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Well, I suppose you might consider who the Demon Queen might consider worthy of sleeping with. We won't be seeing those two again for a little while.And thanks for the insight on that situation; it wasn't something that even occurred to me or my beta. I appreciate it.

If you don't know, I'm not going to tell you!

Waylon's Crossing Chapter 32: Not so Scary Fear seized Kynan and he bolted from his cover, dashing back to the house. Gone was any thought for his own safety or any of the other considerations drummed into his head during training. Karadur and Azil were his family. He ran as fast as he could, his heart yards ahead in the house where the two people he loved as fathers dimmed and grew faint. Two darts shot from the sky and landed with a poof, bringing Kynan to a skidding halt. His

**laughs at all the old people** jk how about the phrase "leaves/leaving nothing to the imagination" ? I think this is one of those phrases that has just been over-used. It's like a cliche and makes me roll my eyes whenever I see it now.

And orbs -- why have eyes when you can have orbs? LMAO. They always seem to be blue, too.

Thanks!

Maybe it's just me, but when I come across characters in stories being referred to as "the male," it seriously irks me. I've never read a hetero (romance or not) that refers to the character(s) as "the male" or "the female," so why is this so prevalent in M/M stories? I find it weird. Here's another example: awhile back on another site, I read a story where the author referred to all the characters by the color of their hair. I may not have remembered what their names were, but I certainly knew what color hair they had! LOL. By the time I got to the end, I thought that if I read "the honey-haired youth" one more time I was going to hurt someone. Or, like all those silly Naruto fan-fics where the one guy is called "the Raven" all the time. I'm going to whip out my surfer-dude impression here: "Like, seriously, dude?" So, what types of phrases bother you? I ask you to share your pet peeves not to put anyone down (I'm sure I'm guilty of a few myself) but so that we can take a look at how ridiculous some of these things really are and take a minute or two to just laugh about it.

Aw, thanks, Frosty!

Happy Birthday!

There's been a lot of talk about sex in stories over the years. I found this one in DomLuka's forum enlightening. There's a link to a similar talk in Comicality's forum as well. Perhaps you'll find some new insights as well.

Really? I think there's been worse cliffhangers.

Bacon goes well with many things. Ben is a tough guy to try and get to know, but I think you (and Rick) will manage.

an unlikely match? perhaps Glad you liked it. The dialogue was fun.

Thank you!

Thanks! I hope I can keep up the suspense.

Even though we barely saw any of the characters, they all felt distinct and unique. I especially liked the conversation between the cats, but it was a little difficult to tell who was talking when. What happened to Seven? Is there a time delay or something from when Ron came home? Very inventive -- would love to hear more about this "counsel of cats."

Waylon's Crossing Chapter 31: Arawn Means Death “Kynan,” Alan whimpered. “Change,” he said roughly, his grip on Alan’s neck painfully tight. He looked down into those huge, frightened eyes knowing full well what he asked, and forced a smile. They were both unarmed but although Kynan was hopelessly clumsy with his new maturity, Alan would at least stand a chance if he took his other form. Their one hope was of escaping notice, but with the stench of sex on them, Kynan knew he coul

Thank you for the compliments! These two were hard for me to forget as well.

Hello there and welcome! We're pretty decent sorts, for the most part.

I remember having nightmares after seeing Fern Gully. Anyone remember the pollution monster?

Thank you! I don't know what to say because you already said all the right things.

the pace is definitely picking up as we near the end. Intriguing thoughts you have about the sex scene; thanks for sharing. There is more to come for Jacen and Duncan, but I don't know that it's what you have in mind. The characters and races were chosen carefully. I am honored to be compared with Nephylim.

It's the description that grabs me, too. If the first chapter doesn't keep my attention, I navigate away. Poor grammar/spelling will turn me off faster than a bad plot. Having to constantly stop to try and figure out what's going on is too much work. Ironic, I suppose. Of course I browse by tags and genres, and I have my favorite authors. I steer clear of high school/college stories as a rule, and I keep an eye on the sidebar for new authors.

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. There's a lot that will be happening now as we gear up to the final chapters.

Waylon's Crossing Chapter 30: Lovers’ Spat Kynan stood in the doorway and watched his pairling. Alan sat in the healer’s small study with a book propped open on his knees. He held a quill poised above the book and from where he stood, Kynan could just make out the barest hints of a drawing making him wonder what Alan was imagining. Sunlight from the window at his shoulder sprinkled over Alan like dew and such was his concentration that he didn’t notice Kynan’s presence until Kynan k