jkwsquirrel
-
Posts
3,212 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Forums
Stories
- Stories
- Story Series
- Story Worlds
- Story Collections
- Story Chapters
- Chapter Comments
- Story Reviews
- Story Comments
- Stories Edited
- Stories Beta'd
Blogs
Store
Help Center
Writing
Gallery
Events
Everything posted by jkwsquirrel
-
It was litty! I thought about the kiss cam, but it was a little too much of a stretch. Would have been funny though!
-
There's definitely more to him than first appeared. A complex man, for sure.
-
I'm not going there! LOL 😆 I'm guessing many people have experienced something like this. It's funny how we experience some of the same events in our lives, or at least similar circumstances.
-
Lydia and Danny's relationship seemed to be built on physical attraction, and not much else. I think Lydia was beginning to figure things out in the last chapter, the way she reacted to Jake and Danny's fighting, and her "He's my man not yours" defense. I don't see it as Danny suddenly deciding to come out to her, more like her coming to him and forcing the issue, not angry, but wanting answers.
-
I tried to capture than sense of not belonging anywhere here. It's not just that he's been uncertain, but that now everyone else is going to be uncertain about him.
-
You know, I was torn between writing a nice romantic scene or this. This just seemed to fit these characters better and I'm glad it went in this direction! I like that Ryan is a strong, fit young man who is the most gentle and sweet kid inside - shy until you get to know him, and then he never shuts up.
-
I like this analysis. Will Danny regret pairing Ryan and Jake together now that he is no longer in a relationship himself?
-
I love contrasting characters and playing them off each other. I like to think that most of the time characters like Jake and Danny get along great and with little drama, but when things do get dramatic we get to see how it plays out here for our enjoyment!
-
Maybe he read WAR? lol! Seriously though, I'm just assuming Danny heard things when he was little from his dad talking about school board stuff with his mom, and Mr. Rossi, being an advocate, would know the story of what happened.
-
I thought so too!
-
Can't you see Billy showing up at the polls for his first election at 7:30 with all the old people? Can't you see Brett not realizing it was election day until Thursday afternoon? "Oh crap, that was this week?"
-
This conversation made writing this story worth it! 😅
-
I tried to avoid the phrase "came in my pants." And of course, next chapter will help us understand Ryan's parental situation better!
-
I seriously looked up 2016 teenage slang on Google. 😆
-
I'm glad to do it!
-
Are you saying I might have been inspired by these comment conversations to write that last little scene? Or that I had a certain person in mind when Jake said "I'm getting too old for this?" Impossible! I deny everything! 😆😆😆
-
“The board… reluctantly… approves Item 17-85, allowing the creation of an LGBTQ alliance,” Old Man Taylor announced. He quickly moved on to the next item for business. “I don’t know what was so reluctant about it,” Danny said to me as we walked toward his father’s car after the school board meeting ended. “He was the only one who voted against us.” I loosened my tie and took off my suit coat. Mom had just bought that suit for Christmas and it was already getting to be too small a
- 39 comments
-
- 59
-
-
-
-
-
I think we'll see the deeper connection between Ryan and Jake begin to grow. They kind of got thrown together by Danny to try to alleviate some of Danny's guilt over the way he's behaved.
-
Many of the themes of this story are striking a lot of people the way you've described. Some things are just universal, I guess.
-
Or it might start prematurely...
-
Difference between Danny and Billy - Billy would have just done it and regretted it later. Jake might think about doing something, but he can control his impulses and anger, unlike Billy.
-
I enjoy a long winded post! When I think about Jake, everything stems from his family breaking up. He can't lose Danny. Danny was the string that held him together when everything was falling apart. Anytime something threatens that relationship, he acts out of fear of losing the one thing he can't lose. I think the next chapter may shed some light on Danny's confusion regarding his relationships. And of course, Ryan has his own baggage. Did his mom really text him to tell him it was time to leave, long before the party ended?
-
Ryan and Jake probably have no idea who the Golden Girls even are.
-
There needed to be some air-clearing, that's for sure! But the adventure continues!
-
Yes he does need to let go. There's a lot of baggage he's carrying.
