Krista

uhhh a pat on the back.

There's an ongoing thing with the character dynamics that I set up between Ridley and Matt that had people talking about sexuality, evidence for and against it. Some say he could be gay, some day no he's not... etc. And you know me, I never really confirmed or denied it, I don't think... I'll have to read through the comments to see if I did... I may have. But yeah, I don't want to break loosely established character facts for a story if there's no evidence to back it up. Edited: And aww, you were one post too early.

Ridley. There's sports balls though. Then you can tell me if Matt Ashby is gay or not so I can do a story on him...

uhhhhhhh I don't think anyone could handle that... but also mostly I wouldn't handle that. I doubt you'd survive me either. So yeah, horrible idea, definitely horrible. And scary.

I liked Mass Effect, but it was obvious that the Female Shepard is the 'cannon' option. Her relationships and writing as far as the RPG/Character interactions were the weighted favorite to a point. Her voice actress was a lot better too, I said what I said. Liara's romance arc with either Shepard seems most canon as well. With that said though, I've played it a couple of times. Was completely lost the first time I played it though. The dated graphics and controls makes it a challenge... and Mass Effect 3 was a cluster of good and bad, to be honest. As far as datable M/M relationships... Kaidan is boring, but he was my goto, but you have to pretty much accept a rushed story-line with him as you can't romance him as a Male Shepard until ME3. Steve Cortez was too far out of the way and also limited to ME3, so it doesn't really matter much. So, I always went for Garrus for Female Shepard, and Tali for Male. I did a Kaidan/Male Shepard just to see it play out, but Tali's story is by far my favorite as far as that is concerned. --- They are making a new game to expand it past the Trilogy, so we'll see. Bioware has been rather good at effing things up for their franchises though. -- 'Glares at Dragon Age: Veilgard.'

I would've skipped it. Hollywood award shows are so tedious and pretentious and they both seem like life-loving, fun guys... I would rather cut onions all day than watch ten minutes of the Golden Globes.

I'd rather just behave myself and remain innocent. Thank you for your offer though.

Fiction, because not only would the electric company charge you a fee for restoration, they would have been very unhappy about having to do all that to begin with. So, sending in a late payment for restoring electricity wouldn't have gotten it turned back on, you'd have to pay the fee + the late bill. I did not pay electricity bills when I wrote this story and I didn't believe in research back then... not at all.

You deserve all the attention... love... and drivebys... so there.

You're not wrong. Although, there is such a thing as dominant bottoms, that go beyond power bottoms and outright dominate the top like a... toy.. Not saying Joel would be anything like that... I wouldn't have it in my limited smut/filth writing bag of tricks as it is.

Yeah, Francine is a piece of work, isn't she? Makes you really thankful for Celia being who she is, coming from all that. 😮 I hope she comes around before it is too late. She doesn't have the most time in the world, living it estranged from her daughter and her family isn't the way to walk those years, I'm thinking. But oh well, that's people for you...

The "twink" that got really into the BDSM stuff during the "puppy play" conversation. I cannot believe you made me attempt to explain this twice. Remember your own filthy details, please.

I glimpsed then realized it was like 2ish in the morning and I was up like four hours past my bed time. Knowing work is going to swamp me tomorrow, I needed to behave. I have mothering and wifey duties too. Can't be slacking... but... how big of an apology we talking? You keep mentioning it and warning me, whilst also nudging me towards the inevitable. I saw enough to think this isn't going to go well for you, but you don't care because you're not scared of me like you ought to be. Yeah, I don't think it would be in Percy's overall character to be put off by a dildo, especially of Five's making. He wasn't too into the sex overall initially, but got massaged and well you wrote so you know... into the idea. Him passing right back out afterwards hinted that maybe Five was a bit pushy with the sex. They are young adult males though, they found a way. And, Five was excited about the present. 800.00 for a penis though, my goodness me, is that the market value for those things? It was 800, right, I'm not imagining? lol And I can hear my husband now.. "I can make that damn thing myself a lot cheaper..." but he mostly says that at stores like Hobby Lobby, so. But then you said something interesting... "Five going back to Bethany and the Five's dildo being..." maybe it won't be Five who torches the Dildo, it might be Percy. The fight about Ethan was explosive. Five babe, you can't be doing this. You can catch feelings and expect expectations when your own intentions aren't point blank, laid bare, and clear. He has his own house to clean, it is getting more messy by the day. They will be separating at the end of Christmas. If they decide to try long-distance, then Bethany has to be fixed - because that's not fair. Rules have to be discussed... and all that boring, but very important stuff. Are we about to see an implosion? They did so much foundational work not so long ago and now I think they've slid backwards.

The gay bars here are boring, mostly. Some of them you don't even realize they are gay bars if you're not looking closely. It's getting slightly worse... and better here? If that makes sense. If I were to be in a bar and looked over to see full on sex stuff though, I'd have to leave. My brain is not equipped to handle public sex stuff... lol Yeah, I wasn't thinking too deep on the Daddy and bruises thing. I'm sure you have a more clever twisty version of how Ethan got his bruises. Although after reading the next chapter, it could just be his personality that gets him bruises... who knows. Also, there was a hint about someone getting worked over in that shop.. so there's that. And yeah, there was still a bit of underlying possessiveness with both of them. I probably shouldn't say Possessive, because that has a negative blanket on the word usually. But yeah, this whole... "He's mine..." thing coming up right when the person talking makes their intentions known, seems more possessive than it does protective. But I'm not saying it's a negative dynamic either, it is just 'there.'

It was me, I'm the unnamed person. And I'm proud of myself. I'm sorry you're feeling the blues, my dear. I don't like this time of year, I never have. I don't like looking at the cold dead things, the early darkness, the stillness, and over all dormancy of life. When I do become down and in a blanket of sadness that isn't directly caused by something/someone I settle in and I watch a comfort show. Something that's not going to require a lot of thinking. Something that I've possibly watched already, so that I know what is waiting for me. I want to turn my mind off, because when I'm down my brain works against me to keep me there. So turning it off, relaxing, just slowing down and remembering to hydrate and breathe. It is a bit mopey, but if the blanket is soft, my brain is nestled into a show that's safe and cozy, it is a nice escape from a bad mood that I know will pass. My Comfort show is Hallmark's, "When Calls the Heart," mostly. It has a lot of seasons, so I can binge a few and jump around. --- I also try to just be present in the room where people I love are as well. I might be more of a listener, but just feeling their presence can uplift my sour mood. -- Feel better my dear. We're nearing mid-January, all this cold dormancy can't last forever.

Yeah, I saw the mutual pangs of jealousy and questions coming from Five this chapter. Mostly because I spoke too soon about it in the last one. Ethan has a difficult life - seemingly. That doesn't give him the right to spread his little conniving ass all over the place. They do need to talk about it, since it does bother Five and to let Percy know what he's up against. If they allow someone like that to fester then that just allows the dude more power to do so. Nip that in the ass as soon as possible. The gift was filthy, but thoughtful. Mostly filthy. It was kind of cute that Five got a little jealous of his own penis in dildo form... he won't admit it, but I see him melting that little fucker if Percy gets more attached to it. They're becoming more settled into the relationship, but they're still calling it a pretend one. Five is thinking long-term, but Bethany's name is still popping up in the periphery. Mind you, someone you're in a "real" relationship with, shouldn't be popping up in the periphery, but this is a mess of their own making so it was going to happen.

I'm glad you liked the story and are working your way through my other works post, Learned to Lie. Some of my earlier works are rather scary... but this little mystery/ghost story as cute for me to write.

They could stumble into one another later on when they're both more settled. I didn't leave that as an impossibility. It would be rather jarring for Asher for a little while with the whole doppelganger thing, or whatever they're called. He didn't know Elias that long, and he knew him as something unearthly and supernatural. It probably should have been a bit more thought-driven on Asher's part to know he probably wasn't going to ever keep Elias in his life that long as unknown to all of it as all this was.

Well... that was quite the experience. All those flashy clothes to show up and show off, just to chase all the fish the bait caught right off... The possessive Percy is something we've seen for a few chapters now. Although they had that more settled talk, there's still this bit of distance and unwanted thoughts and decisions looming in their immediate future. Percy wants it so badly to work. I'm not sure Five does as he seems far more casual than what the prior talk may have suggested. Unless he's testing Percy. Ethan got smacked around by Daddy, I'm guessing... sucks to live with that cold, rigid, and unforgiving of a person. I hope he can step out on his own, especially after learning the trade and possibly use that to make more of a pathway for himself. Or at least a nest egg to get by on until something better comes along. He seems lost in this world... moving too fast, very clumsy, and already a chip on his shoulder due to bad experiences in his limited experiences to begin with. Seemingly, anyway... The gay bar atmosphere was overwhelming, but it just seemed like a distraction for them. They go out and dress up, just to fall completely into themselves. Which, fine they probably should after that talk they had. Even if they are ignoring the flaws of their thinking.

I've forgotten what you should have apologized for, so prepare yourself for that outcome.

I should've known. You did not disappoint. And, back in my earlier years on GA, I was known for being blunt, bitchy, and unapologetic. I did not care or filter my words. I doubt I would've been that easy to get along with either. I'm still blunt at times, but I do choose my words better now. But yeah, I ate people alive whenever they crossed me because I was young and 'knew' things... when I really didn't. I hope that has changed at least... might be a close vote. Now.. I wish I effing knew where I left off with Frosted Hearts before the holidays, getting sick, writing, being swamped at work, and real life smacked me in the face.. you probably have five+ chapters posted ahead of me by now.

You're correct in that I would only see the flaws. The parts my eyes landed on whilst I scrolled to the comments threatened to put me over the edge and that was just having mostly to do with sentence and paragraph structure. I can't remember the fondness I had for it organically as I wrote it. I can't remember who Charlie was at the core of him. Based on comments he got in his own way a lot, was rather mouthy at times, and made poor decisions. And how am I more crazy now!? "That other story..." as you called it... is far more tame than this one, surely?

I am banning myself from ever using another C name in any writing. I can't be doing this.. still. And Cindy is repetitive with me, my goodness. It is a force that can't be stopped, I'm thinking.

Oh goodness.. there's a Cindy here too? Is there a Gavin? I know there's a Derek... so goes to show that my repetitive name game is still rather strong.

I would never think about rereading this. But the ending statement of, "it would drive you further around the twist than you already are..." if I was a cat, I'd be down a whole life. Because I don't know what you mean by that entirely. I know I was a bit... awful with this story and how I treated the characters. I don't think I held back very many punches. If that's what you mean, and you wish for me not to be so diabolical, I think that ship sank after I became a wife and mother and realized what love really felt like... I can't just throw things at lives to throw them at them anymore, fictional or otherwise.