Shawna Ruins Your Day

 CPShawna: Did...did you really keep the codename as the actual name ?

SHV: ...What ? It actually kind of works in this case

Things I Learn Doing Research / Shawna Ruins Your Day
During drafting, Virtue was supposed a lot kinkier than it turned out to be. I did a little bit of research (read: lurked on Reddit threads) and decided not to include a lot of it because I wasn't sure I wanted my characters to go there.

Anyway, one thing I learned is some people have a kink for body horror and discovered this Hannibal (the TV show about when they were young) fan fiction where Hannibal kidnaps Will, the main male character from the show, tries to kind of  infantilizes him and when he doesn't cooperate Hannibal surgicially removes a body parts and...eats them in front of him. It was so bonkers  and just the most grossily horrific thing I've ever read. I didnt' actually get that far but I had to talk about it because while I'd like to be more edgier I'm not sure I could EVER go there. It was also surprisingly well written so I can't get the mental images out of my head. I  think at the end of the story Will has to eat some of himself too...*cringe* *cringe*

Up All Night To Get Lucky
Um, anyway I am having an amazing experience writing Lucky. The idea popped in my head and rolled around for about two weeks and I banged out 10,000 words without even thinking about it. It's been really freeing not having outlines.

Lucky takes place in the Vice world and I think I've created my first Vice adjacent character who is a tried and true Cinnamon Roll...and I don't know what to do with them. Also, no, you have not met this character yet.

UL Update
So, I totally forgot about the UL thing I was working on. I really want to share what I have but I want to get through this Vice stuff first. I still haven't finished it but it's like super domestic-ish women's fiction-y thing.

Moving On...Glassdoor
I was originally going to do this in one big chunk but I split into two parts because I'm stalling while I work on the next thing it has a natural break point in the story


Recap
This is a Maxwell POV and it takes place a few weeks after the assassination attempt in Sweet Prince:

Haley turns sharply, changing targets. He aims the barrel of the gun to the Attorney General’s 5-year-old daughter who was crying, sitting in a chair by herself across the table from her father.

And pulls the trigger.

The moment the trigger is pulled Haley is tackled by the protective service. His bullet misses the little girl and the gun flies out of his hand in the scuffle.

 Glassdoor takes place after  everything I've done this year, so it's all after Bright Lines, Sweet Prince and Virtue...well, except for that last scene in Virtue. It's the lead up to the last scene.


Glassdoor Part 1
Playlist
-1- The Light by New Leaf
-2- We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow by Soko
-3-  R U OKAY by Aryay