Sammy Blue

Hey we most definitely do Nostic's studies are going well and she's currently doing an internship with one of the major steel companies in Europe

Hey! Thanks for your review and your thoughts. I do enjoy living in Germany around Christmas time, too. E.g. Christmas market in Braunschweig is pretty awesome and it was a real joy to show it to nostic last year after she came to Germany.

Maaaaaark! I'm glad you're back! I really missed this story, and you!!! I haven't really followed anything on GA since.... pretty much since I married nostic... but I hope you are doing better? Anyway, looking forward to reading more, as always.

Thank you for your comment I myself wasn't that happy about the ending, but at the time I was just glad that I finally managed to finish the story. I think I also learned from those mistakes, in case I ever start another writing project

Thank you!

A great story idea! I'm looking forward to seeing where this is going. It reminded me a bit of my uncle who died early this year and left behind children, too, though two of his three kids are almost grown up and his wife didn't get hurt in the accident (since it was work related). Anyway, great story idea and I liked that you went right into it with the way the grandparents reacted. I guess there will be more conflict coming from that side? Anyway, keep it up!

What an amazing story. Thank you so much for writing it! I was never really interested in professional sports, lets alone Aussie ones, but I always love to read about things that are new and that I don't know yet, and learning about them through a story is always an amazing way to do so. So this was really great for me to read and I really bow before how much effort it must have taken to get all the small details right. Thanks again, I'm already looking forward to your next project, as well as future spin offs for this story. Love Sammy

Aww! Of course, Schatzi I'm already looking forward to our next project. :3

Hey! Yeah, I didn't want it to be too perfect, plus closing the circle, so to speak, seemed like a nice way to end things Thank you SO much for all your reviews and support. I really appreciate it! <3

Thank you! It will take a while until I'll be able to write again, but I'm already looking forward to it!

Josh “Are you really sure?” “Now go already,” Ethan pressed a kiss on my cheek. “This is about the two of you, not me,” I pulled my lips together into a pout, pretending to sulk, but Ethan only stuck out his tongue at me. “Okay, okay,” I relented. I pressed a goodbye kiss on Ethan’s cheek and turned to Jacob who rolled his eyes as he watched us. "What?" I asked jokingly. " Don’t pretend that Sarah and you are any better,” “Whatever,” he answered, grinning broadly. “Shall we?” “Yep,” I wen

What a shame that this triology (saga?) will be over soon I'm glad Ross is recovering so well and can't wait for the 2nd part of the draft. Also looking forward for whatever Jim will be doing. Keep it up! Can't wait to see what you come up with after this story! <3

Yeah, it was pretty difficult deciding who got the last say, Josh or Jacob. I actually wanted it to be Josh first, but then I sorta procrastinated writing whatever would happen in the end from Josh's POV, like forever, and at some point I decided that maybe, Jacob's perspective might work too, and after trying it, I finally managed to finish this book, so it seems it worked out pretty well. Tbh, I wanted this book to be about twins more than about being gay. Therefore, writing the last chapter, particularly the last scene, from Jacobs point of view... might have been the better choice. And thank you. After reading what I wrote I had the same thought, and maybe considering how long I've been working on this story, that might be why this sort of writing worked for me in the chapter, while before I horribly failed on whatever might have happened to Josh and the others before Jacob entered the room. :D Anyway, thank you a LOT for all your reviews and also for your support, especially when I was starting as a newbie writer! Actually, I've mentioned you in the printed version, on that page where you thank people for stuff (what's that one called in English anyway?), but since your German isn't all that great, I never mentioned it before <3 xD But it basically says everything I said here before. <3

Haha, good thoughts, though in the epilogue I sadly won't go much into what happens or doesn't happen to Josh's father I hope you'll still like it

Haha, yep, I agree

Jacob The can of Coke crumpled in my hand with a crackling sound. Crushing it was easy; almost a little too easy. I was tempted to throw it against the wall, but I only just controlled myself, and instead aimed it at the waste basket near the door. I held it in my hand for some time, considering whether I should really throw it. How long had I been sitting here? Four, five, six hours? I hardly remembered how I was brought here. When the bus had finally arrived in Albany, an old man woke me fro

OMG finally! I was waiting for this for so long Really loved the parts with Ty's dad, too. I was expecting more to be drafted tbh, but then, there's still the other draft left. No more time, I gotta get things ready for my church wedding and the party tomorrow. Love Sammy

Hey, its awesome to read another update of this beautiful story, though i have to agree with GWood, it IS sometimes hard to follow. Nevertheless, I am enjoying the challenge. Anyway, so Shay will finally meet the "farseer" soon? Sounds great, can't wait! Keep writing! Love Sammy

Given how Ross and Warwick went into the relationship, it is surprising how well they came out of it. :3 The part with Daphne and Kevin was really nice, I'm wonder what his team mates/the public/ his agent would/will say about the whole thing. Also, I'm glad that the situation with Andrew is somewhat calmed down, even if it's by far not resolved. Well. now I can't wait for the draft. :3

I'm glad this chapter was focused this much on Andrew. If it had not been, it would have driven me crazy to read bits and pieces over several chapters xD

Aww sounds like things look bad for Andrew. Good that Jim is around and I'm really looking forward to this new addition to the story. <3

Hey Graeme, Great chapter! I like the Kevin Daphne thing. Would love to read about the agent's reaction to that. Also the public reception, if it ever gets out. Speaking of which, will there be another book after this one? As for Ross, damn, Julie is evil xD But I'm glad that Ross did go to the leopards and ask for the case of him not being drafted. It was a nice read. Btw, looking forward to reading more of Henry and his.inclusion in the club, particularly his input on things in the light of his previous experience Love Sammy

Aaah the pace is picking up, only 20 days left. Ross is playing with fire, I'm wondering if it will get out before, during or after the draft. Also, nice to see Julie as new head coach! Same for Henry as assistant. Xox Sammy

hey Jeff! I'm glad you're enjoying my story, and thank you for your review! I wrote most of Gemini in English and then translated it to my mother tongue (German). The recent chapters have been written in German (idk what changed but I felt like writing in German) and have then been translated to English either by me or some by my wife, nostic. In any case, I can write in either language, but I tend to prefer German if I want to express myself more precisely and write more elaborate whereas English is more what I prefer to use for dialogues or if I want to write something fast and without spending too much time thinking about details, but then, that might be because German is my mother tongue, whereas English is not.^^ Thanks again! Sammy

Hey Tim, I'm usually the first to point out inconsistencies and stupid behavior of characters in others stories. Hence it was very painful to write this chapter. I wrote the most part of Gemini with no more than a general idea of where it was going. Some details were crystallizing earlier, some later, but many remained ignored. In the end, I was stuck with way too many loose ends to tie up and a number of characters to deal with that so far, I have barely spent any time with. I can write Jacob, Josh and Ethan pretty well usually, but I struggled a lot with the others, espcially in situations like in this chapter, so that was a big challenge. I could argue that Jacobs parents were pretty much going with whatever happened because they were too overwhelmed. Josh's grandmother did pretty much want to know where Jacob was before anything else, so there is one adult around with their priorities straight. As for Joshs stuff, I could say that they weren't really taking whatever might happen if Mr Adams caught them too seriously (at least didn't consider it properly because of the circumstances) or I could argue that they wanted to get Joshs things out before he could bar them from him (and they pretty much already spent half the day in the house). Honestly, I did the same that any regular writer/director/etc sometimes (apparantly way too often) has to do. I was confronted with a plot and with the reality of the characters and I chose to bend things so they would fit the plot rather than the plot to fit things (as I did for most of Gemini). I don't completely like the decision and things like this are exactly where all the face->wall moments come from when reading or watching a movie, plot topping logic/story. I needed them to meet Mr. Adams, this was the way to do it. I hope I still managed to do it in a way that was believable/authentic, at least somewhat, so I can go with whatever excuses the readers come up with for the character's behavior. Sorry for spamming so much and spoiling the idea that I know what I'm doing I sorta felt the need to clarify where these sort of stupid decisions from the character came from. Frankly, I'm surprised it didn't turn out 115% pure stupid after how long and unplanned I've worked on Gemini^^. urgh, I think I fell asleep like 6 times while writing this. have a good night, thank you for your review! I hope you like the next chapter better