Date: 24 May 2013 04:52 Title: Fourteen
Again, this fits the title so well: one running away from his life and the other running toward it.
And I love the idea that while Scotty can't fix his life, he can damn well fix the NovaPad. At least that will give him some semblance of control over some aspect of his life.
Date: 23 May 2013 02:39 Title: Fourteen
I've caught up on the stories, I apologise for not commenting beforehand. Contrasts indeed, both boys of different character and written so richly. Scotty remains a blurred edge in my writing and here is he brought in sharp relief. I guess I have a lot more to catch-up :)
Author's Response: I definitely give it my all, to do justice to him. He's an amazing character to write. Thanks for commenting!
Date: 23 May 2013 02:00 Title: Fourteen
Awwww. Love that last line.
And man, heart breaks for Scotty. Fixes what he can fix. So much else is just broken. That's a thought that makes my eyes water.
Author's Response: Aye. So much else... but not him. Thanks so much for the comment!
Date: 22 May 2013 14:38 Title: Fourteen
Oh, Scotty, the machines and the fixing - that is what you understand, and what understands you.
Author's Response: It very much is. He gets mechanics and engineering, and it's definitely a sort of mental circuit breaker and safe space, all at once. Thanks for the comment!
Date: 22 May 2013 07:11 Title: Fourteen
Scott: Doing what Scotty does when he needs to make sense of the world. Fixing the fixable.
Corry: Awwwwwww. <3
Author's Response: He does, at that. Finds a way to survive, and some of it through his hands.
Date: 22 May 2013 07:11 Title: Fourteen
Gracious, my Scott (Danny) was just reading/watching this with big eyes. He was like ... really? Him too? And I can't disagree with Danny. It seems that the Scott family has similar issues in the 23rd and 24th century. Scotty's pure need to get out, get away, get to doing something he can be good at is all too real.
And Corry, on the flipside, is being a kid. Even at fourteen he still has the unbridled enthusiasm couched in love he will later show for one Scotty. His excitement here is palatable. A far happier life than Scotty.
Author's Response: It wouldn't shock me much if the dysfunction in that family has been around for generations before both, and may be for generations after. Cait Scott had issues, though I don't think she ever paid for them like her son did. Edward and Charlie turned out pretty good, but they were very close and could hold onto one another. Should you ever wish to share the universe between 'em and hash it out, I'd be thrilled. And yes, Corry does have the happier life. And then later, he shares it. <3