Date: Oct 26, 2017 8:27 pm Title: Chapter 8
I like your tender portrayal of the relationship between Jennifer and Brian. Most fics I've read depict Debbie as his mother substitute but I can totally believe why he would trust and gravitate towards Jennifer.
Author's Response:
Thank you. In my world, I think he does this because most of the people in his core orbit are high drama or needy. Jennifer is a steady rock of unconditional support.
Saje
Date: Jun 11, 2016 4:42 pm Title: Chapter 8
Reading about Jennifer physically taking care of Brian brought back some memories of my own. I was in a head on collison when I was 22, broke both bones in my right forearm, which I have plates & screws in & my right clavicle, as well as other injuries but that specifically I can relate to and how difficult it is to do things for yourself. When Jennifer was putting lotion all over Brian I started to cry, knowing how helpless he felt but at the same time, how moved & appreciative he was that she would do that and how much better it made him feel during & afterwards...
And all I can say about Emmett is-you go girl!
Author's Response:
I can relate too, and utter helplessness is even more compounded when you actually have to go so far as to ask for help. Truly embarrassing. Jen gets that and steps in so he won't have to, probably one of the reasons Brian chose her in the first place.
Little things we take for granted because we can do them for ouselves makes us feel selfish asking someone to do them for us. Like lotion, something to eat, brushing our hair or wiping our ass. I am the caregiver in my home and having to ask someone to do those things felt humiliating. Like I was taking advantage of them. It was much better when I didn't have to ask.
I felt Emmett was also underutilized in the series and i hop to correct that here. I love Emmett's personality and his southern sayings. I spent quite a bit of time growing up in the South and living there has its own brand of life, a pace of its own, and a thinking unlike anywhere else i have ever lived. I miss it, and Emmett lets me play in his treehouse sometimes. LOL
Saje
Date: Jun 03, 2016 11:01 pm Title: Chapter 8
I love Emmett; fun, strong, queer in all his glory, resourceful and most of loyal.
Author's Response:
Emmett gets a much bigger part with me than he usually gets in most Fics. I really think he was an under utilized character in the series.
Saje
Date: May 15, 2016 6:38 am Title: Chapter 8
So many threads going on here, I'm not sure how to comment. You're doing a great job keeping them all straight. I'm just going to keep reading and hope I can figure it out. TAG
Author's Response:
Nothing to figure, it is all pretty straightforward at the moment. Just keep reading. :)
Saje
Date: May 09, 2016 4:54 pm Title: Chapter 8
We have Cynthia, Jennifer and Marc at the hospital. I assume Lara is somewhere around. Ms. Lyon's is sticking her nose in everywhere she can. Thanks to Emmett they know who they're looking for, just have to find him. And find him they do. We learn he is a professional, Russian? Maybe. My question is who is answering, the prisoner or Noah? Are the three scars the prisoner's.
Brian in a shower with two men. What does he have to complain about. My question is - is Emmett clothed or not? Just the thought. lol. Brian admitting he has a mental problem is huge.
This Jennifer is a little different. She's not the Jennifer who promised not to tell Craig and then went and did it anyways. Perhaps she's learned from that. But she's doing better by Brian.
Justin's back and he'll learn more about his partner, but not enough. Justin could be a calming influence on Brian ... if he keeps his temper in check. He's surprised to find his mom there and probably a little miffed that she's the one Brian turned to instead of him. I would be. I also don't blame him for being angry for being left in the dark while this was going on. I would imagine that the second thing Brian is afraid of is Justin no longer loving him. As if that would ever happen.
Brian in a rage! To think Michael named his character that and has no idea to the extent that it's true. Or is it Beauty and the Beast, with Justin as Beauty. He sure does know how to calm Brian down.
Mikey and Lindsay, what can one say. Things are going down and they're concerned about themselves. All they want to do is demand his time and attention which will be blocked to a certain extent.
Emmett, you gotta love him. He's going to stick by Brian and with his planning abilities has the perfect place for Brian to recuperate.
Author's Response:
Yep, the hitman is Russian. The person answering is him. Everett is the one with the scars. Everett is a very scary dude with a big back story that might get its own fic one day.
Brian is grumpy in the shower for the mere fact that he needs help to do it. All but Brian are clothed, sigh, and his admission to being anything but sound is a big deal.
As for the rest, you are your usual you!
Saje