Timothy M.

I loved @comicfan's story for this one. I'll have to check which ones I haven't read.

This chapter makes me sad, yet it is a beautiful and crucial part of their relationship. Chuck's dream shows he fears losing Lee, and his actions to help his friend when he wakes highlight the care and understanding he keeps displaying. A shame Lee fell asleep before the tender suggestion to admit how he feels. If would have been a better 'drunk coming out' than what happened later. Lee's lack of courage to take the leap may be something they will both regret, even as they struggle to reconnect and resume their friendship.

So Chuck asks the obvious best friend question 'Why didn't you tell me before?' How would he react to the typical reason for not telling: 'Because I fancied you,' if that is the case? Of course, with the tension Lee now feels, he may well conclude not telling Chuck was a good idea and kept their friendship the way it should be. And if they didn't talk about dating girls or dreams of a future family, but simply enjoyed the things they had in common, why would Lee's orientation be relevant. This camping trip is important to regain the closeness they have lost, and Lee did the right thing in bringing up the elephant in the room.

Soul mate ! I agree completely. I hate Bridget Jones and all her ilk.

Reading this chapter again is so much more fun when you know the rest of the story. It's one of the reasons I keep returning. I also like to read my old comments to check which predictions came true and which were way off. I think a success rate of 50/50 isn't too bad.

After all Frankie went through he found his soul mate just as he arrived home. And they would never had met if Shiva hadn't pushed him to the airport. I'm glad his first impressions were correct, and his later explorations satisfactory.

If Mason needs to catch up on the complicated stuff, he can join GA and read the first three Leopard books. And so, just like that he's become part of the Leopard family, or at least he will be after the party. If the unit next to Liam and Clarissa's place is still free he can ask his parents to buy it and invite Kevin and Deon to share. Of course, even if this prediction is easy to do, the fun part is how you make us arrive there. Mason is doing a good job at finding the support network he needs. Al and Veronica as substitute parents, Dexter as an understanding friend, and Clarissa and Co as a protective posse. It was interesting to see the dynamics of Neil being oblivious as he hailed Mason as the perfect study partner, and Liam getting all upset for no reason at all. He should invite Mason to play or watch football so they have something to bond over as well. It was good to get a glimpse of Ty, Jim and Patrick. Poor Jim, he sure makes the gay guys pop up and ask for selfies wherever he goes. I hope he and Neil will do a radio appearance together when Jim and Tony comes to Sydney. I think Paddy will be very sorry to see Ty move out. But I'm sure the brat will visit as much as possible, either with Karen or Jim. I had to laugh at the idea of Clarissa as a female version of the brat. The B.... and the B... would probably be unstoppable together, so it's good they're in different cities.

I have the whole series and I like it a lot. They are meant for a young adult audience but can also be enjoyed by us older folks.

I hope Lucien meets a horrible end. I'm glad Frankie met some nice guys too.

Interesting how Kyle noticed the changes (left-handed, evil and straight to right-handed, good and gay) but if course he didn't know why.

At least Lucien will listen and perhaps eventually learn, but I can understand why Frankie doesn't want to waste time teaching him how to be a decent human being.

Tolkien wanted to created languages. He mainly wrote his stories as a way of having someone speak those languages and explanations for the differences eg between high elvish and 'common' elvish.

Uhm, can I tell you a secret ? I hate roller coasters. And surprises (good or bad). None of my family and friends would ever dare to throw a surprise party for me. I can handle the unexpected in stories, but I often get more joy out of a story when reading it for the second time. Favorite stories I will read multiple times and I still get a thrill about the best lines or scenes. Drama for the sake of drama is so not my thing.

I think Frankie is a catalyst for sensible choices and those who are capable of making them, will react to his presence.

Several films have been made over these books, and some of them were actually very good. The old BBC TV series was fine for its time but I liked the 2005 movie with Tilde Swinson as the White Witch even better.

I disagree, it was interesting to see the incident from Ember's POV because now we know he didn't actually warn off the twink. This should make the upcoming fight between him and Brady all the more fun. Also, we got the confession he made to his friend, though I'm still bewildered about why on earth Ember admitted to kissing Brady. He must have known how Aaron would react.

I didn't know you're such a long time fan of @Graeme and AFL. I only became interested after reading the Lilydale Leopards story. I've never understood the fascination with American football either, but I'm a great fan of baseball. They have some good looking guys too. Right now it's all about watching the World Cup where Denmark is participating. With luck we may go on from the first round. The Spain-Portugal match last night was brilliant.

someone is stuck in the past. JK, I often have to remind myself too. Glad you liked my comment.

I think this was progression for both of them. Eric figured out how to put his frustration into words and that venting to a friendly ear will help. Andy found a way to make Eric trust him enough to talk, and those skills will also help him with his paying clients. Plus the feeling of accomplishment is just what he was hoping to gain from volunteering and he deserves the reward. And the one Adam will give him too. Of course, I hope Adam will also deserve a huge reward by having cornered Eric's landlord and shamed him into doing a better job on repairing the cottage.

Thank you, Brian. Your kind words and praise made my day. I very much enjoy reading your stories and editing for you, not that there is usually much to do. I'm glad my feedback has been useful and appreciated. That's reward enough for me.

The Horse and his Boy is my favorite too. I recommend skipping The Last Battle because it's so sad and awful. I wish I'd never read it.

https://satwcomic.com/too-big-for-denmark https://satwcomic.com/under-the-sea

How many comments does @Reader1810 leave on your story ?

It took me back to your story too, which I had read and liked before. This time I managed to leave a comment.

I'm glad you didn't. I would have been all Congrats on winning.