Page 188 (Patreon)

Well, we are at a point where there will be quicker posts for a few weeks since the upcoming scenes are nearly 100% complete for quite a few pages, which is somewhat of a relief. This story has been a part of my life for 5 years! Nearly every single day is spent working on some aspect.

I started a Patreon because I wanted to feel that I needed to finish, no matter what. And yes, I will finish. But for the next 12 or so pages, they only need dialogue. Sounds simple, right? But often, my mind changes slightly when I'm writing this story. Or, in some cases, I catch a storyline issue. Those are the worst!

When you plot out the story on a page, have reference sketches (storyboards). Sometimes, in reality, the scene might not work as intended. I hate when that happens because I have to redo that section from scratch.

I say this because this fucking page has been a thorn in my ass for a very long time. Initially, there was no dialogue. But thinking about Holton's personality, it just didn't feel right. He and Fintan play a lot of games to keep their time together more interesting. Fintan gets worked up if Holton talks dirty or is vocal in some way. But Holton is a teddy bear at heart and couldn't see him being overly vulgar and maybe a bit goofy, as evidenced by the last time they messed around. So this was rewritten months and months ago, and I still question the direction. But happy nonetheless. The only thing I can do to stop my madness is to post it to solidify it.

I love that Fintan and Holton are in love. I may do a short on how they met, as well as Noah and Teak.