TeenFan wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:05 pm
I find it disturbing that a reader of these stories would be "Perfectly Happy" if a character slashes his wrists to end a story.
That is multiple times it was suggested that a violent self-destruction is a reasonable outcome to the plot, which is probably only half way
through.
In their previous msg about this story, a

is placed next to the word "Bloodbath" suggesting being happy if the family got killed?
I guess this is one of the problems of communicating in a purely text based medium.
In a further attempt to provide clarity...
'bloodbath' - an attempt at a one word summary for 'severely negative / dark' (but not necessarily fatal nor, indeed, actually bloody) response, used purely to indicate the
sort of thing the author has said he's not planning as context for the thought/suggestion (whatever you want to call it) that, from memory, went something along the lines of 'breakdown of the family unit when, devastated by the ultimate betrayal*, Seth disowns them/runs away with or without a gf'.
*perception being reality for some/most/all people - delete as appropriate. What's that saying about betrayal from those we love cutting the deepest?
the ':P' was intended to indicate 'self deprecating recognition/acceptance of prior conversation and acceptance of the author's stance', nothing more.
'Perfectly Happy' - that,
IF the author had elected to end that darkly (the above notwithstanding) then it would fit with the plot to date, and would be an entirely believable response.
NOT that I'd be happy that THIS character ended up in prison, died, whatever - though i'm not to pretend that's true in ALL fiction (here, books, tv, etc).
...not advocating for... Whilst I believe something similar would have been a credible response from the character, the author is not, and should not be constrained to anything along those lines, and I an NOT suggesting he should be.
Edit to add: As an aside, why do you find it disturbing that a character treated 'badly' in a story would react negatively - with the strength of reaction being related (tho not necessarily proportionate to) the provocation faced - seems perfectly natural to me and, if the number of 'high school revenge' type books/films out there are anything to go by, to vast numbers of others too.
Lefanto wrote: Mon Dec 11, 2023 12:06 am
So a high degree of suspension of disbelief is required
anyway for the present story and many other "non-vanilla" sex stories. And at least I rather suspend my disbelief for a story that is erotic and ends in an erotic way than for one which ends in desperation, blood and death. The former type is much more enjoyable, at least for me. And if this should mean that I have to suspend my disbelief even a little more, then so be it!
For this reason, I even welcome the involvement of Seth's parents. It adds to Seth's embarrassing and helpless situation, but at the same time, it also means that (probably) nothing "really" bad will happen to Seth.
(Again, this are just my personal thoughts and tastes, and others may feel differently. And of course it's up to the author how he wants things to develop.)
As I think should be clear from previous/foregoing I'm not averse to the parents being 'in the know'.
And I absolutely agree vis author's choice, personal thoughts and tastes, SoD, etc.
Again, to clarify, I'm not saying I'd enjoy, say, Seth going to prison (getting caught en route to the HS to enact revenge), committing suicide, or whatever. Nor am I advocating same - I'm merely acknowledging that as SoD can stretch only so far (individually subjective) and, for me, some kind of negative response (per the run away example given above) would GREATLY assist therein.
edit to add: Having subsequently read the latest (amusing) chapter - a further illustration of a SoD maintaining, from my perspective, ending springs to mind: The 'happy sad' - the gf finds out (as is apparently planned) and is appalled on his behalf, witnessing people able to do 'anything' to/with him (with which he 'happily' complies under the influence of drugs), stands by him and they 'run off into the sunset' together - the happy(ish) to try and put his life back together. With or without: waiting for graduation, 'laying into' his parents on his behalf 'how could you do this to him??', problems following them, etc, etc (the 'sad').
NB for all I know that may be the kind of ending sweenz already has planed out, or not... doesn't matter either way... We'll all find out soon enough and go from there.