Silvrethorn was right

[cornerofmadness]

When she mentioned that it was unusual for me to have a nice sunny day to drive home on. Today was my usual grey drizzly drive. It must have poured since I had to empty the car in about an inch of mud. I didn't have much to unload luckily since I left a ton of stuff in PA since I'll be back there by mid-December.

I'm thinking of going back to Athens tomorrow for the night of writing dangerously to support my friends and maybe to kick that damn Deadwood story into overdrive. Sadly I have no DVR yet which means I'll have to find Gotham's finale on line. head desk


Kanda was not happy about having to return here. He originally wasn't. I almost chucked him at Aunt S2 to help with her mice problems. However, she has this old victorian with too many places to hide and/or get into trouble in.

I was going to write something for writerly ways but I didn't. But here, have another nano snippet. I'll post my last one tomorrow but if you like what you've seen I'll definitely need betas.

nano snippet (still at that same party from yesterday) - “Leaving already, Aneurin. I was just coming to talk to you about your new acquisition.” Jurryt nodded toward Kaleo. “In spite of his obvious lack of training, he's a fine looking specimen if you like that sort of thing.” He kissed the cheek of the female Toy with him. The other must be off getting them something.

“I do hope the embarrassing way your Toy carries himself has nothing to do with the reason you didn't stay long,” Verlio said, fishing a wand out of his pocket. “My controller can synch with any of the inducers. I can bring him to heel.”

“Don't you dare.” Aneurin caught the man's wrist, spinning him away. As they moved, he heard a high pitched whine and fire lanced across his forearm. Verlio shrieked, his hand disintegrating.

Another laser blast hit right next to where Aneurin had been standing but Kaleo yanked him away, dragging him around the corner of a half-way laden with drink and food. Kaleo forced Aneurin to the ground, tackling him. Aneurin struggled as the crowd erupted into screams.

“Stay the fuck down,” Kaleo growled. “This ain't much of a shelter to start with.”

“But he was hurt...”

“He's a fucking Toymaker. Serves him right. Someone probably wanted him dead.

Comments

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Ooo, someone shot a Toymaker!

Silvrethorn is usually right.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

hmmm that should be half wall NOT half way and yes someone did

And yes she is

[silvrethorn.livejournal.com]

That was literally the only time I remember you ever saying you drove to/from PA in sunshine.

What is the framing plot of Blue Eyes? The snippets you've posted are almost entirely personal interactions, so I don't know what the overall conflict is.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yeah it usually rains when I have to drive

Hmm in a nutshell, Kaleo thought he was trading 5 years of indentured servitude for a chance at being a citizen as he had been born in a prison slum and not guilty of any crime. Instead he learns this is how the Toy Makers get their toys. He's been physically altered to optimize his sex drive (damage to the hypothalamus to create a hypersexual state, nanites in the pituitary and testicles to pump out scads of testosterone etc) and has been basically broken down. He's supposed to be extremely subservient and too afraid to talk about his courtesan training. He was raised by a conman so he was able to convince them he was broken and he was put up for auction.

Aneurin's friends have bought him as a birthday gift to Aneurin. Aneurin is horrified. He never wanted a compliant sex toy and as Kaleo starts telling him the truth, Aneurin joins his friends (different friends) Toyless movement giving them finally ammunition to take the battle to court (as he broke the rules and took Kaleo to a doctor not on the Toymaker's payroll and she told him the things that had been done to Kaleo). So that part of the plot is they're trying to end the Toymakers and get Kaleo his citizenship.

But ANeurin is also working on a cure for a manufactured virus that is threatening to wipe out an entire species and someone is out to kill him to stop him. Kaleo has spent his life in the prison fighting and protecting other slum kids like himself. He appoints himself as bodyguard for Aneurin (as if the man doesn't already have his own team).

IN between all of this the two of them need to get close and fall in love without it being a) too fast b) too creeepy. Aneurin has promised Kaleo he didn't need to trade sex for a safe home with Aneurin, Kaleo will have to make the first step.

Right now what I need is some things they can do to get closer. Aneurin needs to have more of a voice as well.