Status Updates From Delayed Penalty (Crossing t...

They're going to make love~
They deserve this...after having the rapist arrested and charged and wining the Cup.
As I said before, I'm glad they waiting this long to have sex. I respect how much their relationship grew.

“Because of you, I fought to survive.”

No surprised at all. The author did well on giving him bad vibes so I was expecting this.

They've been taking it slow with their physical relationship and I really respect that. If the author had made them have penetrative sex faster than the pace they are on now, I would have dropped the book so fucking fast.

“Wanting to know everything about her and what makes her smile? Wanting to be the reason for the smile?
Yep. Big fucking checks all around.
Fuck. I’m in love.”
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Oh so cute

“I know it happened. Someone took something from me I didn’t give them. Someone replaced my no with a yes.

I have a few scars, but I’m not going to let my situation control me.”

Finally getting the FMC's POV - I'm looking forward to seeing how her mind is working after her trauma. I'm expecting triggers in her POVs. Also wondering if she's struggling with not remembering/knowing what happened.

“Until then I never thought about the lasting effects of her being raped. Will she ever have a normal relationship again? Will she want to?”
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I forgot that people don't think about this/know this

First kiss. They're still in the hospital but she'll be discharged soon. The FMC not remembering her attack probably helps with moving this romance along, but I guess this feels fast to me personally. But everyone reacts to trauma differently, so it's pretty amazing to see how strong and resilient the FMC is.

Also - I really like how we've only had MMC POV so far; I feel like we don't get this perspective enough.

Seeing how nervous the mmc is to finally talk with her...it's so sweet

FMC turned 18 while in a coma

Sometimes I forget about the trauma that the person that finds the victim/survivor because it gets overshadowed by the trauma that the victim went through. This book is a blatant reminder of how everyone is suffering in this situation.

My eyes are starting to glaze over with all this hockey talk...

Um...the fmc is 17 while the mmc is 20. Not super comfy with this.

This dumb fuck just found a girl raped in the snow and he doesn't call 911??? Are you fucking stupid? Why would you take her to the hospital yourself?

Sorry I'm still cracking up over all the NHL team name drops that's happening.

Like bestie...those names are trademarked.

How did they not get sued by every other NHL team?

That was a lot of hockey terminology. I'm a hockey fan, so I'm not really worried about this. But I think if you don't watch/play hockey, you might have a hard time understanding it or you might be frustrated by it. Just something to keep in mind.

Going in seeing mixed reviews but giving it a go because of SA awareness.

But...why would you use actual NHL team names (Chicago Blackhawks/Detroit Red Wings)? We're looking for fiction and NHL PR should be on you ass lmao

Anyways~ lets see how this goes.