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I can confide in you that I do not like Allan very much either. He is a tough character to describe 🙁

I’m glad you resisted the urge! Rasmus is a strong enough character that he deserves authenticity!

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I’m glad you recognize the conflict. That’s why the chapter was so hard to write. I had such an urge to let the prince free her.

Alice’s thoughts and feelings felt real to me, based on others I’ve known who are entwined in controlling and abusive relationships. I’m sure it’s hard for Rasmus to realize he can’t fix or rescue her, but he can’t. It’s hard when someone you love is stuck in self-destruction.

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Tusnelda and Martin’s relationship is healthy and it was necessary to start with the healthy relationship before I described Alice’s thoughts.
I had a hard time writing the scene with Alice and Rasmus because I think her choices are so self-harming. She is a bubbly and cheerful woman but she tries to suppress it to adapt to Allan’s whims. Her concluding remark that she was glad men were still attracted to her was almost what hurt most to write 😥

Masato looked so ashamed that his statement almost wrote itself. He has a very varied facial expression.
Tusnelda gave him a plasma bag and in sims, all items are wrapped in gift wrap when handed over.

The lavender image has not been edited. Surroundings around the laboratory provide the opportunity to take some really beautiful landscape photos. The many beautiful natural areas and a fantastic light are some of what I enjoy most in Sims4.

Rasmus (and I) need to move on now. New adventures and dramas await 😀

Thank you for your comment. I’m glad you enjoyed the chapter ❤

I think it was so hard to write Alice’s thoughts as her choices and survival strategies seem so self-destructive and bad 😥
Rasmus will definitely move on 🙂

Oooh, and Tusnelda is apologizing to Masato, too! A gift! How thoughtful. It seems to have done the trick of finally getting Masato to open up. He’s got a point about the hardships of being a vampire but “gullible fool”? Really? Masato has no idea how simple or complicated Rasmus’s life is. Masato still has some developing to do in terms of empathizing with others. Interesting how he complains about vampirism and then doesn’t want a cure though, yes…

I love that picture of lavender in the desert with the lab in the background! Did you edit that? It really stands out to me ^^

Wait, isn’t that the same gym where Rasmus works out with Don and Marcus? Oh, gods. I hope he’s not there today. Allan suddenly doing a 180 and treating Alice much better just makes me angrier at him. He could have been sweet to her the whole time. But he actively chose to be a horror to her, instead. And there’s no telling when he’ll flip on her again.

Oh no, Rasmus was there after all. Oh and this was his happy place with his friends, too. Now it’ll just remind him of Blue and Allan embracing x.x That last bit of thought from Allan is terrifying. Erratic just because she responded with fear to him saying he wanted to punch something? That’s not erratic, that’s a traumatic response to being hurt before. Allan is a powder keg that explodes over the smallest things.

Oh, Rasmus. He can’t help himself, can he? Even though talking to Blue will solve nothing… Oh. Ouch. Poor guy. Maybe this is a good thing? He’ll finally be able to close that door behind him instead of wondering what could be if he’d only do X. It seems Rasmus has realized that, too. I wish him all the best.