I just had to stop here to comment - I don't want to stop, I want to keep reading, because this story has grabbed me so, so hard - but this chapter needs comments. Firstly, I love you for the first paragraph, especially since it's just been Bi Visibility/Pride day; I've been through what Stuart went through, and it's so hard to be in his position. Secondly, I also love you for the succinct way you talked about trying different meds; again, I've been through (and am still going through) the meds mill (I started with Zoloft too! it does eff all for everyone!), and I just thought it was a really good way of describing it, especially for readers who might not have had to be on anti-depressants.
And finally, YAY FOR KISSES. They were both beautifully written; I could really see the two of them there. I love me some good smoochies.
Yay Bi Pride day! I had no idea, but what a happy accident that it totally fits in. I'm glad you liked the bit about meds, it was drawn from my own life quite a bit, but also scaled back a bit from some early ideas. I see too much in RL where people are like "Oh, well I tried X and it didn't help, so antidepressants are useless." (or, "Well, it's working, so I'll just deal with the side effects" -- I had a whole subplot on that idea, but decided it wasn't funny enough, and deleted it) and it seems silly to "educate" (for lack of a better word) via fanfic, but I'm glad it rings true for other people.
Yay for kisses working! I often feel like my ability to write physical interaction suuuuuuuucks (at one point I had much more smut peppered in. I left it alone for a week, reread, and deleted so fast. Practice makes perfect and all, but I'll go practice on an anonmeme somewhere.)
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And finally, YAY FOR KISSES. They were both beautifully written; I could really see the two of them there. I love me some good smoochies.
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Yay for kisses working! I often feel like my ability to write physical interaction suuuuuuuucks (at one point I had much more smut peppered in. I left it alone for a week, reread, and deleted so fast. Practice makes perfect and all, but I'll go practice on an anonmeme somewhere.)
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