I imagine that's exactly what it felt like. As well as Sharon seeming to gloat over her predicament - but also that Cally needed to see her that way. (Though really, she did her a huge favor either way! Grrr. Hate Cally-hate.)
Writing that was one of those eye-opening moments for me. (I, uh, figure out a lot of things about characters as I write them. Kind of like my brain finally agrees to tell me what my opinion really is. Heh.) Anyway, yeah, Cally couldn't have reacted any other way to Boomer's visit. And it does irk me that so many made that moment one more reason for their Cally-hate.
The fairy-tale conceit works so well as both a window into Cally's mind and a way of adding a sense of tension and grandeur to the story.
It's funny, I didn't start out with the fairy tale; then when I had the idea I thought it was really weird, but it wouldn't go away. So there ya go.
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I imagine that's exactly what it felt like. As well as Sharon seeming to gloat over her predicament - but also that Cally needed to see her that way. (Though really, she did her a huge favor either way! Grrr. Hate Cally-hate.)
Writing that was one of those eye-opening moments for me. (I, uh, figure out a lot of things about characters as I write them. Kind of like my brain finally agrees to tell me what my opinion really is. Heh.) Anyway, yeah, Cally couldn't have reacted any other way to Boomer's visit. And it does irk me that so many made that moment one more reason for their Cally-hate.
The fairy-tale conceit works so well as both a window into Cally's mind and a way of adding a sense of tension and grandeur to the story.
It's funny, I didn't start out with the fairy tale; then when I had the idea I thought it was really weird, but it wouldn't go away. So there ya go.