I don't mind at all if you felt inspired to leave a more substantial comment. :-)
Thanks, I'm glad the setting I've built works so well for you! It's hard to balance what details to include and what to leave out, without bogging down the text too much.
Yeah, that's what I liked about this idea too. Matt's progress is gradual and back and forth--I wanted there to be some realism in how it happens. I've seen too many fics where a character has this sudden (and mostly unexplained) change of heart that leaves me unsatisfied. I like the mental aspect of it, and it is a challenge--how do you change someone's world view? I also like that in the long run, Min/Alex isn't just fighting for himself, he's really fighting for both of them.
Yeah, this chapter is very dark. But I'm glad I got to show this flashback (the escape that had been referenced but never shown), because I liked the idea of the slaves saving themselves, of them not being portrayed as weak. I feel like too many yaoi stories out there make the bottom really girl-like. There's a place for everything of course, and people's tastes vary, but these days I don't have much interest in that. XD
Thanks! Glad you like the name. And hey I'm always happy to hear comments like that. Thanks for mentioning some of the things you like. :-)
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Date: 2010-03-06 12:06 pm (UTC)Thanks, I'm glad the setting I've built works so well for you! It's hard to balance what details to include and what to leave out, without bogging down the text too much.
Yeah, that's what I liked about this idea too. Matt's progress is gradual and back and forth--I wanted there to be some realism in how it happens. I've seen too many fics where a character has this sudden (and mostly unexplained) change of heart that leaves me unsatisfied. I like the mental aspect of it, and it is a challenge--how do you change someone's world view? I also like that in the long run, Min/Alex isn't just fighting for himself, he's really fighting for both of them.
Yeah, this chapter is very dark. But I'm glad I got to show this flashback (the escape that had been referenced but never shown), because I liked the idea of the slaves saving themselves, of them not being portrayed as weak. I feel like too many yaoi stories out there make the bottom really girl-like. There's a place for everything of course, and people's tastes vary, but these days I don't have much interest in that. XD
Thanks! Glad you like the name. And hey I'm always happy to hear comments like that. Thanks for mentioning some of the things you like. :-)