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It's getting hot in here...

 

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A lot of Maverick's  life was inspired by this video from The Cut. I'm not sure how much of this interview is staged but I lifted the idea of porn star roomates directly from here.



In my quest to sort of see what the trade show AEX is based on was like I looked at some adult film star social media and watched some vlogs. The industry is almost exclusively cam shows and Onlyfans content which has put pretty much everyone else out of business. Companies like Fallwater and Virtue can't really succeed.

I watched  pieces of some terrible documentaries about Cam Girls (these isn't a lot of articles or sources  about men who do this) and it is interesting to see the devotion of their fans who feel like they have a relationship with these women. The women are aggressive about getting their money so that's why I added a lot of ads in Maverick's podcast. Anyway, that about sums up my scandalous  XXX research.

Blogger
I did a little bit of a blog refresh, I'll probably change it as I try to remember how to do this. I haven't changed my blog in almost 6 years so I'm a little rusty.

Chapter 17
Recap 
Haley and Luce are living together and working on bringing the romance back to their relationship but something  is still not clicking. Meanwhile Grayson is diagnosed with ADHD and Haley is trying to figure that out too...

Chapter 17
Playlist
-1- Out of My League by Fitz and The Tantrums
-2- I Got You by Jessie J
-3- Feel My Needs by Weiss
-4- Almost by Hozier

Pretty Colors: Years

 

 

Dear Lile,

 It's just now occurring to me I have no idea what Lile meant when she said something about chapter 15 and 16 of Years being like AYC. Those chapters had a lot of domesticity and parent/child stuff...

My Madness

So, I learned something new about my Microsoft:

 

 

I think I've mentioned before I color code drafts. The color-coding thing has really come full circle in Years. Previously, I used color coding to outline UL and Compulsion but now I'm using it both to outline and write Years. I'm normally more of a pantser but I had to outline my last few serials to make sure the years were lining up. When I zoom out my draft  looks like this (this isn't the whole thing but you get the idea) :

I like using colors because then I can easily spot where one chapter ends and another begins. I also just like typing in pretty colors!

Years 16

Recap

After Luce's suicide attempt he moves in with his brother Rias and spends the next year and a half working to get better. He is able to end the conservatorship by going to therapy and even finding a part time job teaching math at a community college. He and Haley make amends and Luce moves back in but things between them still aren't exactly the way they used to be, especially in the bedroom...

Years 16
Playlist
-1- Electric Feel by MGMT
-2- Please Keep Loving Me by James TW
-3- Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli

-4- Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding

Yola.com Would Never: Years 14 + 15

*stares in new Blogger*

 

Years Thirteen

 
Update: It's been a while, I guess I should add a recap ? In chapter 13 36-year-old Haley and 4-year-old Grayson have been living in Luce and Sara's condo for over a year.  When being Luce's caregiver becomes too much, Haley hires outside nurses but Luce's depression, overwhelming medical debt and mood swings get the better of him and he attempts suicide by having Grayson put medicine down his feeding tube when Haley is away on a overnight trip to film segments for a "buzzfeed for porn" website.

Luce is rushed to the hospital and Haley is questioned by CPS. Okay to the post:

In chapter 13  I wanted to explore the tensions among Haley, Luce and Sara occupying the same space. I've always seen Sara and Haley as having a good relationship and working together even if they aren't emotionally close.  Sara is kind of a distant person. I've sort of been flying close to the Lucely timeline in the Vice!Verse but now we've gotten to some years that aren't even alluded to in the Vice!Verse.

Years 14 + 15
I feel like these chapters are the very beginning of another tonal shift. A lighter one believe it or not.


Recap
Luce is two years into his recovery and struggling with depression. When Haley goes to California to shoot a freelance videos, Luce takes advantage of Grayson to commit suicide. Luce is under a conversvatorship by his brother but Haley is left responsible. This picks up six months later...

Chapter 14
Playlist
-1- Like Everybody Else by Lennon Stella
-2- Torn by Boyce 
-3-  Faith by Sleeping At Last
Chapter 15
-1- Concrete Jungle by Au/Ra
-2- Sideways by Citizen Cope 
-3- You Keep Lifting Me by  Amber Run