Sammy Blue

Thanks and I'm working on it! Good point with Jacobs teachers, though it might take some time for them to notice. It's really close to finals and the end of the school year, so they would really only notice it after the summer holidays... :3

Josh mostly takes what he gets and doesn't question it much. He's too busy with enjoying the time away from his life and trying not to make any mistakes. Jacob is very different there, but that's due to the circumstances. It makes Josh appear a little naïve, though. You're right, the things Jacob changes for him depend on Josh to change, too. But maybe being Jacob for a few days will already give Josh the distance to look at things a little differently. That might help him at least a little. Thanks a lot for your review! It's great, often I read your reviews and realize that I have to add something to the next chapter. It's not necessarily something you point out, but the things you mention, the things you wonder about, make me look at things again and wonder if I have covered everything you thought of. There have been some great improvements from that! Keep it up, it's worth a lot

“... so he said that I would see things much differently if my son was gay. What an idiot! I told him that my son was raised properly and he surely wasn’t gay. And if he were, I would teach him a lesson on morals that he would never forget.” I froze; the handle in my hand, the door halfway open. The room got silent and I forced my legs to move. Tentatively I entered. Josh’s parents and Philip turned to look at me. I cleared my throat and sat down on Josh’s seat while Philip finished putting the

Thanks a lot! It is easy to pretend being Josh, there is not all that much that can go wrong. However, being Josh is not all that easy, that's true. It seems Jacob sees himself on a special mission though. I like to write longer parts, too, and want to avoid changing the POV on every other corner. I'm not sure I can always make it work, but I'm doing some rewriting currently (this and the next chapter was not included in the original story I wrote) and I'm trying to do full chapter povs. Anyway, thanks for your review!

Thank you!

Jacob I overlooked the still empty school parking lot. Taking a deep breath, I slowly started on my way towards the school. The first students were already entering the main building, or standing outside, chatting. As I passed them, nobody greeted me or as much as looked at me for longer than a second. It was as if I was invisible. I felt awkward and rejected. Then I realized that this was what Josh faced every day, and that made me sad and also angry. My shoulders were dropped, my pace was sl

It's an amazing story by a great writer!

The thoughts of that muscle ache is already making me feel sorry for Josh. I know it all too well myself. We don't know for sure about Jacob's day, but we will see what happens in the next chapter. ;3 Thanks for your review!

Amazing idea! I can't contribute that much, but maybe someone will need it at some point: Always happy to help with questions about Germany or problems with German language. Whether you want to send your characters over here to drink our amazing beer or to shoot over the Autobahn at 200mph, I am at your service. I can check and correct any sentences/paragraphs/curses, etc. that you write in German, too.

Thanks for your review! I think with parents like his, his being gay pretty much forces him to think independant, even if all of that is hidden away. He could completely ignore and deny that part of him, but he's a smart boy, it would not be like him. It kind of forces him to grow up (quicker) in an unusual and maybe not so nice way. Now let's hope that he manages to make friends that allow him a little more teenage normality. I doubt they will tell him that he is becoming a man, but you are right, his thinking is definitely not the one of a kid, or maybe not even the one of a 15 y/o anymore.

Years of acting are, in fact, paying off now. He has definitely earned it, I think. I'm glad that you like it! Thank you for your compliment and your review!

It is in fact something they have neglected. They assumed that you can get through lessons more or less, there can be various reasons when you don't know the answer to a question, not having listened, not having done homework, just not knowing it or idk... it might work for other subjects but with a language it's a problem, because if you don't even understand what's being said... well... we will see what happens. What is Jacob's motivation... that's a good question. Thank you for your review!

Thank you for your review! We will see how Jacob handles it.

This is the Q&A? Well, then... when's will we read about Mira and Shay in Veil of Shadow? LOL just kidding. What kind of stories do you read? How much do you read? What authors have inspired or influenced your writing, if any? What makes you personally like a story? And what makes you dislike it? If I ever happen to come to NZ, will you go out on a date with me?

Lol his father would be Paul the prick and the we could maybe incluce Pepe the pimp and Pascal the perpetrator? Anyway, thanks for your compliment! I'm doing my best, for a drunk German anyway.

Oh my god! xD Brad and someone like Brian? from QaF? I can't wait for that. Brad's reaction to the whole security issue reminded me a lot of Will. I wonder if he realizes how similar they are in regards like this. Will's reaction to Matt and the whole burning down cars thing really was... immature.. I'm a total Will groupie, but that's just one of his moments where I want to slap him across the face... it's just soooo immature... Anyway, great writing!

Vielen Dank! I'm currently living in Leipzig, but originally I'm from Braunschweig. I swear I have never read Das doppelte Lottchen. :3 The plot idea is kind of generic though. If you ever find the time, I recommend to read the original version. It is a pleasure to read, even if it takes some getting used to. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1837/1837-h/1837-h.htm I actually only read 1/3 of the original writing. I've seen several movies of this story though. It's still on my reading list and will probably rot there until forever. The language of the original document was a pleasure though, at least to me.

I am happy-ish with the result, too and thanks! The trouble we had was mainly due to the poor initial draft I had for this chapter. :3 I will do better.

Josh I gave myself a once-over. “Are you sure this will work?” I asked, turning to Jacob. “If I hadn’t seen you swapping clothes, I would have no chance to notice that you traded places,“ Ethan stated. Then he yawned. “Let’s go.” We had gotten up at an ungodly hour, because I had wanted to make sure we got everything perfect. Ethan had protested about meeting at 7 am at first, but he had eventually given in when he saw how nervous I was about this day. Jacob grinned at me. “See? You’ll be al

I suppose that a reader will (subconsciously) assume that if something is not mentioned, it is average. I would've expected brown-ish hair (which is very average, at least where I live) and an average size. As long as you don't mention details, some readers might imagine the characters like they want them to be, but I assume that many will just read over the fact that you left it out and assume something average. Actually, I do have a problem imagining what Shay looks like. I suppose that adds to the whole mysterious/magic aspect of this story... that's just a thought I had while writing this, though... might be just me

Uhg. Mira's size? That's a tough question... I'd say 5'9 or 5'8... and also Shay an inch or two shorter. Did you really never give any indicators? I already have Hidden Sunlight on my list for rereads... I'll look out for it.

Well there is hope at last... that I will read about Shay and Mira in the next chapter. Great chapter though! I am also really looking forward to Yugan... Hey, will he also end up in a romantical relationship? That gives the inter-racial a whole new meaning. Anyway, I really hope that we will finally read about Mira and Shay in the next chapter, and I hope that nothing bad will happen to them. :S You're a great writer!

Thank you for your review! Their major advantage is, after all, that while people might see differences, they will hardly guess that the person they knew for years suddenly has a twin. However, you are on the right track. Doing something like this is, at some point, bound to go wrong. We will just have to wait and see what exactly will happen and when they will make a mistake.

Haha, he will probably be too busy to watch his moves and reactions, to actually have eyes for Ethan. Thanks for your review!

Josh Around ten Saturday morning, I headed back to the clearing in the park where Jacob was already waiting for me. I had brought some soda and he had brought homemade chocolate muffins. I guess it’s not a surprise that I loved those just as much as he did. “This whole thing is so exciting,” I told him, after he had given me a brief hug. “It’s kind of an interesting idea to have something like a second identity.” After I started working on the details the day before, I got really upbeat about