookups (while having no real interest in an actual relationship with Tristan) is VERY different from how Tristan has interacted with Scotty, IMHO. Tristan has never hooked up with Scotty, never pretended to have feelings for him, nor given Scotty any indication that he's interested in him. The only thing he's done (that I can recollect ATM) is just never told Scotty to his face that he's not interested in him, and that's because he's still mostly closeted (as is Scotty).
So while Tristan is certainly the object of Scotty's affection, he's never done anything to Scotty even remotely close to what Jason did to him. Is Tristan hurting Scotty? Yes, but inadvertently. He's in the closet, so he's really, really limited in what he can do to to set Scotty straight (pardon the expression)! I'd say, in fact, that Scotty is just as guilty as Tristan for the hurt he's experiencing because he's so infatuated with Tristan and can't control his feelings. Unfortunately, it's one of those "shit happens" moments that we humans fall into, thanks to our emotions. (SO much fun, don'tcha know)?! ๐
Anyway, just my take on the matter (as things currently stand in the story). I'm of course curious to see where you take the story from here, so I'll be awaiting the next chapter. Just know that I'll be perfectly fine if your muse suddenly tells you to write Scotty out of the story because he gets his own dedicated story (or gets run over by a bus, whatever). LMAO! Sorry! The Jesse-Tristan fanboy in me had to take one last shot at Scotty there. ๐