Okay, so since I can't play Sarah Palmer at
a_trialbyfire for character relation overlapping reasons, I've decided to write fic about what it would be like if I
did. I've been thinking up a long multi-part fic where Sarah comes in and causes general discord in Tom's life, which drives him to rip his bracelet off, which in turn eventually causes Alex to lose his mind, too.
Unfortunately, I'm writing the parts out of order. You're just going to have to deal with it. Sorry. And Sarah's not even really in this part. 8l Whatever.
I can see myself completely rewriting this at a later date. Pretty much, I want to put a playlist together to listen to while I write it. I tried to just put my entire music collection on shuffle and search for the creepy/tense songs, but that didn't really work out too well. I'd get irritated and settle on something less than stellar, and thus the part of the fic I wrote while listening to such a song comes out shitty. You'll see it. Some parts are just better written than others.
I also want to expand the beginning a bit more, where Alex first walks into Tom's house. I want more creepy Silent Hill-type "what's going to happen" buildup in there.
But it's just a first draft, ok. Give me a break. The fun thing about this part is that it can totally stand on its own as a fic, so you don't need any backstory. c:
I have a lot of problems writing action-heavy scenes, so I'll probably have to do some really heavy editing on those parts, too. It's my big problem as a writer, and I'm trying to work on it.
( Lucky shot. 2,258 words. )