Yeah, it felt a lot different, but most of it came all at once--and when that happens, I almost never mess around with it. ^^ I'm a bit worried that it's unclear, or that the flow is broken too much, but I think I'll leave it alone.
I really liked it, and I really liked the use of parentheses. It feels like reading between the lines and it felt, to me, like a very nice way to connect with the characters more personally. It was lovely. My favorite lines:
(He doesn't feel like a boy anymore, either, but he can't be sure he's ready to call himself a man. There's only holding her and praying he won't fail her again.)
And:
Five slow breaths--he counts them now, when he's not close enough to count her heartbeats, tries to memorize every sign of life(...) That last one was so Haru and so perfect. Thanks!
I like the parenthetical inserts very much, for elucidation and for contrast. And, just, so many of the phrases, curled up like a sea creature stripped of its shell and He doesn't feel like a boy anymore, either, but he can't be sure he's ready to call himself a man, but most of all It's an adventure, he replies, and she smiles. *happy sigh*
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(He doesn't feel like a boy anymore, either, but he can't be sure he's ready to call himself a man. There's only holding her and praying he won't fail her again.)
And:
Five slow breaths--he counts them now, when he's not close enough to count her heartbeats, tries to memorize every sign of life(...)
That last one was so Haru and so perfect.
Thanks!
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