Date: 01 Jul 2015 02:07 Title: Amazing (Grace) - John Quigley
Ouch. JQ, you make a convincing case for abstinence, not because of any possible diseases, but because of all the emotional havoc physical intimacy like this entails.
A painfully true piece, one that strikes at one's heart. Well done.
Author's Response:
JQ is horrified by the idea of abstinence in general, but in this case, he agrees it would have been better to keep it in his pants. There's a reason he usually sticks to sexually adventurous girls and telepaths ... he likes to have all the cards on the table, with no hidden agendas and/or expectations.
[Report This]Date: 30 Jun 2015 19:03 Title: Amazing (Grace) - John Quigley
So she is memorable after all, although not for the so-called 'right' reasons.
JQ is my fave of the three. I just feel like his pain and his struggles are the most real. I hope that came out right. I like the others, but John strikes me as the most plausible and real, the one whose voice to me rings the truest.
This ficlet works extremely well, as his guilt, his caddishness, his faraway jealousy all conspire to make this a finely-etched portrait. Well done.
Author's Response:
Thanks, jes. It's not surprising that anyone would find John the most relatable of my "big three," as he's the only one who's "only human." (Yes, Maren's human, too, but she's more than that. She's carrying a genetic legacy that skews her more in Icheb's direction than in John's. She's not normal, and probably not all that relatable to most people.) I think most people have had a moment like John had here, when they realize too late that their own issues have become deep enough to splash over the sides of their carefully constructed walls, potentially drenching or even drowning innocent bystanders.