UGH! Shred my soul for the holidays why don't you!?! My heart totally broke for Connor, especially because he was all alone when his mum died. Furthermore how horrid to have pretend to be his dad... like Connor never existed in her mind.
And Jack Maitland, you are a complete waste of skin! Sometimes he reminds me of my brother - always asking for favours or help, but never being available or 'adult' when it's the other way around. I'm glad Abby's washed her hands of him. And there again with the heartbreak with her sitting alone in her car, all cold and sad! BUT I loved her dogged determination to get to Connor for Christmas!
You are one to talk, LOL! Connor really is in a bad place, and to go through it all alone makes it that much worse.
I have an overwhelming dislike for Jack... and yep, I believe he's cut from the same cloth as your (and thewritingbug's) brother. A little shit with a sense of entitlement but no other sense whatsoever. Poor girl, though. She *does* love him, and he hurt her terribly.
OMG! I cried! My heart broke for Connor....I know how it feels to try and care for someone you love when they don't even recognize you. My great grandmother has been in a home for the past two years, the last time I visited her with my siblings she didn't know who we were. She thought that my elder brother was my great grandfather and that I was her daughter. Dementia is a truly terrible thing.
On a lighter note, I am extremely glad Abby has washed her hands of her smarmy git of a brother.
Thanks so much! My grandmother is like this, although it's due to stroke. She calls me a lemon, and my husband is my 'daddy.' She calls my mom and aunt by her sister's names. It truly is a terrible thing to see, and one of my biggest fears.
Good God woman! What is WRONG with you?!?!?!?! I'm now sitting in Starbucks (because it's the only place I could go to just sit for a while without interruption and write) trying to finish my Christmas fic and I took time out to read this. SADNESS, sadness, you say? GOOD GRIEF! I'm trying not to embarrass myself crying. I think that's the most depressing Christmas story I've read to date. You killed Connor's mum on Christmas Eve, AFTER making him pretend to be his DEAD father because she didn't recognize him! AHHHHHHHH!
Also, I've now decided that your other fic with Jack, the one where he got hit by a car and killed, yeah, that wasn't good enough for him. Some one should drop him into a meat grinder or something. What a JERK.
This is ridiculous, UPDATE SOON!!!!! Oh I need to go read ACTUAL Christmas fluff or something, so I can get back in the mood to write my Christmas fluff.
You're such a freaking awesome writer, but I'm not actually going to tell you that until you make it better. *pouts, sulks, whines and hides
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Um... I take it the emotional angst came trough clear enough? I know... I've beat the daylights out of Connor on this one. And Jack? Complete ass-hat. Some day he'll get his. (no, really. I still have the giant bug eggs being laid inside his body as a host idea for a fic in the back of my mind for a rainy day.)
I'm working on this one again, and I've got some good progress... but if I don't stop delving it's going to end up a three parter. *shrugs* Course, I might lose some of it in the edit. 1.5K words so far.
Thanks very much, and I'm glad you took a moment to read... even if I made you cry. *comforts* I'll piece them back together.
Yeah, the emotional angst came through LOUD AND CLEAR!
Jack with bug eggs waiting to hatch in side him???? I love how your brain works sometimes. That's a brilliant idea. *still withholds smilies on principle*
I told you I would get to it. I just had to find a time and place where I could focus on it and properly read it. Plus I didn't want to read while I felt like pulling my hair out. Which is usually what I feel like when I'm trying to read fic around my family, specifically my brother. Oh well, the evenings are much calmer.
LOL, well, my smutty Missing Reel is cheery... honest. Next time you have a mo to read I won't have you in tears by reading it. Oh! And I posted to the Denial thingamabob my kinky prompt. *bows*
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And Jack Maitland, you are a complete waste of skin! Sometimes he reminds me of my brother - always asking for favours or help, but never being available or 'adult' when it's the other way around. I'm glad Abby's washed her hands of him. And there again with the heartbreak with her sitting alone in her car, all cold and sad! BUT I loved her dogged determination to get to Connor for Christmas!
Eagerly awaiting the next part!
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I have an overwhelming dislike for Jack... and yep, I believe he's cut from the same cloth as your (and thewritingbug's) brother. A little shit with a sense of entitlement but no other sense whatsoever. Poor girl, though. She *does* love him, and he hurt her terribly.
So glad you like it! Thanks so much!!
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Bloody Jack!!! Let's hope Abby can get to Connor and be there for the one who deserves her attention.
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Jack is a worthless turd, but I think Abby has finally realized this. (We hope, eh?)
Thanks X2!!
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On a lighter note, I am extremely glad Abby has washed her hands of her smarmy git of a brother.
Can't wait for the next part!
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And yes, Abby has finally wised up... I hope. :)
Glad you liked it!
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I know they're going to be all right, but still: meep!
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Also, I've now decided that your other fic with Jack, the one where he got hit by a car and killed, yeah, that wasn't good enough for him. Some one should drop him into a meat grinder or something. What a JERK.
This is ridiculous, UPDATE SOON!!!!! Oh I need to go read ACTUAL Christmas fluff or something, so I can get back in the mood to write my Christmas fluff.
You're such a freaking awesome writer, but I'm not actually going to tell you that until you make it better. *pouts, sulks, whines and hides ( ... )
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I'm working on this one again, and I've got some good progress... but if I don't stop delving it's going to end up a three parter. *shrugs* Course, I might lose some of it in the edit. 1.5K words so far.
Thanks very much, and I'm glad you took a moment to read... even if I made you cry. *comforts* I'll piece them back together.
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Jack with bug eggs waiting to hatch in side him???? I love how your brain works sometimes. That's a brilliant idea. *still withholds smilies on principle*
I told you I would get to it. I just had to find a time and place where I could focus on it and properly read it. Plus I didn't want to read while I felt like pulling my hair out. Which is usually what I feel like when I'm trying to read fic around my family, specifically my brother. Oh well, the evenings are much calmer.
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