Caedus

"Fuck picket fences, I thought as I fell asleep. A picket fence can’t keep me warm at night." Had a good laugh at this. It's hard to balance that contradiction of accepting everyone, but then actually having to accept what that means in reality. Even though the Cadet comes off as a douche, he's still an interesting character to see Corbin try to deal with. People are all their contradictions, which definitely applies to Corbin. As he hazards through his relationship with Pete, it'll be interesting to see how those contradictions play out.

Is it bad that I want you to have Cam "experimenting" with Max and/or Sam in future chapters?

Your so good at eliciting such strong feelings from your readers, earlier reviews are a good example of that. I feel...conflicted. On one hand I kinda feel bad that everything seems to be going wrong and Cooper' now finds out his fantasy of life with Cooper was an illusion. On the other hand.. As much as I tried not to, I loath Cooper and Chase, but I dislike Cooper because I don't respect his choices her at all. So there was a little bit (read-BIG) sense of satisfaction when he found those divorce papers. I I did feel bad when he got punched, he should of beat the &^%! out of Chase imo. Like others have said, it all seemed so good to be true so I'm pretty satisfied with this, though I did not see a marriage coming, though perhaps if Chase is such a star, the marriage may have been public knowledge. Anyways, I loved this chapter, the ending is the sweetest part. Your writing style is good because in your own way, through humor and wit, anger, bitterness, the whole spectrum, you reel us in to have fun with our emotions. Keep it up! I'm not sure where this is going and that's great! I don't care who Cooper ends up with, but I'm definitely gonna enjoy the ride as we figure that out.

I love how ya'll are assuming that Eric is squeaky clean being so close to Tori...Logan definitely left himself vulnerable, especially if Tori calls it by showing Eric the photos. Anyways, good chapter! I enjoy how you put so much with and sarcasm in to your MCs, but I'm even more excited for the dark humor vibe I'm getting off this story. So far you don't seem to use that many of the usual trope in HS fiction, so I can't wait to read what else you have for us. You seem so....flexible with the genres you explore with you explore so keep it up!

Maybe because it's been awhile, or perhaps you've just conveyed the conflicting feelings of Sam and Max's royally messed up head really well, perhaps so well that I'm a little confused about where these two stand with each other. I always thought the issue was Sam being ignorant of what type of relationship he "really" had with Max because he never shifted his model beyond societal norms. Now I'm not sure what to think. Max's feelings always seemed unhealthy to me, but now ..maybe I need to re-read the rest of the story. Anyways, an overall good chapter, gives me a lot to think about. Maybe their both wrong? P.S. More Cam as a catalyst for Sam and Max.

I thought you were going to give us a look at The List from Spencer's perspective, but I like this story so far. It makes some of the mundane and and depressing things associated with being middle aged and makes it entertaining and funny...and still a bit depressing. Cooper's situation isn't all that unexpected, but he's always been a fun POV, so I'm excited to see what you have in story for us as his world starts to slowly unravel.

Just when you think you understand these guys they pull stuff like this! I give up trying to analyze these, especially when going with the flow is so much easier and you get more out of it. Almost like when you finally start listening to the lyrics of a song. Good chapter, does Travis really understand what happened?

Well done. I remember reading a similar story to this on another site, and I got the same initial feeling of shock before everything started to come together. Travis and Tyler deserve each other. I guess the closest word to describe what they are is "love", the full of these emotions we may only begin to witness as readers at this point. I've really enjoyed reading this so far, I can't help but remember the old country songs I grew up listening to in Texas growing up.

About time he figured it out. It sucks right now, but this means Will's relationship won't be quite as asymmetrical as it used to be. Does this realization mean that Will isn't as mature as he thought he was if he really believed he found a life partner at 14 to a perpetually horny pre-teen? Or is he maturity in his advanced outlook at life for his age, and hes beginning to realize the difference between himself and other people his age, which is something that can isolate someone like Will?

Andy, I didn't even consider a gay bashing, duh. Anywho, good chapter, it's so easy to get sucked into the scene playing out in this chapter. I'm surprised that Jordan's Frat brothers would help him, I thought he was a peon to them? Peters out for awhile but that means we get to see Darryl and Wendy fleshed out a bit as characters. Which, despite the grim circumstances, I'm still anticipating what your planning next. Jason's going through quite a dark trial and his friends are going to be a big part in what to end up as a person at the end, regardless of what happens with Peter. I'll save speculation about Peter for later, I'm curious about how gritty and real you want to make the conclusion.

Good Chapter. I always sort of figured there was always a small chance Peter would get into a motorcycle accident, which can be really brutal. I have no idea where your going with this, which I love! Keep it up, its really easy to get into this story.

Andy, As much as I hope Jason won't go to these classes, he's kinda stuck in a corner. I knew it wasn't going to be easy with Royce the way the dinner went with Jason and Peter, but I never thought he would be so concerned about the harmony of his family that he would ask Jason to compromise and do something he really shouldn't be forced to do. In a way it shows us readers how little Royce seems to understand about Jason's sexuality after all these months, or perhaps he's someone who views the happiness of the collective (i.e. family) over an individuals wishes. Whatever the case may be using Jason's guilt as a form of emotional blackmail, while clever, is pretty effed up, imo. You did a good job conveying the emotions Jason's experiencing in the current position. I could almost feel my stomach turning over the decision he has to make. I can't imagine how things could get worse, but I'm guessing they could and will so I'm excited for the next chapter!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADAM!!

So Brad and Robbie are finally starting to try to get along, Brian got arrested...but Brad still wants to f**k Matt: What do you guys think will happen? I wish I could say that Brad wouldn't do it, even if things are going well with Robbie, but his crush/lust for Matt is so big that he even brought it up when he talked to JP and Stef about whether he still wanted to be with Robbie. It's gotten to the point where f**king Matt is a condition for any potential LTR. Anything can happen in the next 3-4 chapters to spoil things for Robbie and Brad. I'm excited to find out what Mark decided to do with this. I never thought I would read a story where who f***ed who would affect a storyline this much.

Maybe I'm a weirdo, but I only have two pillows. Thats all I need and anymore would wind up on the floor anyways. I always thought a nice, warm comforters and sheets made the bed more than pillows.

This hasn't been confirmed yet, but maybe Jeanine blames Brad for not having a girlfriend, though I can't confirm that since we know so little about her. shes definitely closer to Robbie than Brad...I just can't help thinking how she got the s**t end of the deal when they decided to live together. Contrast this with Isidore/JP/Jeff trinity where theres mutual love and respect between all three of them. Even up to the current story JP and Isidore have deep affections for another, where Brad seems to take Jeanine for granted and Jeanine probably wants to rip Brad's face off at this point. I'm just trying to figure out where Brad dropped the ball with that relationship, because it looks like a shoes about to drop at some point. That would be kinda funny to have Jeanine do that out of nowhere.

I'm with Westie in that I don't make a lot of friends easily, but I have way more acquaintances. Those type of relationships tend to be based on school and work or whatever I'm involved with, and are recyclable as they usually run their course over time. Maybe I'm the oddball here, but I don't look at friendships as a thing for emotional connection and attachment. I try to stay away from that since it requires more trust and vulnerability and intimacy than I'm comfortable with, let alone capable of. What I look in a friendship is the opportunity to be learning, constantly exchanging information and debating concepts and ideas, being constantly energized by conversations that are way deeper than "small talk". I'm pretty outgoing and I'm extroverted, so it's not like I'm can't function in social environments. I just like having substance with the people I would consider "friends", which is hard to find sometimes. But once you find it makes it all the more precious to hold on to.

So what if it's staged, The music video is still pretty awesome!

Caedus is a character in a series of books. He's a hero who chooses to become a monster in the eyes of everyone because the horrible actions he made - sacrifices he made for the greater good. I liked him because he has all these contrasts as a character. He's cold and analytical, yet quick to rage and can be pretty vindictive. He's just one big bag of irony and contradictions..

I've never used audiobooks before. It's not the same as sitting down and reading a book youself, where your mind gets to make up the voices and imagine the dialogue that happens books. Plus there's something special about flipping through a book, something e-books have yet to satisfy. It's not that audiobooks are bad, because they aren't. They become a good option when reading a book isn't possible. A con/pro could be the voices behind the stories. If get a great voice actor then you can get a good experience out of it. If not...it could ruin the book for you.

What if Brad got so drunk and/or stoned that readers would have to form their conclusions as to whether it actually occured at all? I know that seems like a bit of a cop out, but it wouldn't be hard to leave clues as to whether it's one way or the other. If that doesn't work and this actually happens, I think they should both be sober, and it should be an affair. Mark mentioned a "connection" between the two when they kissed, so this could potentially become something that causes even more tension.

If anything, maybe the implosion of Robbie's relationship with Brad would prove (at least in the CAP world) that there is no such thing as a soul mate - at least it's not limited to one person. By all accounts, Brad and Robbie's relationship could be seen as a success in some light since they were able to raise 3 kids together as well as stay exclusive for so long and support each other. Brad and Robbies issues seem so similar to Greg and Steph towards the end of their relationship. Robbie was so put together and seemed stabled. It'd kinda suck to have him go out like Greg. :0/

Maybe Mark should make a special term for it; like "The Hayes' Curse" or "Hayes' Fever"? The self-destructive symptoms have have led to the misfortune of every Hayes' male that contracts it, usually ending in death. Is it genetic? So far Frank seems to be immune or at least posses the most benign form of the condition. Jeff would definitely have the most extreme strain of this condition, with Billy falling somewhere in between. When Matt will contract this condition? Marcel?

I'm more excited about how the Crampton/Schulter/Hayes clan plan on "handling business" once everything's out in the open. Is JP going to get involved, fulfilling his role as family patriarch? Or will this be handled by the next generation? Either way it'll be cool to see how all these people in Brad's past are connected in this corporate mystery.

The last paragraph was confusing. When Shane admitted he was jealous of the guy flirting with Trey, Trey implicitly told Shane that he liked him. But when they finally got back to the room, Shane finally admitted his feelings for Trey, ones the reader thought up to this point were mutual, with no response from Trey, as if he was suddenly ambivalent. Anyways, that was my take on the last chapter, otherwise I enjoyed reading it, and I'm enjoying your story overall, and I could be completly off base here.