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Director's Cut: Evenfall Volume 1 available
The Director's Cut version of Evenfall, Volume 1, is now available for download at inthecompanyofshadows.com! Volume 2 of Evenfall DC will be out by the end of the summer. We'll get the pdf uploaded to GR for download, too, probably tomorrow.
Cool but what the hey is Director's Cut?
tl;dr answer: We're revising/updating the entire series, splitting each book into two volumes, and re-releasing them (still for free!) online. Eventually we'll publish but we needed to do this edit first.
It's just Sonny and me editing so it's definitely not perfect but we think it's also improved on the original.
Improved how? GIVE ME PROOF!
Well, Bossypants, for example the Lou scene now has audio, we cut about 100,000 excess wording of narration and other craziness, and some of the key scenes were generally revised to make more sense.
But it also meant some of the scenes you knew from the previous versions got some minor uplifts, too, that we think helped build the hesitant intimacy Boyd and Hsin developed slowly over the course of Evenfall.
For example, have an excerpt!
"No—" The word wrenched out of Boyd. "Don't."
Sin leaned back in surprise, seeing raw terror in Boyd's face. He looked one heartbeat away from tearing away from Sin and fleeing the room.
Baffled, Sin could only stare. He had no idea what could have caused such an extreme reaction, especially in someone so unemotional as Boyd, and he felt a brief flash of impatience. He didn't know how deep the laceration was or how much blood Boyd had lost. They didn't have time for this shit; not when they were expected at the airport within the next several hours.
But the fear in Boyd's eyes stopped him.
"What if I just rip the part where the wound is?"
Even this suggestion scared Boyd. He remained coiled against the wall like a feral animal. The seconds dragged with Boyd panting harshly, not moving from his position as if he was petrified. It was then that Sin remembered that first day in the car when they'd driven along Dauphin street. The wild look, the labored breathing—the signs of post traumatic stress written all over Boyd's face.
"Fuck." Sin's breath hissed out in a slow exhale. His impatience skyrocketed, but he beat it back and tried to figure out what to do. It was only after Boyd began to tremble that Sin reached up to touch the side of Boyd's neck. "Boyd, I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to stitch up your wound."
Boyd grabbed Sin's wrist but didn't shove his hand away.
"Just that area and nothing else," Sin said, keeping his voice low. He fanned out his fingers to cup Boyd's face again. This time, he moved it up in a slow caress. When Boyd's eyes closed and he leaned into the touch, Sin nearly lost his focus. He swallowed hard. "Just let me fix you."
ERMAHGERRRD GIMME THAT!
Like I said, go download it to your heart's content at www.inthecompanyofshadows.com :)
Cool but what the hey is Director's Cut?
tl;dr answer: We're revising/updating the entire series, splitting each book into two volumes, and re-releasing them (still for free!) online. Eventually we'll publish but we needed to do this edit first.
It's just Sonny and me editing so it's definitely not perfect but we think it's also improved on the original.
Improved how? GIVE ME PROOF!
Well, Bossypants, for example the Lou scene now has audio, we cut about 100,000 excess wording of narration and other craziness, and some of the key scenes were generally revised to make more sense.
But it also meant some of the scenes you knew from the previous versions got some minor uplifts, too, that we think helped build the hesitant intimacy Boyd and Hsin developed slowly over the course of Evenfall.
For example, have an excerpt!
"No—" The word wrenched out of Boyd. "Don't."
Sin leaned back in surprise, seeing raw terror in Boyd's face. He looked one heartbeat away from tearing away from Sin and fleeing the room.
Baffled, Sin could only stare. He had no idea what could have caused such an extreme reaction, especially in someone so unemotional as Boyd, and he felt a brief flash of impatience. He didn't know how deep the laceration was or how much blood Boyd had lost. They didn't have time for this shit; not when they were expected at the airport within the next several hours.
But the fear in Boyd's eyes stopped him.
"What if I just rip the part where the wound is?"
Even this suggestion scared Boyd. He remained coiled against the wall like a feral animal. The seconds dragged with Boyd panting harshly, not moving from his position as if he was petrified. It was then that Sin remembered that first day in the car when they'd driven along Dauphin street. The wild look, the labored breathing—the signs of post traumatic stress written all over Boyd's face.
"Fuck." Sin's breath hissed out in a slow exhale. His impatience skyrocketed, but he beat it back and tried to figure out what to do. It was only after Boyd began to tremble that Sin reached up to touch the side of Boyd's neck. "Boyd, I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to stitch up your wound."
Boyd grabbed Sin's wrist but didn't shove his hand away.
"Just that area and nothing else," Sin said, keeping his voice low. He fanned out his fingers to cup Boyd's face again. This time, he moved it up in a slow caress. When Boyd's eyes closed and he leaned into the touch, Sin nearly lost his focus. He swallowed hard. "Just let me fix you."
ERMAHGERRRD GIMME THAT!
Like I said, go download it to your heart's content at www.inthecompanyofshadows.com :)
DC Evenfall VII excerpt
In case you didn't see this elsewhere, we're going to be releasing teasers every Sunday until the release of Director's Cut Evenfall Volume II.
(VII is tentatively projected to released on Sept 21. The actual last day of summer. We might be delayed on that depending on some situations...)
Evenfall Volume II: Director's Cut
There was a lull after Sin spoke. He cleared his throat, ran a hand through his hair, and crossed the space between the sofa and bed. It was difficult to not to stare at the swell of Boyd's ass beneath his thin black boxers.
"Lift up a bit," Sin said, voice coming out low.
Boyd's hips rose enough to clear the top of the pillow.
Sin ripped his eyes away from Boyd's ass and tried to focus on the matter at hand. He curled his fingers around the bottom of Boyd's shirt and pulled up. The fabric skimmed along Boyd's back and, inch-by-inch, revealed a long swath of his pale skin. The process dragged out due to Sin's fear of startling Boyd, which made it seem more like an unveiling than the simple action of checking his partner's injuries.
"Arms."
Boyd extended his arms, and Sin pulled the shirt off. He dropped it on the bed in grabbing distance of Boyd's hands.
"Okay?"
Boyd crossed his arms beneath his torso and held the pillow flush against him. Tension was visible in the lines of his body, and his voice wavered when he replied. "Yeah. It's a little... disconcerting, but it's okay."
Sin nodded even though Boyd couldn't see him. He cleared his throat again and allowed himself to examine Boyd's bared back.
Lean muscle stretched out beneath smooth, pale skin except for the areas that were marred by bruises. There were also tattoos on the back of each shoulder--Latin words that did not automatically translate for Sin. Mea maxima culpa and corpus vile.
He brushed his fingers against the words before he could stop himself but then guided his fingers down to drag along a vivid black and purple bruise that spanned from Boyd's neck to the rhomboid muscle. There was also a rose-colored splotch that started on the left side of his spine and extended down to the tailbone. Darker contusions were sprinkled along that bruise.
(VII is tentatively projected to released on Sept 21. The actual last day of summer. We might be delayed on that depending on some situations...)
Evenfall Volume II: Director's Cut
There was a lull after Sin spoke. He cleared his throat, ran a hand through his hair, and crossed the space between the sofa and bed. It was difficult to not to stare at the swell of Boyd's ass beneath his thin black boxers.
"Lift up a bit," Sin said, voice coming out low.
Boyd's hips rose enough to clear the top of the pillow.
Sin ripped his eyes away from Boyd's ass and tried to focus on the matter at hand. He curled his fingers around the bottom of Boyd's shirt and pulled up. The fabric skimmed along Boyd's back and, inch-by-inch, revealed a long swath of his pale skin. The process dragged out due to Sin's fear of startling Boyd, which made it seem more like an unveiling than the simple action of checking his partner's injuries.
"Arms."
Boyd extended his arms, and Sin pulled the shirt off. He dropped it on the bed in grabbing distance of Boyd's hands.
"Okay?"
Boyd crossed his arms beneath his torso and held the pillow flush against him. Tension was visible in the lines of his body, and his voice wavered when he replied. "Yeah. It's a little... disconcerting, but it's okay."
Sin nodded even though Boyd couldn't see him. He cleared his throat again and allowed himself to examine Boyd's bared back.
Lean muscle stretched out beneath smooth, pale skin except for the areas that were marred by bruises. There were also tattoos on the back of each shoulder--Latin words that did not automatically translate for Sin. Mea maxima culpa and corpus vile.
He brushed his fingers against the words before he could stop himself but then guided his fingers down to drag along a vivid black and purple bruise that spanned from Boyd's neck to the rhomboid muscle. There was also a rose-colored splotch that started on the left side of his spine and extended down to the tailbone. Darker contusions were sprinkled along that bruise.
DC Evenfall VII excerpt: teaser Sunday #3
"Hsin."
Sin's eyes snapped open and his hand shot out, clamping around Boyd's wrist so tightly the skin pinched and circulation cut off.
Boyd's heart stopped. He froze in place and struggled to find his voice. "Hsin, it's just me. You were having a nightmare."
There was not even a flash of recognition in Sin's face, but after two terrifying beats of silence, his hand loosened. He blinked and sucked in a shaky breath before his eyes focused. "What are you—Did I hurt you?"
"No, you didn't. It's okay."
"You shouldn't have—I told you—" Sin's words came out amid guttered breaths.
"It's okay." Boyd touched Sin's shoulder. "Nothing happened."
A shudder went through Sin's powerful frame and, instead of answering, his long fingers tightened on Boyd's wrist again. With only the briefest of motions, he pulled Boyd forward so he was next to Sin on the bed.
Boyd's breath caught.
"Please don't do that again," Sin whispered.
Sin's eyes snapped open and his hand shot out, clamping around Boyd's wrist so tightly the skin pinched and circulation cut off.
Boyd's heart stopped. He froze in place and struggled to find his voice. "Hsin, it's just me. You were having a nightmare."
There was not even a flash of recognition in Sin's face, but after two terrifying beats of silence, his hand loosened. He blinked and sucked in a shaky breath before his eyes focused. "What are you—Did I hurt you?"
"No, you didn't. It's okay."
"You shouldn't have—I told you—" Sin's words came out amid guttered breaths.
"It's okay." Boyd touched Sin's shoulder. "Nothing happened."
A shudder went through Sin's powerful frame and, instead of answering, his long fingers tightened on Boyd's wrist again. With only the briefest of motions, he pulled Boyd forward so he was next to Sin on the bed.
Boyd's breath caught.
"Please don't do that again," Sin whispered.
