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Paola's avatar

V, I completely understand the feeling, and that's the worst part!

Wendy Russell's avatar

She’s just… in freefall a bit. I mean, she got the rockstar she wanted since she was a teen… but…

Paola's avatar

It's the post-nut clarity! 🤣😅

Wendy Russell's avatar

Hahaha! Didn’t think of that! I wrote my own response to my own prompt after all! 🤣🤣🤣

Paola's avatar

This may be the post-nut terror! I can relate to that more! I distinctly remember waking up the day after I finally got together with the guy I had been pursuing for three years and thinking “Shit, now what? What if I don't really like him?”

Wendy Russell's avatar

Ah yes. It's such a common story - not what I originally intended with RTSA. But when Zack started pushing his way in, demanding a proper character arc and his own first person POV, it all changed somewhat!

Martin Maenza's avatar

Wendy, wow! Just... wow. That was another fantastic scene in a truly fantastic serial. Powerful character moments. 💛

Wendy Russell's avatar

Thanks so much Martin! It was a hard one to write, and there are harder ones to come. Almost at the end now…

Martin Maenza's avatar

I have so many more thoughts, too much for comments. Someday down the road in the Fall (your Spring - dang, this upside-down, half-the-world-away gets confusing) when your schedule gets less hectic, I will want to have you on for a Stack Chat so we can discuss this story, your writing and we can possibly even agree-to-disagree about my observations.

Wendy Russell's avatar

Ha! You’ll need about 5 episodes for that, Martin!

Martin Maenza's avatar

I'll settle for one initially. 😉

Wendy Russell's avatar

Maybe one to coincide with the final chapter of RTSA? that might be in about 3 weeks?

Martin Maenza's avatar

I’ll shoot you a DM to discuss and coordinate.