It was time to tell HC Merrin, my favorite author, what I thought about his sapphic spicy chapters. All. Fifty. Pages.

  Ayela: ready?

  HC: no

  Ayela: wanna run away?

  HC: kinda

  Ayela: tell me what you’re thinking right now

  HC: no

  Ayela: HC, come on, you’ve gotta talk about this

  HC: how bad is it?

  Ayela: tell me how you feel about what you’ve written

  HC: arghhhh. it was torture

  Ayela: and now that it’s done?

  HC: I want to burn it

  Ayela: it’s not bad enough to burn. I don’t think you should burn it.

  HC: really?

  Ayela: of course not! it’s their first time, HC, and it’s yours

  HC: lol. omg. this is nonsense

  Ayela: I’m glad you see that. better?

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  HC: yeah. thx for being gentle to this WLW smut virgin

  Ayela: lol. omg, this is too funny

  HC: and horrifying

  Ayela: okay, so, I have some ideas

  HC: oh god

  Ayela: that’s what she said

  HC: HAAAAAAA

  Ayela: or maybe she didn’t say it enough

  HC: NOOOOOOOO

  Ayela: that’s defs not what she said

  HC: YESSSSSSSSS

  Ayela: that’s what the scene needs: more of that

  HC: I know! LMAO. It took them fifty pages

  Ayela: and a lot of cleaning supplies.

  HC: that sounds kinda dirty

  Ayela: only it wasn’t

  HC: LOL. OMG. okay, I can fix it, right?

  Ayela: you tell me. I mean, if this were an experience you were having in your personal life, is this how it would go?

  HC: no way

  Ayela: so, make some adjustments. You can keep all the lead up, or a lot of the lead up, but take some of it out. Separate those endless pages so they can be used in other chapters, right? Can you do that?

  HC: I doubt anyone ever needs to have such a clean house

  Ayela: lol, well, the tenderness and intimacy between the two of them is special, and I’d hate to lose that.

  HC: thanks. I love that aspect of them too. But, it’s long winded, I know. Because I had a hard time writing what needed to happen.

  Ayela: yeah, it reads that way, HC. You know I don’t want to put you down or make fun of you, right?

  HC: oh, I know, Ayela, you probably hate criticizing me, and that’s what makes this okay. You’re not being critical. If anything, you’re trying to help me. I appreciate that. Right. We don’t have to keep talking about it. You’re not telling me anything I don’t already know. I can edit. I can fix it.

  Ayela: there is one other thing

  HC: oh god

  Ayela: it’s the knees, HC

  HC: knees? the kisses?

  Ayela: lol, no, keep that bit. it’s hot. This, HC: why would anyone get on their knees for a handy?

  HC: LMAO. LOL. Oh god. I think I’m gonna die right now.

  Ayela: Do you need help writing a tongue scene?

  HC: oh jesus, no, please dear god can this conversation be over

  Ayela: it cannot. I am saving you from embarrassing yourself

  HC: is that what you’re doing?

  gif of shame

  Ayela: so, either tongue whilst on knees, or take out the knees and find another posture.

  HC: lol. omg, the most important part, and I really couldn’t pull it off, could I?

  Ayela: well, I’m not sure how to answer that since pulling isn’t required

  HC: oh hell, my stomach hurts I’m laughing so hard

  Ayela: we’re done now. I believe in you, and I expect a revised copy within 56 hours.

  HC: you got it.

  Ayela: ??

  HC: ?? And Ayela, thx. You’re a gem.

  Ayela: I know. ??

  He was adorable, truly. And yeah, I laughed at him behind his back. Kindly. With love. And giggles.