THIS IS REALLY DISTRESSING. But that in no way reduces how much I love you for writing it.
Grantly sat in his usual chair, drinking tea from his usual mug, muttering about how 'it was about bloody time the government decided to do something about these bloody layabouts, but did they have to start this while we were here? The Union'll be hearing about this! We don't get paid enough, I swear!'
This is one hundred per cent what his reaction would be. Oh, Grantly.
The idea of Chalky handing Tom the knife is a bit heartbreaking. And of course Tom doesn't even want to have to consider using it. And I really like the small ways Josh plays on Tom's mind: the film, the 'teacher sprint' (hee!).
"'S not fair - the rest of us don't have teachers as parents. Why can't you help all of us? Why do the rest of us have to fight like animals while you lot live it up?"
Scout is pretty awesome! I think you've characterised her really well; I could see and hear her perfectly throughout that entire scene.
And then he found Josh. Or, at least, Josh's leg, the rest of him remainded huddled underneath his desk, rocking backwards and forwards.
I thought for an alarming moment here that Josh's leg had actually been severed.
Oh, Josh. It didn't occur to me until Tom saw him under the desk that this situation, apart from being inherently horrible, is probably pretty much the least helpful situation possible for sufferers of schizophrenia.
And they hug, and Tom makes a promise that he obviously has no way of keeping because it's what Josh needs to hear, oh my heart. And that last line.
Re: The Waterloo Games - Part Three
Grantly sat in his usual chair, drinking tea from his usual mug, muttering about how 'it was about bloody time the government decided to do something about these bloody layabouts, but did they have to start this while we were here? The Union'll be hearing about this! We don't get paid enough, I swear!'
This is one hundred per cent what his reaction would be. Oh, Grantly.
The idea of Chalky handing Tom the knife is a bit heartbreaking. And of course Tom doesn't even want to have to consider using it. And I really like the small ways Josh plays on Tom's mind: the film, the 'teacher sprint' (hee!).
"'S not fair - the rest of us don't have teachers as parents. Why can't you help all of us? Why do the rest of us have to fight like animals while you lot live it up?"
Scout is pretty awesome! I think you've characterised her really well; I could see and hear her perfectly throughout that entire scene.
And then he found Josh. Or, at least, Josh's leg, the rest of him remainded huddled underneath his desk, rocking backwards and forwards.
I thought for an alarming moment here that Josh's leg had actually been severed.
Oh, Josh. It didn't occur to me until Tom saw him under the desk that this situation, apart from being inherently horrible, is probably pretty much the least helpful situation possible for sufferers of schizophrenia.
And they hug, and Tom makes a promise that he obviously has no way of keeping because it's what Josh needs to hear, oh my heart. And that last line.
Thank you so much for writing this!