Jean87

@Mark Arbour that was a great chapter. You might be very right. Given how reckless Kendo has been — especially using drugs to pressure co‑stars into sex — I wouldn’t be surprised if there are serious health consequences coming. That could easily become the next major hurdle Travis and Will have to face. Another possibility is that now that Kendo is out of the industry, he might try to come out publicly and drag Travis into the spotlight with him. The NDA covers the real reason he was forced out — and it wasn’t because he’s gay — so that could create a whole new layer of drama

Velvet and Thunder By Brandon Haines She’d smile like the sun, but her words could strike like thunder. Not to harm— but to awaken. Her charm was velvet, but beneath it, steel. She didn’t need to raise her voice— she raised the truth. And if you crossed the line, you’d feel the sting— not of anger, but of love that refused to lie. She didn’t raise her hand— she raised her brow. Didn’t shout— just sharpened her silence. And when the moment called for truth,

Silent Night in Oberndorf By Brandon Haines Through a night of bitter winter, when the river froze in silence and the world felt worn from sorrow, a small church gathered in the dim light of a single candle. The organ slept in bitter decay, its voice lost to the cold, yet something warmer than fire itself waited quietly in the rafters. Outside the wind carried nothing but bitter unrest, the memory of war, the ache of hunger, the weig

The Voice of Less Than Zero By Brandon Haines Dedicated to the 11 million voices the Nazi hatred stole, and kibbah (extinguished). They said my worth was nothing, a number scratched in ash, a silence in a ledger where a human life should be. They measured me in absence, in shadows on a wall, in the space where names were taken and voices could not call. They called me less than nothing, a ghost without a claim, a life unworthy of the living, a body witho

For the Ones Who Walk Through the Dark By Brandon Haines This is for the ones who move like echoes through the corridors of their own days, souls pressed thin by silence, hearts beating softly as if afraid the world might hear them and still turn away. For the ones who sit in dim rooms where the shadows feel familiar, where the quiet hum of loneliness becomes a kind of companion— not chosen but known. For the ones who wonder when they became invisible

@Mark Arbour great chapter. I’m not surprised at all by how well the Schluter/Crampton family handled Travis’s absence. People forget how much real Hollywood experience this group has. Stef spent over twenty years in the industry with Greg until Greg passed in 1995. Brad was married to Robbie until Robbie died in the 9/11 attacks. And JP, coming from the Crampton side, had to deal with Jeff’s heroin addiction all the way back in 1968. Between both families, they’ve lived through every kind of crisis you can imagine — personal, professional, public, and private — and they’ve learned exactly how to protect one of their own. So when Travis crashed, they already knew how to lock down the narrative, coordinate with the studio, and keep his career from imploding. They’ve been through worse and survived it. As long as they stay focused on their story and stick to it, Travis will come through this as long as he doesn’t relapse. As for Kendo, I think Travis might be upset at first, but once he thinks about it, he’ll realize that when you mess with a very powerful family like the Schluters/Cramptons, this is what happens. Actions have consequences in this universe, and they don’t play around when someone threatens one of theirs. People joked about feeding him to sharks, but honestly, that would be too quick. Something more realistic — and more in line with the way this universe handles “problem characters” — would be a horrible car accident in a remote area, internal bleeding from a broken pelvis, maybe a compound femur fracture. Something that takes him off the board without making it look like the family directly intervened. There are still going to be mood swings and fallout — Travis isn’t magically stable yet — and whoever is around him will have to deal with that. The medical staff could complicate things if they push their version of events, but if Travis stands by Will, they won’t be able to do much. Marie and John being happy about the new baby is a bright spot in all this chaos, and it shows how the family keeps moving forward even when things are messy. So many pieces are in motion right now, and it feels like another shoe is definitely going to drop. But given the Schluter/Crampton history, I’m not surprised at all by how well they’ve handled everything so far.

I Am Still Becoming By Brandon Haines I walk forward, but some days I feel like I’m made of echoes — pieces of who I was, pieces of who I lost, pieces of who I’m trying to be all pulling in different directions. There are mornings I wake up and don’t recognize the man in the mirror. Grief changed my reflection, and identity became something I had to rebuild from memory and mercy. But even when I’m lost, He walks ahead of me — steady, patient, clearing t

@Mark Arbour That was a really great chapter. True he is very proud and stubborn. But I say most of the negative attitude that Travis has is more from how addiction changes your whole personality. yeah but that could be a Mount Everest size bag of shit. very true. well Matthew there is such thing called happy tears and its sad because of all the hurt between Travis and Will as well as its sad because of how well Mark wrote it with the way how someone really craves a fix when they are in withdrawal it is truly sad. Yeah and I am a Fairy Godfather that flies around and grants wishes. Well Jean... you got one part right Even though Jake is Travis's older half-brother I would still be more afraid of Brad and they are thinking that surfing will be very therapeutic for his mental health. But who knows other than 'Old Faithful' himself.

I was shocked that Will, had someone release that TMZ article. But at the same time when you love someone and they are in danger you fight with the gloves off.

@Mark Arbourgreat chapter. sadly I don't see Travis and Will getting back together in the near future. Even though they clearly love each other, there is too much anger on Travis end. But who knows Maybe once he is totally off of the drugs that Kendo got him hooked on maybe Travis will see the truth that Kendo was nothing but a gold digging pric*. Maybe once that happens, they can get back together.

@Mark Arbourgood chapter. There would be a lot easier way to get Travis to go with Will and get rid or Kendo. I mean Will's family owns the company that is making the show tell the director to either fire kendo or the whole show is over and tell the director that he will never work in Hollywood ever again and we know for a fact that Stef still has the power to do that in Hollywood even though he has not be in the Hollywood scene for nearly a decade.

or the US government yikes

yeah when you think about it Will is making real progress because at 14 he took 50K drugged his stepdad and his guard and destroyed probably another quarter of a million in clothes and two cars with acid

@PrivateTimokay I am out of the running to throw the first stone. but does throwing dagers count??

no that would be a huge mistake for Brad to intervene in Will's relationship with Travis. Grand I don't see him intervening unless Will talks to Grand directly about Travis drug use. and Stef he will sit back and watch for the drama but would help at a drop of a dime to help prevent seeing someone so close to him and his family plus to see JP go through immense pain seeing someone he cares about die from drugs like Jeff did and Marcel nearly did I really don't think that it would end bad for Will his family is too powerful they are almost like the Kenndy's of the 1960's. okay I can honestly cast the first stone since I have never or would never use alcohol or drugs to get lower inhibitions. So I will cast the first stone into Kendo's pretty face.