Verm

Chapter 1: The End is The Beginning The clanging of metal on metal roused him. He couldn't see anything at first, as he groggily awakened from a restless unconsciousness. The first sense to recover was his hearing. He heard the sound of soft footsteps, gradually getting louder, heading towards him in a slow, deliberate way. The person walking toward him was dragging something, perhaps a baton of sorts, across the metal bars of the cells. He heard his own slow, ragged breathing

Vermillion Sun, and it's characters are © Verm/mahata 2009. Do not reproduce or distribute in any way without written permission from author. The story is purely fiction, and any resemblance between individual(s) and the characters of the story are not intended and considered coincidental unless stated otherwise. There are homosexual themes in this story. You have been warned. If it offends you, why are you here anyway? The author can be contacted through PMs in Gayauthors forum under the u

History is repeating itself. The world is spiralling down, heading towards another destruction. Will the "Bloody Scar" happen again? Who is responsible for this coming catastrophe? Where are the heroes the stories had told of? Who will be able save the world from it's end? Follow the tale of a young, mysterious thief, and his gathering of companions in a fantasy tale of swords and magic, seeking the answers of the world...

Cockroaches. Especially if they start flying. I'd probably soil my pants if I see one. ewww.

9 out of 14 states in Malaysia, and Bristol, UK for a year. My parents got horny in Indonesia, and I was conceived there

I actually like American Idol (btw, I think Adam Lambert is hot). I used to follow The Amazing Race, but after a few seasons it's pretty much the same. I also like X-Factor, but I can only watch it on youtube heh. Being where I am, there's sooooo many rip-offs of western talent shows, and most of them are boring, popularity contests. Waaaaay too much 'looks-and-novelty-will-net-you-votes' kinda shows, less talent involved.

R.A. Salvatore's Forgotten Realms series Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea Quartet Tolkien's series A few older Stephen King and Micheal Crichton titles Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series

MS Office Word 2007. Felis Character Roster to keep track of the population.

I like 'em all as well Bells for Her (live), Mr. Zebra (live), Spark, Pretty Good Year, and Conflake Girl are usually repeated when it comes on in my playlist.

Washing the dishes is my most favorite, but cleaning the bathroom comes close. I like playing with water (but I'm not into watersports lol). I abhor vacuuming.

Happy birthday!

Maybe he just needs some time to sort out his sh*t. Give him some space, but try to keep the friendship if you can

Actualized type: INFP (who you are) Introverted (I) 62.5% Extroverted (E) 37.5% Intuitive (N) 56.25% Sensing (S) 43.75% Feeling (F) 56.76% Thinking (T) 43.24% Perceiving (P) 57.14% Judging (J) 42.86% INFP - "Questor". High capacity for caring. Emotional face to the world. High sense of honor derived from internal values. 4.4% of total population. ___________________________________ Preferred type: ISFP (who you prefer to be) Introverted (I) 57.14% Extroverted (E) 42.86% Sensing (S) 50% Intuitive (N) 50% Feeling (F) 60.53% Thinking (T) 39.47% Perceiving (P) 52.78% Judging (J) 47.22% ISFP - "Artist". Interested in the fine arts. Expression primarily through action or art form. The senses are keener than in other types. 8.8% of total population. ___________________________________ Attraction type: INFP (who you are attracted to) Introverted (I) 59.38% Extroverted (E) 40.63% Intuitive (N) 51.85% Sensing (S) 48.15% Feeling (F) 61.9% Thinking (T) 38.1% Perceiving (P) 53.33% Judging (J) 46.67% INFP - "Questor". High capacity for caring. Emotional face to the world. High sense of honor derived from internal values. 4.4% of total population. Basically, I'm a chivalric, carebear drama queen. Hmm.

There are quite a few words that describe actions or expressions when speaking. You can also write any secondary action that the character is currently making while they speak. It helps the readers to understand the conversation better, and make them feel any emotions in the conversation and create drama (if applicable). I'd probably write something like this:

I think it was early in my final year of primary school (12yo, I don't know the equivalent grade in US education system) when I first started having thoughts about boys or girls sexually. I remember sneaking in my friend's porn (VHS!!!) and had my first sexual encounter at 13 with another boy who bunked in the dorm next door (yay for all-boys boarding school!). I agree with MikeL, kids will think of sex at any age, and it'll probably happen faster if he/she has friends who have had experience. Peer pressure and all that stuff. I don't think it's wrong, but parents could try to prevent them having sex early, and just think about it until later on when they're a bit older. But in my culture, parents very rarely or don't give their kids "the talk" at all, so we're basically left to fend for ourselves. We were expected to stay chaste until marriage. Sucks, but hey, what they don't know wont hurt 'em

Congrats!

I'm Asian, and I find that picture funny as hell.

Umm they must be kinda desperate I guess. It's kinda sad, really, but I guess they don't have any alternatives, or maybe they were just...drunk or high. When you put a picture on the net, it stays there forever. A watermark is sorta like this. You'll notice a watermark on his torso. They're just a signature of sorts artists/photographers put over their picture, it can be their name, url, or logo, or anything really. Simple thing to do it in Adobe Photoshop; create a new layer on top of your photo/artwork, add logo/words, and lower the opacity of the layer. Preferably placed where you think people would try to crop or the whole picture itself. Sometimes it ruins the picture, but it's the easiest way to protect it from abuse (but not foolproof, advanced users can remove it well but usually it's detectable if they do).

Judgment without the 'E' last time I checked.

Umm...can I agree to both writing for myself, and for the audience? I just want to share my stories, and I get satisfaction writing it down and sharing it, even if no one reads it. I mean, I believe that eventually at least one in a million readers might actually stumble upon my story and read it, even if it's gonna be years on from now. Even if they don't vocalize it or leave any comments. I personally know at least 1 person who reads it now, and that's good enough for me. In any case, the story I'm writing currently will be the backbone of my future comic/manga, so I'll keep on writing it anyway. Sometimes I (think) that I have a really awesome story in hand, and I can't wait to share and show it to anyone willing. But does that mean I write for myself, or for the audience? I think a little bit of both. Regarding Cirrus's question, I prefer to receive negative comments than no comments at all. That's how authors grow, I guess. Admittedly, I am one of those who rarely give negative feedback myself. However, I only act that way for stories outside of my preferred genre which is fantasy, as I feel that it's not my expertise, so to speak. Also, sometimes I feel like I'm not good enough myself to give negative critique, especially to an author who has been writing longer than I have. But if I feel that a particular story has a lot of promise, even out of my genre, than I'll dish 'em out, either publicly or privately, depends. Off topic: 3 new chapters of GFD almost back to back gave me multiple orgasms.

Graeme nailed it perfectly. I live in a totally different culture compared to most of the authors on GA or other sites, and the only problem I continue to have probably is a familiarity with the location of the story. Unless, of course, if it's set in a fantasy world as Graeme had pointed out. Although English isn't my first language, I don't usually have any difficulties with slangs or dialects if any were used. Most authors opt not to, in favor for a larger audience, but a few do. Sometimes I would miss out a bit on a certain character's personality if I weren't informed beforehand, for example; a person from area X speaks or writes in a certain way, but only people from country Y recognizes it. It's a minor problem though.

This little bugger: Mine is a red Perodua Kelisa. I've had it for nearly 9 years, I'm very attached to it Cheap compact cars are fun to drive but I'd probably be squashed like a bug if I had an accident. But compact cars are easy to drive in Kuala Lumpur, the roads are usually congested and having a small car makes it easier to maneuver around others and the car's handling is really good.

Happy belated birthday David!

I don't think anyone's here where I'm from...

Well I think the best thing to do is be involved from the background. This way you can avoid a direct confrontation with him. Monitor his physical and mental health. Only stage an intervention if you think things are getting too far. Tell someone else who cares about him as much as you do, or his neighbors so that people are aware of his situation if you can't be there at the time he needs you (whether he says he wants to or not). You still has to respect his decision and privacy though, so it's a delicate line to balance. You can still be there for him. If it were me in your shoes, I'd say something like, "Fine, this is your decision and I respect that, but if shit hits the fan I'm calling the authorities. It doesn't matter if you'd hate me for the rest of your life, as long as you won't suffer permanent physical or mental damage I can live with knowing that you're at least out of that kind of relationship." But that's just my last resort. I have pulled that off on one of my friends about 10 years ago, he and I didn't speak for 4 years. He came around, and we rebuilt our friendship until today. Truth hurts, but sometimes people need reality checks. You don't have to be a bitch about it (like I usually do), but you have to be firm with him if it's starting to get out of hand.