Helbereth wrote:Perhaps it's serendipity, or malice on the part of the universe, but when I clicked on this post to read its contents, my playlist had worked its way around to an appropriately somber song that sources from elsewhere, but seems to match the overall melancholy tone of this story.
Funny, the whole time I was writing the story I was listening to a loop of "Radioactive."
Honestly, though, it was actually "Raindrops & Puddles" (my default go-to-Rin song) or, more often, just a quiet room (which is a treasure to find in my life).
...and I do see how the song you linked to fits the mood!
Helbereth wrote:In any case, when I extrapolated from the Rin&Hisao ending, I arrived at a similar place you seem to have found, but I'm not sure I could have written it with as much depth. Whatever else you choose to do, I suggest you continue writing if it isn't your job already. If you're willing to continue contributing here, I'll just mark that as a "W" for the whole forum.
I stand by what I said, the story came to me unbidden, I didn't go looking for it--I just cleaned off the "afterbirth" so to speak.
I write as part of my job, but writing isn't my job, and I write what other people want to see, not what I want to write. Most of my job involves telecoms and meetings about things that don't interest me. To quote a sage Yuuko, "I wish I could quit this job."
As I stated in a separate post, I'm working on a second story that finally came together for me yesterday. I earned my significantly better half's ire by locking myself in a room for 3 hours and hand writing the whole thing out--ignoring her in the process. Bit scared about the prospect of posting it--I'll inevitably compare it to this one.
Anyhow, muchas gracias for the kind words!
-Blessings
CM
