Years 20

I'm not even going to pretend chapter 20 isn't the wedding chapter.

Chapter 19 

One of the earliest things I needed to figure out when I was thinking about Years is *when* Luce and Haley would get married.

In the Vice!Verse they secretly get married almost as soon as they get together because Haley kidnaps Sky to a satellite ship and wants Luce to be his next of kin if something happens to him. I couldn't really come up with an equivalent for this serial---especially since  same sex marriage wasn't legal in Nevada until 2014. 

I kind of liked the idea of them being older when they got married and for Nova to be a little bit more of an active participant.

Somebody asked about picspirations and honestly, IDK but just image all the adults are hot

I Drive Myself Crazy

I've been listening to my old playlists (I've given up on finding new music) and I saw an inspy playlist in my library called LSAM and drove myself crazy for an hour trying to figure out what it was for. I tried looking at the dates I added songs and coorlated them to blog posts but that didn't get me anywhere.

Then I searched my docs and saw LSAM was the document name for Pulse but I still didn't know what LSAM stood for. It bugged me and then on a whim I searched my blog and I guess I originally called Pulse Let's Solve A Murder...there is no point to this story, it just took up a lot of my brain space.

Chapter 20

CPShawna: Okay, SHV, how much from Lile did we still for this one ?

 

Recap
In 2015 Luce and Nova take Haley to Ceasers Palace where Luce pops the question. Haley says yes and is walking on air but six months later then he finds out Nova shoplifted a very expensive makeup palette. Let's skip ahead to 2016...

Years 20

Playlist

An Extra 90s Playlist For Some Reason ?
-1- Truly, Madly, Deeply by Savage Garden

-2- Hold on by Wilson Phillips

-3- Born to Make You Happy by Britney Spears 

-4-  Blonde Sun  by Angus Maude

When Life Gives You... Years 18/19

Years 17
In Chapter 17Haley turns 40 and Luce surprises him by taking him to a party Maverick is hosting.  I wanted to close the loop on the rough patch of their relationship after his suicide attempt and also show how BDSM is a strong piece of their dynamic. In my original incarnation of this chapter I wanted to show some of Haley's insecurities about his physical appearance (which are mostly PTSD from his relationship with Maxwell) and have him get upset at the party when it really wasn't about Luce. But I think when I finally  wrote the chapter Luce was more in the wrong than I intended.

WIP
I'm kind of in another tough spot with Years at the moment. Writing this serial (and all the AUs) has been surprisingly easy and kind of cathartic. I think I'm on track for a record number of posts this year and I'm hoping not to lose the momentum.  I'm just trying to get the pacing right and keep hitting walls...so that's what I'm dealing with. I want to take a note from Lile and just skip those hard sections but something in my brain won't let me.

I haven't really looked at writing other things, it's occurred to me that I might TDOLL either Sunshine, Nova or one of the AUs.

Chapters 18 + 19

Recap
Haley turns 40 and Luce takes him to a BDSM party that gets them out of their rut and reignites the flames...

* Double Chapter Post *
Chapter 18
Playlist
-1- Whitby by Stephan Moccio
-2- Can I Call you Tonight

Chapter 19

-1- Locked out of Heaven by Bruno Mars
-2- Till The World Ends by Britney Spears
-3- I Like Me Better by Lauv