*whispers* deep down, you already know the answer to this. We’ve discussed this many times and I’m sure I’m not the only one you’ve chatted about it with.

We were discussing it last night I think, right?
I mean, I know. It’s a misery loves company situation, but like I’ve said before it makes no sense. I guess it’s easier to lash out at strangers who you think deserve it than it is to do anything about feeling miserable b/c that involves vulnerability a lot of the time.
Still.
It’s a shitty thing to do and really doesn’t accomplish much in the long run.

@samanddeaninpanties replied to your post ā€œ@samanddeaninpanties replied to your post:
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C’mon guys!! Hurry up and come already! šŸ˜›

But also: I feel this so hard. Although, because with longer stuff I don’t write linearly (especially for bangs) it’s parts of the middle I finish last. HATE middles. Those are my downfall and reason I don’t finish a good portion of my unpublished projects

They’re edging me and it’s not even fun 😦 

I really don’t know how you manage non-linear writing. It’s sooo hard. I find it easier if I can stack scenes on top of each other, with little things building as I go. I think I’d get so turned around and messed up.

@samanddeaninpanties replied to your post ā€œMaybe I shouldn’t be so jealous or petty but it bothers me that my…ā€

Who says he really cares? He might be doing it for his image. People eat that shit up.

Narcissistic people are generally really good at getting people they aren’t actively abusing to like them

Those are good points. I wouldn’t put it past him, seeing as how the people who wanted him to do it in the first place think the sun shines out of his ass. Everyone seems to think he’s amazing and it always pisses me off because this is the same man who used to get blackout drunk and verbally and mentally abuse us. He’s not the kind of man I’d want mentoring kids and it pisses me off that everyone thinks he’s a wonderful person but he’s not. He neglects everyone who *does* need him until he needs someone to rage at. He’s a self-centered dick but no one sees it and no one wants to believe it. And I hate all the asshats who fall for it and keep propping him up like he’s great.Ā 

*pouts* you’re so mean. Even in an ask game where you’re supposed to tell your secrets you wiggle out of it.

Hehehe šŸ˜› I’m awful like that. I just don’t feel right telling everyone what I thought b/c that might color someone’s interpretation of the fic. If you really wanna know, I can still tell you, though.

I’m on my phone, so I can’t copy 500 words of text… But the ending of Trigger Happy. “Wouldn’t you like to know.” I’m curious what the point was of making Sam so mysterious after the fact. I’m pretty firmly in the “it was loaded” camp and it was kinda annoying that he wouldn’t say one way or another when it was all said and done. Then again, he’s a killer, so maybe I’m expecting too much from him. ;)

Here’s a little snippet of the end of Trigger Happy for those who are curious:Ā 

Jimmy rolled his eyes. Well, Sam did say get him back. He really should have asked for clarification. ā€œAnd could you put that goddamn thing down please?ā€

Sam rolled his eyes and set the gun on the bed. Jimmy sighed, pulling himself up on his feet. His knees popped. Great. He was gonna be sore for a while. ā€œBy the way,ā€ Jimmy said, making his way to the bathroom. He needed a hot shower to relax his muscles and take care of his fear boner, ā€œthat thing wasn’t loaded, was it?ā€

ā€œWouldn’t you like to know.ā€

I waffled so much on theĀ ā€œis it loaded, is it not loadedā€ thing. I almost had Jimmy pick it up and pull the trigger (aiming at the wall, for course) but that’s stupid and dangerous and while these guys are killers I can’t see them firing a weapon in a motel room. That’s shit that gets you caught.Ā 

In the end, I kinda wanted it to be up to the reader. I think the doubt and the thought that yeah, that gun could’ve been loaded and Sam could’ve pulled the trigger either on purpose or on accident makes the whole thing more frightening than if I told you whether it was or wasn’t. It’s the unsettling horror ofĀ ā€œmaybeā€ after all is said and done. I would hope that readers would come away wondering and then come to their own conclusions. Is Sam the kind of person to pull a loaded gun on a lover or was it just a fear tactic? Was Jimmy in real danger? What are the implications of it either way?Ā 

Ultimately, I know what I was thinking when I wrote it, but I’m not too keen on telling anyone how to read it. It’s open to interpretation. I will say, though, that the fact that Sam wasn’t going to tell Jimmy whether or not the gun was loaded probably has something to do with the downright sadistic streak he has in this AU.Ā 

Thanks!Ā 

1 and 2!

1. If you’re an author, how many WIPs do you currently have? (Be honest!)

Oh god. Uhhhh…. I think it’s nine? Nine sounds about right. Only one is posted.Ā 

2. What’s next on your ā€˜to-read’ list? (Fan fiction or otherwise)

My reading list is highly dependent on how I’m feeling. I have some that are marked for when I want something dark and some that are marked for when I want fluffy and some for when I want something more comfortable but not too comfortable. I honestly don’t know what I’m going to read next, it just depends on how I’m feeling when I decide to read.Ā 

Thanks!