I really ought to allow myself more than eight minutes occasionally...
There are so many things I'm trying not to think about just now, that I'm finding it impossible to settle to anything at all, including writing. Which makes having discovered flashslash a total life-saver, because I really need to write at the moment. Anyway, yet another miniature stress-relief fic, written for Flashslash prompt 80.
( Flashslash 80, Prompt 1 )
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This is just lovely, and I adore this observation about Sam:
He doesn’t want to spoil what they have with his incessant need for order and explanation;
That just rings true.
Glad you getting yourself to write, it is just a necessary thing sometimes. Hope the rest of life calms down a bit for you. <3
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Oh wow, that is the nicest thing anyone's said to me for weeks! (Yes, I admit, sometimes I post things purely for the comments I hope to get *is pathetic* I don't get any thanks anywhere else.)
*crawls out of self-pity pit*
Thank you for commenting, I really appreciate it! This one really is soppy - for the first time in a flashslash I'd thought about the story beforehand, and decided to write some sex *fail* but in eight minutes you don't actually get to choose, some finger-driving part of the brain does that bit, and you just follow along.
It's such a wanky thing to say, or even think, and I have been surprised by it, but I honestly do feel out of sorts nowadays if I don't write anything at all. Very odd.
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I like this contrast between Sam, who is fretting about things, and Gene, who isn't! I suppose it *is* a little on the soppy side (*g*), but the very nature of flashslash means you can't really plan it in advance, you just have to go where the whim takes you, which is great for letting yourself go and trying out different ideas. And I have to say I'm tremendously impressed that you can produce something so coherent in 8 minutes!
And I know what you mean - writing can be very cathartic :). I really feel quite changed (in a positive way!) since I started writing about a year ago - not sure I can put my finger on exactly what has changed, but I know its something I want to continue to do. Hope you had a good break, and that RL is becoming less stressful ♥
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Yes, me too, totally. And I couldn't say in what way, either, just that I feel like a different person now.
If I were to beta this piece I would say that it doesn't make sense for Gene to be so unconcerned about Sam pretending to be asleep and at the same time be so worried about letting slip a little endearment. The odd thing is, I'm getting used to doing these now, and I seem to have a little time to think - not much, not enough to plan, but enough to review what I'm doing as I go along and make choices to a certain extent. For the first few, it was the oddest feeling, like flying or something - a real no-safety-net sort of job. Now it seems to be getting easier but less exciting!
I've given myself a total day off today, and tomorrow I get back to things, including scheduling your beta! I have part 2 to look at, is that right?
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- yep, that's right. Don't worry if you have higher priorities, though. I do understand other things may need to come first, so no problems :)
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