*squints*

Oh, no, my dialogue hasn't been influenced by The Joss, not at all.

Ben, trying assiduously to not be That Guy: "Then you tell me. Tell me outright this is a way of coping for you and that I'm not taking advantage like some kind of slimy...advantage-taker."

*headdesks repeatedly*

Also, I've had a very productive IM convo with the lovely and effulgent bigsciencybrain and I'm not at all sure I've got the writing chops to pull this off. That being said, The End of this isn't The End of Ben's story, because I'm already noodling the third one and there will be Repercussions, oh, yes, there will. Because you can't deconstruct a person as far as I've deconstructed him and have them be Whole at the end--or possibly, ever again.

*squints*

Oh, no, my dialogue hasn't been influenced by The Joss, not at all.

Ben, trying assiduously to not be That Guy: "Then you tell me. Tell me outright this is a way of coping for you and that I'm not taking advantage like some kind of slimy...advantage-taker."

*headdesks repeatedly*

Also, I've had a very productive IM convo with the lovely and effulgent bigsciencybrain and I'm not at all sure I've got the writing chops to pull this off. That being said, The End of this isn't The End of Ben's story, because I'm already noodling the third one and there will be Repercussions, oh, yes, there will. Because you can't deconstruct a person as far as I've deconstructed him and have them be Whole at the end--or possibly, ever again.

*dies laughing*

Okay, this fandomsecret right here:



Should not be as hilarious to me as it is. I'm so sorry, Brandon...

ETA: And there's me, getting pissy in the comments. I am so tired of entitled fanbrats. Hey, whiners: How about you write a multiple-hundreds-of-thousands-of-words, multi-book epic, before you decide that you can tell the pros how to do it better. Better yet, how about you just don't buy the series until it's done?

Son of ETA: And there are now spoilers in the comments on that thread at fandomsecrets, in case there are those of you out there avoiding such things.

*dies laughing*

Okay, this fandomsecret right here:



Should not be as hilarious to me as it is. I'm so sorry, Brandon...

ETA: And there's me, getting pissy in the comments. I am so tired of entitled fanbrats. Hey, whiners: How about you write a multiple-hundreds-of-thousands-of-words, multi-book epic, before you decide that you can tell the pros how to do it better. Better yet, how about you just don't buy the series until it's done?

Son of ETA: And there are now spoilers in the comments on that thread at fandomsecrets, in case there are those of you out there avoiding such things.

*dies laughing*

I have apparently been doing that a lot lately.

But the handsome and talented neo_prodigy has taken one for the team vis a vis "New Moon." Chock full of spoilers for the movie, clearly, but now you don't have to go see it.

*dies laughing*

I have apparently been doing that a lot lately.

But the handsome and talented neo_prodigy has taken one for the team vis a vis "New Moon." Chock full of spoilers for the movie, clearly, but now you don't have to go see it.