Hush, Hush: Prologue
ZeldaQueen: Ladies and gentlemen, are you in for a treat! I recently found this evil thing and had to spork it. In this book, we're pretty much getting it all - abusive love interests, bland heroines, insane plots, and boring, pointless side characters, all wrapped in one big load of fail. Have drinks in hand and rage at the ready. We're getting into Hush, Hush.
Oh, and for those of you wondering, this is not that myth-fail teen novel I was talking about before. That's something different entirely, and will be pushed back a little bit on the schedule
Projection Room Voices: Starting Media in 3...2...1...
Prologue
We start off with 2 Peter 2:4 being quoted, specifically about how God punted the angels that sinned out of Heaven so that they can await judgment. I’m sure this isn’t at all giving blatant foreshadowing as to what sparkly, supernatural creature our love interest is.
The prologue itself starts in Loire Valley, France. It’s November of 1565, and a fellow named Chauncey is getting it on with a farmer’s daughter. How charming. A storm blows in, which interrupts this all, so Chauncey gives the girl a silver buckle off of his shoe and goes walking on back to his home. All the while, we get it all being symbolically being A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT, but no fear because Chaucey always knows his way home!
Oh wait, spoke too soon. Actually, he sees something out of the corner of his eye
“At first glance what appeared to be a large angel topping a nearby monument rose to full height. Neither stone nor marble, the boy had arms and legs. His torso was naked, his feet were bare, and peasant trousers hung low on his waist. He hopped down from the monument, the ends of his black hair dripping rain. It slid down his face, which was dark as a Spaniard‘s”
ZeldaQueen: And thus, this charming fellow butts his way into the novel. As is painfully evident, Fitzpatrick was really shooting for the bad-boy image. I mean really? Even in 1565 the greasers were rocking the low-hanging pants look? Also, why is it worth noting that the kid had arms and legs? Did statues of angels at that time period frequently not have them?
Whatever! This kid quickly establishes himself as an asshole, mocking Chauncey. I suppose this is supposed to be some really mysterious and frightening encounter, but it just comes across as annoying. Chauncey asks the kid what his name is and, upon getting no response, gets all threatening. He resorts to the “Do you know who I am?” threat, telling the kid that he is the Duc de Langeais. The kid responds by leaning up against a tree like the bad boy he is and basically saying that Chauncey is a bastard child. Chauncey is infuriated at this, or he is supposed to be. Given that the first thing he says is “Take it back!” however, he comes across as more of a petulant, whiny child.
Chauncey demands the name of the kid’s father, figuring that he’s a vassal. The kid replies “One of the Devil‘s brood”, and I’d say that it’s more than obvious what the love interest of the story will be. Chauncey, for his part, decides that the boy is stark raving nuts and orders him to leave. The boy responds by mind raping him, which would be frightening if it weren’t written in very confusing terms. The boy demands that Chauncey swear an oath of fealty and continues to mind rape him until he does so.
Once Chauncey swears the oath, the kid tells him to return to the place they’re at at the start of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan. For the following two weeks, he will need Chauncey’s services. He then says that Chauncey is a Nephilim, the child of a mortal and a fallen angel. As the kid turns to leave, Chauncey sees that he has scars shaped like an upside-down “V” on his back. He calls to the boy to tell if he (the boy) is a fallen angel and what service will be needed, but there’s no response.
Already, I don’t care
Onward to: Chapter 1
Back to: Table of Contents
Oh, and for those of you wondering, this is not that myth-fail teen novel I was talking about before. That's something different entirely, and will be pushed back a little bit on the schedule
Projection Room Voices: Starting Media in 3...2...1...
Prologue
We start off with 2 Peter 2:4 being quoted, specifically about how God punted the angels that sinned out of Heaven so that they can await judgment. I’m sure this isn’t at all giving blatant foreshadowing as to what sparkly, supernatural creature our love interest is.
The prologue itself starts in Loire Valley, France. It’s November of 1565, and a fellow named Chauncey is getting it on with a farmer’s daughter. How charming. A storm blows in, which interrupts this all, so Chauncey gives the girl a silver buckle off of his shoe and goes walking on back to his home. All the while, we get it all being symbolically being A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT, but no fear because Chaucey always knows his way home!
Oh wait, spoke too soon. Actually, he sees something out of the corner of his eye
“At first glance what appeared to be a large angel topping a nearby monument rose to full height. Neither stone nor marble, the boy had arms and legs. His torso was naked, his feet were bare, and peasant trousers hung low on his waist. He hopped down from the monument, the ends of his black hair dripping rain. It slid down his face, which was dark as a Spaniard‘s”
ZeldaQueen: And thus, this charming fellow butts his way into the novel. As is painfully evident, Fitzpatrick was really shooting for the bad-boy image. I mean really? Even in 1565 the greasers were rocking the low-hanging pants look? Also, why is it worth noting that the kid had arms and legs? Did statues of angels at that time period frequently not have them?
Whatever! This kid quickly establishes himself as an asshole, mocking Chauncey. I suppose this is supposed to be some really mysterious and frightening encounter, but it just comes across as annoying. Chauncey asks the kid what his name is and, upon getting no response, gets all threatening. He resorts to the “Do you know who I am?” threat, telling the kid that he is the Duc de Langeais. The kid responds by leaning up against a tree like the bad boy he is and basically saying that Chauncey is a bastard child. Chauncey is infuriated at this, or he is supposed to be. Given that the first thing he says is “Take it back!” however, he comes across as more of a petulant, whiny child.
Chauncey demands the name of the kid’s father, figuring that he’s a vassal. The kid replies “One of the Devil‘s brood”, and I’d say that it’s more than obvious what the love interest of the story will be. Chauncey, for his part, decides that the boy is stark raving nuts and orders him to leave. The boy responds by mind raping him, which would be frightening if it weren’t written in very confusing terms. The boy demands that Chauncey swear an oath of fealty and continues to mind rape him until he does so.
Once Chauncey swears the oath, the kid tells him to return to the place they’re at at the start of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan. For the following two weeks, he will need Chauncey’s services. He then says that Chauncey is a Nephilim, the child of a mortal and a fallen angel. As the kid turns to leave, Chauncey sees that he has scars shaped like an upside-down “V” on his back. He calls to the boy to tell if he (the boy) is a fallen angel and what service will be needed, but there’s no response.
Already, I don’t care
Onward to: Chapter 1
Back to: Table of Contents