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  1. To Anon: Thanks! It's been a while since I've had to listen to/speak/learn Spanish, so I'm rusty on these things. To chibikodo: So far, so good. Lautaro's getting there. Now it's up to Teo to fix the rest of his life on his own. He can't blame Lautaro anymore. XD Thanks for reviewing! To Ghoti-Umbrella: Teo's obviously still a little tense, freaking out over a guy on Grindr, lol. We're getting near the end, and it should be a happy one, promise. To v confused: Yeah, Lautaro sticks to his guns when he wants to. He should be fine. Anything is better than being homeless and addicted to heroin... unless it's being homeless and addicted to heroin in Guatemala. DX But I think Lautaro's good for now. Teo's getting there. This is a process for him, so I promise at least one more power play scene before I end it. Thanks for reviewing!
  2. To chibikodo: Lautaro will finally have the chance to do this, but not without sacrifices. Sometimes it takes something drastic to change your life. Clint is slowly learning how to deal with relationships, lol. To romancelover: This last chapter is out of the frying pan and into the fire for Lautaro. DX To TickledPickle: Thanks!
  3. Chapter 2: The Market To jennifer: I promise that there are no abusive relationships in Zhas's future. There are sometimes strange and unusual relationships, but luckily Hassal and his ilk are in Zhas's past. I'm excited that you're excited! To amoxi: Summaries are pretty hard for me to write, especially without spoilers (because I didn't want to mention Maarik's name, in case someone hasn't read the first one). Plus I know the story is kind of ... odd. It's the only slash story I've found set in a faux medieval African setting, and while it is slavefic, it's not really about sex slavery, which seems to be something people like. XD But I'm glad that it can still be enjoyed by people despite how different it is. But what you said makes total sense. No point in investing yourself in the first few chapters if you don't like the meat of it. I've read stories that I started out skimming but then got super into it and had to go back and read. I'm glad you love drama, cuz there's lots of it. XD Oh man, Emo Cowboy is so old (though I still love the characters-- I just think they've evolved since then). Dialogue and character interaction are my favorite things to write. I could write a whole book of just dialogue, ehe. Thanks for reading! To Mona Thompson: Yes, Zhas becomes much more independent now, though you can see in Chapter 2 that he still has a lot to learn (and mistakes to make). Mistakes are how you learn though, so he'll get there. Maarik is... complicated, and while I don't really see him having a soft side, he's not completely unreasonable. He will eventually appreciate Zhas's contributions, though he won't easily admit it. Thanks for reading!
  4. To chibikodo: Yeah, Lautaro and Teo should get their funds together to hire a hit man or something. XD In Chapter 22, it mentions that Teo's family is from Ciudad Juarez, which is insanely dangerous and rife with gangs, so paranoia about corrupt cops is in his blood. DX He's being overly cautious, but they did almost kill him, so he's not eager to step on any toes. Leafy: I understand laziness for sure, aha. I'm glad you liked the picture! Clint turned out pretty well. Teo and Clint are always amidst some kind of relationship drama, but in the end they work it out. Lautaro always complicates things, unfortunately. :T Drug addiction is a terrible thing. Aww, thank you. I love cheese and drama and dorky people being dorks, as long as in the end everyone respects each other and gets along. I mean, I think "serious" authors lose something when they try to be too "edgy" or "different" with characters because real life people act in cheesy, cliché ways sometimes, and so I try to capture that without it being a "roll your eyes" moment. I love adorable things. Adorable animals, adorable clothing, adorable people... they make me happy. So I write what makes me happy. Thanks again!
  5. Replies to last chapter of Book 1: Thank you to Avelynn, dragon04, and Detrix for your replies. To jjma: Thank you! I've decided to put up the second book because I got a decent number of replies. For other works that aren't on my AFF account, you can always visit my fictionpress account, which is here. To A: Thank you. Mystery man will get met about halfway through Book 2. My Fictionpress name is Wanda Walker, so you can always Google it. Or go to the link I put in the reply above this one. There are other stories on there too, including The Solider and His Servant, the original story that The Sponsors was a spin-off of. To amoxi: Thanks for the long reply! Those are my favorite. I don't blame you for skipping the first chapters, cuz I do that all the time, lol. And the first chapter is really dense, even though it's actually pretty important later. So it's good you went back and read it or else you'd be a little confused about that coin that Zhas loves so much. XD And yeah, I have a thing for making handsome guys into total assholes and the less attractive ones as decent people. Hassal is the only real "hot" sponsor-- most of them are older and suffer the side-effects of age, be that wrinkles or extra weight or scars or whatever. As for Maarik and Zhas... I'll keep my mouth shut on that one. XD I'd love to become the author people come to recognize as the one who makes average people interesting. That's my one goal in life (seriously). Now that I'm putting the chapters up on AFF, you can read them here or there (FP is a bit ahead though). You can also read my other junk, if you want. Thanks for reading! To Mona Thompson: Thanks! Maarik is definitely an improvement to Hassal, even if he's kind of a jerk at the same time. Thank you for reading and reviewing!
  6. To Leafy: No worries. I know it can be a pain to review, so I don't blame anyone for not doing so, ha. I'm glad you've been enjoying the story so much. :3 Once this story ends, there's always others. I'm glad you love Teo, cuz I love him too. He works pretty well with Clint, despite their differences. I don't think Lautaro should be pitied either. What he needs is a really good therapist and a reliable place to stay. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that's going to happen. :/ I don't like stories in which the two main characters are mega attractive because I can't relate. I'm a pretty average person on the looks scale, so I relate most to people whose looks are average. And just because someone is "average" doesn't mean their significant other can't think they're the hottest person on the planet. Plus if a person is average, their self-consciousness over their looks makes more sense. As you can see, this next chapter has the "fall" Teo predicted. :/ Thanks for reviewing! I love reading long reviews, lol. To Mimi: Thanks! I enjoy crushing bubbly hearts, ehe. As Rico mentions, Teo can't be in a fight-free relationship-- he's too volatile. But his apologies are heartfelt, so there's that. I still think Clint was being a douche, but Teo's so determined to make his relationship work that he's willing to overlook Clint's douche tendencies sometimes. XD It's hard to get rid of internalized hatred too. I mean, I had a serious case of internalized misogyny as a middle schooler but eventually learned the error of my ways (way before 32 though, aha. Clint's slow). I appreciate the review! Thanks! To chibikodo: Clint's dumb, lol. It's taken him a long time to get to where he is now, and it'll take longer to shed the rest of his internalized homophobia/misogyny because he grew up so saturated in it. Teo'll help though. :3 I hope you're pouting even harder at the end of Chapter 21. XD Thanks for reviewing! To Ghoti-Umbrella: Happy New Year! Fighting is normal for these two, because Teo is a volatile person and Clint has some pride. The make up sex is probably pretty good though, haha. I will write until my hands fall off, and then I'll have to figure out a way to write with my feet. I'm glad you thought Teo's submission scene was well done, because it was hard to do. Teo's not much of a sub to begin with, but he's got serious baggage about control and relinquishing it. You're right-- he lacks more trust in himself than he does in Clint. Chapter 22 will get more into this. Thanks for the reviews!
  7. To amoxi: Thanks! Don't worry, Rico is a Perfect Boyfriend™. He has terrible taste in women, though. Ashley is probably the first one who is actually as nice to him as he is to her. I'm glad you feel torn, because I've been (sort of) doing that intentionally. It's how Teo feels about Lautaro, at least. He loves him becuase they grew up and explored their sexuality/gender expression together, which means a lot to him. He knows he would not be who he is today without Lautaro's support. But at the same time, he's outgrown Lautaro and can't be what Lautaro needs. It's a complicated relationship, for sure. But you're allowed to hate Marcos. He's the WORST. Thanks for reading! I know the scene in the latest chapter might make you frustrated because oh Teo was SO CLOSE but submission does not come easily to him. Part of it is who he is, but there's also a lot of fear and vulnerability at the core of it. Teo will get there eventually, I think. It was stupid of him to try it after a disastrous encounter with Lautaro. :T To areralin: Lautaro is the one who really gets under Teo's skin. If they met as adults, I don't think they'd even try to have a relationship. But they grew up together, and so they feel a misplaced sort of loyalty to one another. Teo is totally capable of a normal, healthy relationship, which can be seen with Clint-- who he met as a mature adult. Unfortunately, a lot of the baggage and hurt feelings is what ruins Teo's relationship with Lautaro. :/ As you can see, Teo's not quite ready for submission yet. He does trust Clint, but he doesn't really trust himself yet. It means letting go of some preconceived notions of who he is, and what he meant to Lautaro. But I agree Teo could learn something from it. Thanks for reading! To Alexandria: Thanks! To chibikodo: Drama is Lautaro's middle name. His whole life has been one long stream of drama. DX Clint may have had less-than-pure intentions in the whole debacle, but I also think he just wanted Teo to know. I mean, he had to admit he was on Grindr, which probably wasn't the best idea. XD CLINT, THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT.
  8. To Mimi: Thanks! There's not any event in particular that has fueled scenes in my work, but as I consider myself a feminist, feminist themes are common (I hope!) in my work. I definitely don't want to be preachy-- I know that's irritating. So I'm glad I'm not. Teo however is a very strong-willed person who is discriminated against not only because of his race and his sexual orientation, but his gender expression as well, so I try to show that in opposition to Clint, who is not white either but has the advantage of being born upper middle class and masculine (e.g. "straight acting"). I love exploring gender stereotypes and tropes in my work, which is why I so often flock to feminine (and often very strong willed) male characters. Clint's more romantic than he lets on, lol. I try not to make things too cute, but sometimes it wanders into that territory. >_> I love power bottoms for the same reason I love dominant women. I like the idea of the receptive person being the one in control, because so often we assume that person (both a woman or a "bottom" gay man) are the passive ones. In reality, it's just a sex position. The dominance and submission are all in the mind, and I don't like to get them tangled up with gender stereotypes. It's one reason I don't like to read het stuff, because the woman always has to be "the woman" and the man always has to be "the man". If there were more well-written dominatrix stories, I'd be all over those too, ahaha. I'm more comfortable writing Teo dominating than I am with more masculine doms, so clearly I've struck a chord in my own psyche, lol. To VixenBabe: Thanks! I'm getting better at sex scenes, I think. I actually have no real life experience (TMI, maybe?) so most of it is conjecture. And research. And many, many, many fics. Ehehehehe. Plus I've done a lot of reading on the BDSM community, so I know a little bit about it, though obviously not nearly as much as someone who actually participates. I'm looking forward to the fantasies play out too, not only because of the sexy sex but because it can help the characters grow a little. Thanks for the review! To chibikodo: Clint's dad is definitely a tool. I'm shocked Clint survived. DX I hope to show that both of their families have shaped them, how Clint can be afraid of intimacy because he's not used to it and how Teo can be so passionate because his family is like that. They'll figure it out together, I think. Thanks for reviewing!
  9. To amoxi: I have some difficulty with pacing, because I'm always afraid of drawing things out too long (because I do this a lot). So you're right, it was probably too fast. :/ At the same time, this isn't to say that they will be happy with rainbows forever. Plenty of issues can come up while they're dating, for sure. XD And I would like to escalate the sex too, aha. They may feel more comfortable doing things if they're actually together as opposed to sex buddies. Thank you for the pick-me-up! I do feel especially grateful to people who drop me a line on how they like it! 59 reviews ain't too bad-- it's certainly better than what I have on Fictionpress, and Fictionpress has a much bigger audience. SILVER LINING. chibikodo: All the drama ADDS to the sex, yo. XD They're like little kids with temper tantrums. Lautaro will slowly have to retract his claws, but he'll do it kicking and screaming. Lautaro has never led a happy life, and I don't think he knows HOW to. Something has to make him unhappy for him to feel normal.
  10. For Chapter 12: To Leafy: You can hate Clint. Even Clint hates Clint. XD And Clint likes to be slapped, so . . . go ahead and try that, lol. Hopefully this chapter was better for you. Thanks! To Fenrirsboy: Yeah, Clint's an idiot. And a coward. Just like Teo said. DX Clearly not super cowardly though, because he stalked Teo at Silk. Stalking > cowardice. PROGRESS. To Katherine: It was a shitty thing he did. I can understand why someone might not want to confront their maybe-rapist, but yeah, he'll feel guilty as hell for a while for that. To chibikodo: Lautaro and Teo are a bad fit. :T That's for sure. To Mimi: If Clint will learn how to do anything, it's grovel. He is a dumbass though. No shocker there. >_> To Eve_Leigh: Thanks! I get that a lot, that people overlooked my story because of the description and then came back to it and enjoyed it later. Maybe I should start naming my stories something crazy like FUCK ME LIKE YOU MEAN IT. XD NO ONE WOULD PASS OVER THAT. But I'm glad to have you on board.
  11. Author: Wanda Walker Title: Until It Hurts Summary: Teo and Clint couldn’t have come from more different backgrounds. Clint Baker is co-founder of a tech company with a dating life in shambles and an aversion to stepping on toes. Teo Apodaca is a culinary entrepreneur who has an opinion and always feels inclined to share it. While Clint is not thrilled about the date he guilted himself into accepting, he is thrown off and impressed by Teo’s honesty and confidence. Yet despite Teo’s air of invulnerability, he’s hiding a rather turbulent past involving an old friend who suddenly appears after two years MIA. Teo is stuck between a difficult past and the promise of a future love as Clint learns that not all pain has to hurt. Feedback much appreciated Warnings: d/s, dub-con Chapterd Story Link I don't expect anyone to comment in this forum topic, but if you comment on the story itself, my replies are here, if anyone cares. XD
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