"No!" Dominic said, panicked and shocked. "No, you were speaking Spanish." Me: ... You DUMBASS.
*grumpy huff* Damn it, Dominic.
I just feel so horrible for Matt. The way you wrote him, I was A.) totally with him when he was giving Dominic hell, and B.) just clutching my head in misery when he was alone. The image of him sobbing in a newly painted room in his place gutted me -- the idea of being in the middle of fresh surroundings and having everything it all feel old already, because things feel over already. It's the worst.
Matthew had vehemently questioned him on his character and he had childishly stalked out of the house because he wasn't ready to admit out loud that he was a vile human being.
As much as I'm seething at Dominic, I also really relate to this. I have a hard time admitting I'm wrong and accepting criticism -- so the only step forward turns into either fight or flight. Start projecting accusation onto the other person, or get out before anything else can happen. It's a hard thing to get past.
There was something Dominic wasn't telling him and, on top of feeling as though he had been used for physical pleasure, he felt like Dominic was lying to him, keeping secrets for no other reason than his refusal to admit he was wrong. In his heart, he knew that Dominic would not have kissed him if it meant nothing.
AND HE KNOWS!! That's the most painful thing about this chapter -- Matthew knows exactly what's probably going on, despite Dominic's fears and fronts. He knows it's bullshit. Dominic knows it's bullshit.
... And Julia knows that whatever's going on is bullshit, too, lol... Points to her for how she handled drunk!Dominic. Level voice, simple sentences, blunt logic. She doesn't put up with his bullshit... and REALLY won't put up with the rest of it when she finds out. *frets*
This is why people have to hold me back when I watch my favorite shows and movies. I'm always in immediate danger of cutting a bitch. XD
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"No!" Dominic said, panicked and shocked. "No, you were speaking Spanish."
Me: ... You DUMBASS.
*grumpy huff* Damn it, Dominic.
I just feel so horrible for Matt. The way you wrote him, I was A.) totally with him when he was giving Dominic hell, and B.) just clutching my head in misery when he was alone. The image of him sobbing in a newly painted room in his place gutted me -- the idea of being in the middle of fresh surroundings and having everything it all feel old already, because things feel over already. It's the worst.
Matthew had vehemently questioned him on his character and he had childishly stalked out of the house because he wasn't ready to admit out loud that he was a vile human being.
As much as I'm seething at Dominic, I also really relate to this. I have a hard time admitting I'm wrong and accepting criticism -- so the only step forward turns into either fight or flight. Start projecting accusation onto the other person, or get out before anything else can happen. It's a hard thing to get past.
There was something Dominic wasn't telling him and, on top of feeling as though he had been used for physical pleasure, he felt like Dominic was lying to him, keeping secrets for no other reason than his refusal to admit he was wrong. In his heart, he knew that Dominic would not have kissed him if it meant nothing.
AND HE KNOWS!! That's the most painful thing about this chapter -- Matthew knows exactly what's probably going on, despite Dominic's fears and fronts. He knows it's bullshit. Dominic knows it's bullshit.
... And Julia knows that whatever's going on is bullshit, too, lol... Points to her for how she handled drunk!Dominic. Level voice, simple sentences, blunt logic. She doesn't put up with his bullshit... and REALLY won't put up with the rest of it when she finds out. *frets*
This is why people have to hold me back when I watch my favorite shows and movies. I'm always in immediate danger of cutting a bitch. XD
LE SIGH. Another gripping installment. :)