Blood Rising - Part Forty

[gregoria44]

Title: Blood Rising (Part Forty)
Author: gregoria44
Rating: 16+ for language and physical description, this part
Word count: This part 4,621
Summary: Rock bottom.

A/N: Same as Part One. All comments and concrit always welcome and actively encouraged. Special thanks to haldoor, rivers_bend, extra special thanks to ladywillin and everyone who's reading and commenting. If you have any

Comments

[wh4tisit]

I wonder what he's going to find out! This whole situation is so fucked up, with everybody acting as if nothing's happening for so long and all the people who have been silently complicit to the abuse. I hope Des can reach a better situation.
Thanks for the chapter!

[gregoria44]

Hello, and thank you for reading :)

'Silently complicit' indeed.

You're very welcome, more soon, I hope!

[melime2]

I just finished this. OH, my heart aches for Des and Steve. I am wondering how much Raleigh is behind all what's happening there. Again your writing was amazing and it felt like I was there with them whole time.

Thanks and Happy holidays to you and your family:).

Mimmi

[gregoria44]

Thank you! These chapters are getting no easier to write, and I'm thrilled you're keeping up.

Happy holidays to you and yours too - a busy but rewarding time of year :)

[ladywillin]

Blatant begging has been obeyed!

So sorry it took so long to get here.

Another fantastic piece of writing with the usual array of great observations (I especially liked the descriptions of both the Head's room and Raleigh's room with the fading to orange photos, so realistic.

I am like your other reader and wondering exactly how much Raleigh (such a vile man) is involved. I love that there are still so many questions to answer and yet the narrative is still so gripping. It's pitched and paced perfectly.

[gregoria44]

I have no shame!

Thank you for finding the time, I was so keen to know what you thought of it :-) Don't think I got round to posting about it, but recently went round my old senior school (before they knocked it down!!!) and was slightly alarmed by how accurately I'd remembered it, especially the crappy changing rooms.

Thankfully our p.e. teachers were largely ok.

More soon (though have just realised I need to rewrite a large chunk of next section.)

Thanks again!

[amusedriddler]

My heart just aches for poor Des being so beaten. Raleigh is a creep. I want him to be punished if it comes out he knew, or participated in any abuse of Des or any other boy. I hope Steve finds out what Mark saw. I think he is sick over not what he saw when Des was battered but what he saw earlier in school. I don't care what Raleigh said about not going to the hospital to see Des. I want Steve to visit him. How horrible to be so alone at a time like that. It would be too heart breaking to think of nobody visiting him. I love this story so much. Thank you for writing and bringing us along on this journey. Happy Holidays!!!!!!

[haldoor]

I'm holding on now with bated breath, trying to perceive what exactly happened, but I shall wait patiently, since you've had to wait so long for me to read this far in the story!

Excellent word-painting as always; I feel like I can see the whole thing as I read. *hugs all the boys very gently*