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Carrot Cake 11, Coffee 20: Clearer Now, Rum Raisin 13: All For The Best

Sep 21, 2010 21:23

Title: Clearer Now
Main Story: In The Heart. Now with shiny new introduction!
Flavors, Toppings, Extras: Carrot cake 11 (kneel), coffee 20 (flute), Malt (summer challenge 119: No, it doesn't have to stop), fresh blueberries (The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them ( Read more... )

[challenge] rum raisin, [topping] sprinkles, [extra] malt, [inactive-author] bookblather, [extra] fresh fruit : pineapple, [challenge] carrot cake, [extra] pocky, [challenge] coffee, [extra] fresh fruit : blueberries

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darkfaerieclaw September 22 2010, 05:30:48 UTC

The first one with Olivia makes me a bit uncomfortable, but I think that's a good thing, considering. And Olivia unknowingly had clinical depression on top of having been raised primarily by Yvonne for those years? Yikes.

The second one is an interesting way to use the mirror for practice, and I like it, but I'm not sure exactly why. (Sorry to ask, but it wasn't in the profiles - who is Madison?)

bookblather September 22 2010, 18:49:12 UTC

Yeaaaaaah her adolescence was interesting. She got sort of lucky in that her depression didn't really start to manifest until college (and really lucky in her advisor, who is based on mine, who was one of the most awesome people alive and someday all the world will know it), but "yikes" is really the only word for it.

Madison isn't in the profile yet because who she is is a SEKRIT SURPRISE. :D Suffice to say that the "her" probably isn't who people think she is. Muaha.

Thanks for reading! <33

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bookblather September 22 2010, 18:50:11 UTC

At least now she's getting the help that she needs? But yeah, it's a terrible, crushing feeling, and I'm glad that came across.

It leads to nowhere good, but it will be entertaining at least! Or so I hope. Thanks for reading!

smoothiegarten September 22 2010, 23:17:00 UTC

:( At least someone notices. I hope she's going to take her professor's advice very soon. I found this very telling: "I don't think I can be helped," said Olivia. It's something I've heard before, and it betrays self-awareness to some degree. She knows something's wrong even if she's never admitted it before.

Madison, I do not know you, but I already do not like you. (Which translates to MOAR NOW PLEASE)

bookblather September 24 2010, 04:38:40 UTC

Yup. Olivia's depression is based a lot on my own, so yeah, this is all stuff I've heard (and said) before. And yeah, she's made an appointment at the end of the story, and she'll get help, and out of the poisonous enivornment that she's in.

There will be much more Madison very, very soon. Don't worry. :D

Thanks for reading!

ichthusfish September 24 2010, 00:50:16 UTC

Aww. Poor Olivia. At least she has a good teacher. So glad there are some about still, the system seems to eat a lot...

Also, I'm glad I left Madison behind when I left school *nods*

Nicely written :)

bookblather September 24 2010, 04:39:21 UTC

Olivia's advisor is based a lot on my own, who is one of the most awesome women alive, so yeah, the system still has many, many good teachers in it. And I hope you do not know anyone like Madison currently.

Thanks for reading, and for the compliment.

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bookblather October 6 2010, 19:07:27 UTC

There will be more Madison, never fear! And yeah, at least Olivia's getting help?

Thanks for reading!