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Oh my god. Kies first day at the kook academy was chapter 6?!!?!! If you’d told me it was like chapter 10-like 13 I would have believed u how has it been so long since then omg!! NOT that I’m complaining I will read as much of this fic as u will give me but like wow it’s long I didn’t even realise it was that early on that things started to go downhill!! Honestly when I think about the early chapters of this fic I always remember them being lil babies and having only read it once (that will be changing don’t worry), I thought them being babies lasted longer than it clearly did. Some specific memories I have of the early chapters: the flag pole race to tannyhill, and jj and kie making fun of John bs fan club on the dock at the chateau! Thinking of those moments in the fic is literally like they are my own vague childhood memories that’s so strange
my friend, I know. chapter 6 feels like a decade ago! when I went to check I was certain it was 9, and then I had to keep clicking the previous chapter button and i was like “oh no”
And I also thought I spent more time on the young Pogues than I did, lol. I never really re-read pltc myself because I’ll immediately spiral into a panic-induced editing fit, but when I have to look back for continuity or for references I always feel like the Young Pogue Chapters lasted a lot longer. the lil baby pogues were so much lol
And oh my lord, you are bringing up scenes even I forgot. The race at Tanneyhill! John B’s Fan Club! The Pogue Lyfe T-Shirt Company, for all of John B’s Rejects. God, it really does feel like a while ago. I know what you mean when you say they feel like your own vague memories - every time someone mentions something in the first couple of chapters, I’m like “oh yeah I remember that” and it’s all nostalgic and stuff. the fact that you also feel that way literally blows my mind. the fact that you pay enough attention to it enough to remember it is insane.
thank you so much, anon, this ask made my day 🥰 I’ll be panicking about the nostalgia of pltc and the fact that it’s ending if anyone wants to join me.
#obx#pltc#I literally sent this to Carissa and said “this is too nice to be real”#I love hearing what parts of pltc stick with people lol#there’s scenes I wish I included looking back on it but ohh well#also#I’m going to re-edit some of it at some point#(I think my writing has improved ((or at least I hope it did)) so I want to fix the first few chapters as much as I can)#I also might update the summary at some point#I feel like the summary.... not a great reflection of the story lol#3rd grade jj and jb as so far away I hardly remember it#honestly pltc feels like a fever dream at some points#some people have read it and told me ~oh I just read this part~#and I’m like ~oh yes that part~#then I furiously control f the fic to find what they are reading LOL#also!!!#when people mention the parts of pltc they like to me#I usually end up writing them into future chapters#just because I like to know what sticks out to people and circle back to that#so will we see a reference to the tanneyhill race or John b’s fan club in further chapters??#maybe 🤷🏼♀️#no promises but I am feeling nostalgic lol
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