HB29: My Bloody Valentine (challenge 102) PG13

[Catmoon]

Such fun, cat!


And your boy banter really is the best.

Thank you. Compliments from a writer of perfection such as yourself are always a thrill.

[Moonlighter]

Ahhh! I thought we would find out what Mick did for Beth, too, but you're right -- other writers will cover that. Yours was a new and interesting take on the traditional Valentine's Day stories.

I am working my way through the Challenge Fics, but obviously I have not gotten to these yet because I know I would have been all over this! My two favorite lines are from Mick though:

"You mean like I take her out for some breaking and entering, capped off by a candlelight dinner in the morgue?” Mick asked.

He knows his Beth, doesn't he? And this:

“Do me a favor?” Mick asked. “When you come up with it – don’t invite me.”

...was just our Mick backwards and forwards. But it did seem like the two big brothers teasing the younger one. Very cute, Cat. (Moonlighter wanders off to find some lovely Valentine's Day fics in the heat of a June afternoon.....)

[redwinter101]

Call me greedy, but I want to know what Mick got Beth!! Or maybe I'll just hope that's for another story...

I loved this - light, filled with the joy of shared memories, and this made me laugh out loud:

“I knew a gay vamp once who was partial to lavender,” Josef quipped.

Perfect.

Red

[redwinter101]

Now I've got here again - just in order this time.

Red

[cassysj]

Cat I always loved your flare with humor. I enjoyed the Jay/Shay

[aolver]

How I miss Catmoon. Wonder where she is these days.

[allegrita]

This story contains a great depiction of some guys' dismay and confusion about what to get their lady friends for Valentine's Day! Poor Mick, he needs to relax a bit. And Josef is right, jewelry is almost always a perfect gift.

I love the idea of a vampire celebration of St. Valentine. Jay and Shay sure do know how to have a good time. I think that's part of what keeps them young.

That last scene with the rose is gorgeously written. You're such a poet, Cat.

[Catmoon]

I don't wear jewelry, so I'd be more apt to prefer Mick's suggestion.

Thank you so much. I admit that I love the last scene myself. It's quintessential JayShay.


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I suppose I need to say something about my long absence from Facebook. I'm currently locked out and haven't been able to get back on yet, but even if I could, the severe depression and anxiety I'm going through currently are making my fantasy world in fandom the only place I can deal with without panic attacks. Yes, I'm a horrible person and all that, I know. It is what it is.

This story contains a great depiction of some guys' dismay and confusion about what to get their lady friends for Valentine's Day! Poor Mick, he needs to relax a bit. And Josef is right, jewelry is almost always a perfect gift.

I love the idea of a vampire celebration of St. Valentine. Jay and Shay sure do know how to have a good time. I think that's part of what keeps them young.

That last scene with the rose is gorgeously written. You're such a poet, Cat.

[allegrita]

It's not horrible to go into self-protection mode when you need to, honey. Please feel free to curl up here whenever you need to.
This is a no-pressure zone, including no pressure to post. If you just want to hang out, you're very welcome.

[Catmoon]

It's not horrible to go into self-protection mode when you need to, honey. Please feel free to curl up here whenever you need to.
This is a no-pressure zone, including no pressure to post. If you just want to hang out, you're very welcome.

Thank you. That's exactly what I needed to hear right now. I'm working on reinforcing to myself that I deserve to be accepted as I am, faults and all.

[allegrita]

[allegrita]

I really like this story. It does a great job of illustrating that in their long lives, vamps probably sample all the options regarding love. Sometimes on the same night. I love the easy banter in the pool scene. Mick might be a kid in Shane and Josef's eyes, but he holds his own pretty well. And I have faith that he gave Beth a memorable and happy first married Valentine's Day.

I love your final scene, Cat. The rose and its thorns are very apt for Josef and Shane.