Apr 14, 2024
To:lolitroy
Hey Lolo, thanks for the comment. I'm happy to hear you relate to August's struggles and to express my gratitude, I've formatted this message like a ChatGPT email response.
To peel the curtain back a little, whilst I hadn't paid much attention to the descriptors, I hope it was apparent that I was going for a sort of 'intrusive femininity' when describing Olivia. What that is intruding on, I wouldn't want to spoil.
As for her attitude, I think you're spot on about it. With this chapter, I was hoping to establish an 'old spark' kinda vibe, mostly with the rose-tinted flashback (thorns and all). However, I was also hoping that said flashback would juxtapose the first two a little. This is obviously subtle and blink-and-you'll miss it, but the past two chapters were meant to show that Oliver was a little blase about what August meant to him. Inasmuch as, at first, August thought he had forgotten about him. Then there's the whole secret spiel which gets expanded on across two chapters. Oliver, to me, shows a very clear disregard for August's feelings throughout these 2 chapters, which I hope this chapter builds on.
With these two things a little more clear, I should hope the continuation will deliver a satisfying conclusion. There's only 2 more chapters, I think.
Once again, thanks for the comment. It really made me happy.
