That was wonderful! I'm glad that you brought in the legend of vampires drawing humans from shelter. It was cleverly done, too. It really passed as George's PTSD until he walked down that alley.
Oh, I'm so glad you brought Gregory on back; I was completely unnerved by Sydney, and not in any good way. It's ironic since Gregory's on the verge of murder in every sexual encounter. Somehow it's easier to sublimate that danger than it is to accept that Sydney might thoroughly remodel George's psyche. When Gregory whip-saws between barking threats and cossetting George, it gives the illusion that George could influence him. Ha! I know Gregory's ungovernable, and that George's ass is completely forfeit. That's sexy up to a point-- and you like to push just past-- but then as a reader, I admit I evade some of the tension by telling myself, well, Gregory's not so bad! He doesn't care about who George is, so he doesn't care about changing him-- just his behavior when he's in Gregory's presence. Who wouldn't change their behavior to accomodate the needs of a lover that delivers the hottest sex possible? That's just give n' take, George, give n' take-- buck up, son!
Oh, I did not know Jeffrey was there! But it was perfect! I can imagine his anger and disappointment! I love that you make him so controlled, able to hold back, able to work subtly. And I feel he has, or is developing, some respect for George. Jeffrey seems aware that he can rely on George to make some effective moves himself. Seems willing to provide him that opening even though he can't know how George will act, and always so far George has given nothing back.
I'm so glad Jeffrey wasn't shot full of holes and emptied of blood by Odd Abram (who also seems the burning at the stake sort, frankly)!
And I'm happy you told me you plan a future for Jeffrey. Chauncey, who will undoubtedly turn out to be the nastiest bit of work ever, does not kill Jeffrey! Or he does! And Jeffrey's future is in backstories! Which would be sad!
Finally, I laughed when Chuck told Wally he thought it, meaning Gregory, was a bag of trash. The word choice--using "I think"-- implied that Chuck was giving a frank opinion of Gregory, not just placating Wally. Now personally I have suspected Chuck profits heartily from his work, and that profit affects his handling of George. I think he sees dollar signs. When he road-dogged Gregory down, it went a long way to reassure me that George and Wally could do well deferring to Chuck's lead.
Are there going to be human casualties in Salt Lake City? I doubt all the vampires will shield humans from their conflicts indefinitively. (Some may lack the ability to be both effective and covert in achieving their goals).
Now, I am seriously eager to see Jeffrey as you visualize him. Will you give any thought to selecting an artist, and working with him/her? I don't wish to ask more of you, but please do it if you'd been considering it already; I just hope to tumble you over that edge!
I've thought about trying my own hand at drawing. I'm not that good an artist, but it would give a gist of at least how I visualize the characters. But then of course, if I did that it would kind of make there be a canon look for the characters, and that might spoil other peoples images. I don't know. I'll think about it.
Jeffrey survived handily. What he's up to is not really apparent at this point, but will later come out. Chuck finally got to show some of his ninja skills. Which I think he really needed to do after being such a disappointment for several chapters.
Well you know what they say about crazy people and sex. Gregory is certainly full of passionate energy. I'm not sure they make pills for vampires. In general, I think people survive him by going along with what he wants and catching him in a good mood. Not that he's a bad person or anything, but generally doesn't consider things from anyone else's point of view. It's a good thing that he really does want to be a caring and nurturing person, even if he isn't always in control of himself emotionally.
Do think about it! It would be so fun. I don't know that it would spoil an image for me. Whatever I liked in the picture, I'd see most immediately and clearly, the rest would recede. So even with a fixed image I have my room to play.
As for Gregory, the phrase, "wanting to be caring and nurturing", I don't buy the "want." If I "want" to be something, it begins with a scheme bent on achieving this quality. That scheme to some measurable extent must be held above convenience, and if you like, above necessity! Well, I think Gregory has never wanted for anything, the fortunate man. I'm confident that he has never failed to be good to others, in fact he can't, since everyone always likes just what he likes. No one goes wanting, I'm sure! And as for "doesn't consider things from anyone else's point of view," well, I think you wrong him. Surely he does consider other people's views; everyone's views are multiple and nuanced; I'm sure he considers his way through their views until he finds just what he's after!
Finally, his heartfelt declaration of having been robbed of his intended, by his intended, it's very touching! So I hope he greenlighted the script from which he stole that line. I cannot wait for more immortal romance.
Depravity note: I like the idea of George in Hollywood, getting the danger "his body clearly craves" on a regular basis. Though, he'd be suicidal when he wasn't ecstatic. He'd come right apart. Or would he survive? It's interesting; he's resilient.
Gregory wouldn't be in be as rich and powerful as he is if he wasn't able to focus down and be cunning when it suits him. It doesn't do to underestimate him. He may superficially seem to be a spoiled playboy, but underestimate him at your peril. He happens to also a man of very big appetites which he enjoys indulging.
Thing about vampires which might not really becoming through here because I'm so firmly rooted in George's POV, is that they really don't take George's moral and emotional objections seriously... at all. Because they all know they can flip those given enough time and make him happy to go along with whatever. Abram didn't because his focus was on Wally and he didn't have enough time. Jeffrey didn't because George slipped away before he had a chance to. Darlene of course couldn't.
Nadette had ample opportunity, but just didn't want to because George was male and she wasn't planning on keeping him. Hence Gregory's astonishment during the tasting. He flat out expected that George would eagerly go along with whatever he suggested and instead he found George in a "raw" state of being utterly terrified and unwilling. He never blamed George for that, he just thought it was perplexing that Nadette neglected to do what seemed to him to be utterly basic preparation.
Oh, it definitely comes across that George's feelings are dispensable to all vampires. I hope a future project has a vampiric point of view, just because it is so fun.
And I find Gregory more scary than amusing, but really, there is something hilarious about how awful George's situation is, and how precipitously it worsened with every word out of Gregory's mouth. It's fun that he's unintentionally the most monstrous when he's being considerate-- he really was going to take poor George home to a welcoming commitee of rapists from central casting! The whole idea is funny; you have to wonder if he'd go through the head-shots personally, probably not, so you have to wonder how the casting director fares, what if he goes in a direction Gregory doesn't like? What a terrifying assignment!
Gregory is a scary dude. He robbed (no quotations marks around it, he actually did rob) George, for no reason other than it occurred to him to be a funny thing to do at the moment. He's a dangerous person to have as a patron. He's probably a blast at parties though.
Oh, I'm so glad you brought Gregory on back; I was completely unnerved by Sydney, and not in any good way. It's ironic since Gregory's on the verge of murder in every sexual encounter. Somehow it's easier to sublimate that danger than it is to accept that Sydney might thoroughly remodel George's psyche. When Gregory whip-saws between barking threats and cossetting George, it gives the illusion that George could influence him. Ha! I know Gregory's ungovernable, and that George's ass is completely forfeit. That's sexy up to a point-- and you like to push just past-- but then as a reader, I admit I evade some of the tension by telling myself, well, Gregory's not so bad! He doesn't care about who George is, so he doesn't care about changing him--
just his behavior when he's in Gregory's presence. Who wouldn't change their behavior to accomodate the needs of a lover that delivers the hottest sex possible? That's just give n' take, George, give n' take-- buck up, son!
Oh, I did not know Jeffrey was there! But it was perfect! I can imagine his anger and disappointment! I love that you make him so controlled, able to hold back, able to work subtly. And I feel he has, or is developing, some respect for George. Jeffrey seems aware that he can rely on George to make some effective moves himself. Seems willing to provide him that opening even though he can't know how George will act, and always so far George has given nothing back.
I'm so glad Jeffrey wasn't shot full of holes and emptied of blood by Odd Abram (who also seems the burning at the stake sort, frankly)!
And I'm happy you told me you plan a future for Jeffrey. Chauncey, who will undoubtedly turn out to be the nastiest bit of work ever, does not kill Jeffrey! Or he does! And Jeffrey's future is in backstories! Which would be sad!
Finally, I laughed when Chuck told Wally he thought it, meaning Gregory, was a bag of trash. The word choice--using "I think"-- implied that Chuck was giving a frank opinion of Gregory, not just placating Wally. Now personally I have suspected Chuck profits heartily from his work, and that profit affects his handling of George. I think he sees dollar signs. When he road-dogged Gregory down, it went a long way to reassure me that George and Wally could do well deferring to Chuck's lead.
Are there going to be human casualties in Salt Lake City? I doubt all the vampires will shield humans from their conflicts indefinitively. (Some may lack the ability to be both effective and covert in achieving their goals).
Now, I am seriously eager to see Jeffrey as you visualize him. Will you give any thought to selecting an artist, and working with him/her? I don't wish to ask more of you, but please do it if you'd been considering it already; I just hope to tumble you over that edge!
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Jeffrey survived handily. What he's up to is not really apparent at this point, but will later come out. Chuck finally got to show some of his ninja skills. Which I think he really needed to do after being such a disappointment for several chapters.
Well you know what they say about crazy people and sex. Gregory is certainly full of passionate energy. I'm not sure they make pills for vampires. In general, I think people survive him by going along with what he wants and catching him in a good mood. Not that he's a bad person or anything, but generally doesn't consider things from anyone else's point of view. It's a good thing that he really does want to be a caring and nurturing person, even if he isn't always in control of himself emotionally.
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As for Gregory, the phrase, "wanting to be caring and nurturing", I don't buy the "want." If I "want" to be something, it begins with a scheme bent on achieving this quality. That scheme to some measurable extent must be held above convenience, and if you like, above necessity! Well, I think Gregory has never wanted for anything, the fortunate man. I'm confident that he has never failed to be good to others, in fact he can't, since everyone always likes just what he likes. No one goes wanting, I'm sure! And as for "doesn't consider things from anyone else's point of view," well, I think you wrong him. Surely he does consider other people's views; everyone's views are multiple and nuanced; I'm sure he considers his way through their views until he finds just what he's after!
Finally, his heartfelt declaration of having been robbed of his intended, by his intended, it's very touching! So I hope he greenlighted the script from which he stole that line. I cannot wait for more immortal romance.
Depravity note: I like the idea of George in Hollywood, getting the danger "his body clearly craves" on a regular basis. Though, he'd be suicidal when he wasn't ecstatic. He'd come right apart. Or would he survive? It's interesting; he's resilient.
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Thing about vampires which might not really becoming through here because I'm so firmly rooted in George's POV, is that they really don't take George's moral and emotional objections seriously... at all. Because they all know they can flip those given enough time and make him happy to go along with whatever. Abram didn't because his focus was on Wally and he didn't have enough time. Jeffrey didn't because George slipped away before he had a chance to. Darlene of course couldn't.
Nadette had ample opportunity, but just didn't want to because George was male and she wasn't planning on keeping him. Hence Gregory's astonishment during the tasting. He flat out expected that George would eagerly go along with whatever he suggested and instead he found George in a "raw" state of being utterly terrified and unwilling. He never blamed George for that, he just thought it was perplexing that Nadette neglected to do what seemed to him to be utterly basic preparation.
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And I find Gregory more scary than amusing, but really, there is something hilarious about how awful George's situation is, and how precipitously it worsened with every word out of Gregory's mouth. It's fun that he's unintentionally the most monstrous when he's being considerate-- he really was going to take poor George home to a welcoming commitee of rapists from central casting! The whole idea is funny; you have to wonder if he'd go through the head-shots personally, probably not, so you have to wonder how the casting director fares, what if he goes in a direction Gregory doesn't like? What a terrifying assignment!
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