PRESS PLAY (music WIP, prologue, chapter 1-3, 200k words; !UPDATED May 10th!)

PEAK IS OUT! Omg I’m so excited, I absolutely adore the mental health representations in this

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at the end i also started to cry, thank you
also x2 i have like 20 saves because i need to know everything :drooling_face:
also x3 ANGEEEELLLLLL

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literally saving me!! as i’m taking a break from boring work i see i’ll have this to look forward to!!! angel my love i’m coming for you…

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Fuck yeah! New update!

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  1. YAY that’s such a compliment
  2. definitely try as much as you can!! you may be in for some surprises, especially based on what you get up to at the party
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Only done one run so far but Stevie, my love, I :flushed_face:. This is so good, I made a save at the start of chapter 3 so now I gotta go try out other things but Stevie know you are living in my head rent free.

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What a wonderful thing to hear :relieved_face:

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Just made it through chapter 3.

Angel was given more depth in this chapter, I feel like I understand his character a bit better. Stevie is a very well written character. Her personality is consistent, and she seems honest.

My first play through has been pursuing Lincoln with a FEM MC, he has been a wonderful RO. He just seems a little awkward and like social norms are not on his radar. The kind of person who “anxiety fears”.

I am also excited to learn how much of an impact the choice to have a good relationship with Zima or not has on the story.

Great job finishing up release of chapter 3, looking forward to more!

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I finally got the Stevie smooch! My life is complete.

And I gotta say I love Russell Graham because of his ways in the studio with Zima just reminds me of how Rick Rubin did that with Slipknot by constantly pushing them over the limit that they almost mentally broke during recording the Vol. 3 album

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This update came at the perfect time for me after being brain fried from exams.

I adore the poly romance scene at the end. It’s very vivid writing and highlights the personalities of each character very well. Very curious to see the consequences play out.

I do love to codedive. Have you decided against sharing it?

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Okay so I just did the take the pill then do a line of cocaine and holy shit. You nailed it about how it would feel and take this from a guy that used to abuse those kind of drugs. Kinda thought there’d be a bit more about it from the others in the band and outside since Maddox wanted to show the others.

I also suspect that the line “I’m falling higher and higher” that we’ve seen so far is going to be a lyric to the band’s magus opus near the end

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before I wondered if it was possible to fall in love with a wip now I know the answer… I will buy roses and chocolates for you

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Been on the site for a decade+.

This feels like a hit.

Definitely keeping an eye on this WIP.

Enjoy the process, celebrate the highs, push through the lows, and just take steady steps forward.

You’re a talented writer with a clear voice and have a really compelling story to share with us.

Writing’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon.

Thanks for sharing your story with all of us.

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It’s a pretty rare thing that my buddy Bryce comments on a WIP that he enjoys. That’s like a badge of honor right there.

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I’m so happy this got updated

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Oh my god, how do I keep forgetting how funny you are?

KOMEDY!

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Seriously, how?

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Just finished the update, and I love this WIP and your writing so much!

Especially loving playing a needy MC with mother-hen Stevie. Every interaction between them is just perfect! Their dynamic is so unique, and I hope we’ll get to see more of other characters reacting to it in the future!

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the epic highs and lows in this one, dude :sob: the end of the update is CRAZY!! there was so much fun and love between everyone, i get my kiss with angel we’re all having a great time everything is looking up for the band, and then the whiplash at the end to see just a peek at where it’ll all end up… I am tormented!!! it’s So good!!!

it was fun to reload and see the different things happening at the party. agreeing with angel, i am a sophie hater. but first and foremost it’s on maddox to arrive on time to the christmas party and not blow everyone off all the time to go be with her instead. and also to maybe not immediately abandon his friend to their fate because Ooh My Girlfriend’s Here! after he recognizes they’re tripping balls and he says he wants to take them back to the others lmao. but nonetheless i am invested in seeing where this goes with him.

also of course i loved getting to the Truce with zima. i know people like to torment stevie with unrequited feelings, but i did that with zima instead lmao. and they’d already be justified in being upset about what happened but that adds a little extra juice to it… i love drama… but maybe it can make eventually getting back to a friendship even sweeter, so i will be very excited to see how that plays out.

also zima’s thing with love dagger and being defensive in that short conversation with him, and the interview bit before that alludes to something having happened feels pretty ominous! you are really good at making this sense of foreboding with little things like that together. and then of course everything is like…we’re bffs having such a great time experiencing this together → cut to: pov of everyone much older, looking back wistfully on what was lost somewhere along the way :(… point being there’s this atmosphere or vibe or whatever you wanna call it that comes in and out like the tides when we switch between the past and present, and i’m basically obsessed i guess lmfao. it’s cinema.

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I’m comiiiiing!Update…love…i’m soooo like this…
Although it’s still too early, I’m already looking forward to the next update!!
BUT!Keep your own pace!love u!!

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