@headtransplant Thank you for taking the time to share your encouraging words with me ♡
I am so glad you caught that little detail with the legalization of gay marriage. It took me a long while to decide which time period I wanted to go with (was even thinking in future tense at some point to make it "easy") but I thought these guys deciding to get tied to each other in less than accepting times, even if only by promise, coupled with the fact that Beck is willing to go so far for his fiance, was a strong hint as to the kind of relationship they share without me having to really spell it out. And sort of plays into the ending...
As for finishing this piece in particular, I don't mind after seeing the feedback. It is a bit bittersweet to me though that of all things that triggered comments on my story, it was the comment I made without a second thought, which is fine of course, I got what I asked for 😂
In my eyes, it only makes sense to put my all into things that people are actually interested in. I am pragmatic in that way. Its not really a matter of motivation so much as, well, business sense? If something's clearly not working, then something needs to change and what not. I have finished stories in the past, passion projects if you will, but this was an odd one out as I decided to write it as an escape from my other stories. All the same, I am not afraid to admit that I do need the occasional headpat...such is the state of my ego unfortunately 😅