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Thanks for the story, Arch n_n

Emotional chapter. Thanks for sharing :]

Does this count as implosion or explosion? tftc :]

tftc n_n

tftc :] I really love these characters a lot, but especially Jake. The way his attitude shifted throughout the story has honestly been my favorite part. He's not a quitter!

tftc n_n

tftc n_n. I’m really loving this story. You can always try to predict a person’s response to certain kinds of information, but sometimes it’s just better if you don’t engage in speculation at all haha. Tyler’s courage is inspired. Let the truth stand on its own merit, for better or worse.

tftc :). Hope he doesn’t shut the friends out forever!

Tftc! I chuckled hearing Rufus’s admission about his own evolving perceptions of Tyler, and the mumbled ‘shit…’ That whole passage was perfect. Tyler is a lovestruck fuse. Sparks are ready to fly 💖

tftc :]

...I'm not at liberty to say 😅

My personal favorite ttrpg class :] I love this word. It feels like when a character is described as being a 'paladin', it helps invoke a deeper sense of conviction, but not necessarily good intentions. In some cases, maybe the intention is to mislead by calling someone a paladin. In unrelated news, evil paladins are sexy.

tftc! The freefall of sending 'x' amount of messages with no reply... so liberating. We should all strive to be more like Tyler.

Thanks for sharing :] and Merry Christmas to everyone at GA. I haven't been around very long at all, but the few stories I've sunk my teeth into so far have been really loveable. GA has really special writers. Looking forward to reading much, much more, and to contributing my own stories soon. Take care everyone ❤️

Sadly, you're not wrong. Media impression is poison for teenagers (people in general, but adults' should really know better), and accessibility only makes it worse. Porn just compounds all of this to even more perplexing depths. Man, I just want to know more about 'Arledrian, the level 9 elf' haha, seems like a kickass d&d group.

omg seriously I want to slap him. We’re either going to love him or deeply hate him by the end of this haha

AH! My poor Rufus, you sweet summer child. Tyler is an a**hole teenager haha. He needs a few hard knocks to shake that arrogant, “take what I want” attitude. There’s a heart in there somewhere. Let’s see if he can earn this boy without making a mess 🤭

Ah... the bliss of telling your best friends and not having it blow up in your face completely. I relate so hard with Ethan: Complete paranoia, blowing things out of proportions because we got it in our heads that losing everything was still better than having to tell people the truth. chef's kiss to you Com, I enjoyed this story from start to finish today hehe

Relatable, but without the kissing! I read the first 11 chapters ALL in one sitting today, and the reason couldn't simpler: I can't stop hitting 'next chapter' This is a very relatable story, told from the perspective of a teenage boy that hates himself for the perceived flaws in his being. Anyone who has ever gone through this experience knows exactly the kind of emotional pain and putrid guilt you constantly force yourself to carry. I say 'relatable, but without the kissing!' as my tagline, because I do not doubt that there are many people in the world who have shared in this experience, but never had the chance to be given their flowers like our protagonist; perhaps not until much later in life, if at all. What Drew and Ethan have (so far...) is what young love is all about, what young love should be about, and no doubt what many of us wish it had been for us. Comicality breathes real life into his characters, and I can't get enough! Wonderful story (n_n)

This is a really cute story. Love burns red-hot, erm--hotter for some, anyway 😅 Really curious as to Asher’s home life? I sense trouble down the road. Tftc!

My older sister rode. I spent most of my weekends between 11-14 turning out and cleaning stalls to help pay for board. I could have used a cute boy for company myself! Ah, well. That hand-me-down Toyota hit way too close to home too haha. Looking forward to reading this more! 👏

I read this entire chapter without realizing that there was an entire backlog to work through first 😅 It was a great read, very lovely characters, but I think I’ll go and find the beginning now. Put a pin in this, you haven't seen the last me!

Geron... please pump this story directly into my veins, okay? tftc!

I would have to agree! A gripping mystery/thriller often makes me want to read that story faster, just to see how everything comes together. But you could say the same about a multitude of media these days. Maybe there's an argument to be had about modern attention spans, or the lack thereof. I still stand by the fact that slow burn is really hard to pull off well in the web fiction medium. And I don't think it has anything to do with how well a piece is written, but perhaps more the feeling that something is burning too slowly, and you're having to wait 'x' number of days/weeks to get to the thing you really want to read already, because obviously posting quality chapters with any consistency is a skill in and of itself. I haven't been on GA long enough to have a worthwhile opinion, but as you say, romance and drama seem like really compelling genres for slow burn. Everything I've read so far on GA has pointed to that fact at least. Thanks for all your hard work GA authors 👏👏👏

Really great article. I find different genres and media lend themselves better to slow burn tactics with varying success. Take web fiction for example, in my experience through different outlets, consumption of reading material seems almost as important as the reading of said material itself. When you follow hundreds of stories with seemingly endless upload schedules, it becomes almost a necessity to find the stories that get to the punch you’re looking for as quickly as possible. Reading a physical book on the other hand, or just reading romance/slice of life, I couldn’t tell you how many times I just wanted the writer to keep giving me all the tender and angsty moments that seem somewhat unimportant. Thanks for posting!