#skeleton key

Documentary Hypothesis except it's me trying to figure out which parts of Skeleton Key come from later in the writing process and which were the original/initial ideas or scenes based on whether the characters think it's set during the summer holidays or the summer term

Rereading Skeleton Key this past week and this really is one of my favourite AR books. It'd got all the good stuff, Alex tricked into a mission that turns out to be more dangerous than he was told, the CIA agent resenting Alex and Alex getting fed up with it and confronting them several times (when he tells them he's going home if they're going to keep being like this, A+) and then all the whump, the shark in the water and the interrogation at the crusher and his captivity with Sarov and the failed attempt to escape and the heartbeat scene where he thinks he's going to die, soooo good. Also love Sarov being so pleasant to Alex and wanting to adopt him despite it also being a prisoner situation, and Alex just sort of being there at Sarov's side as the plan gets set in motion and he still has no idea what it is. The escape at the airport and Sarov forcing Alex to call him dad in front of the guard. Sarov stroking his cheek before leaving him to die and Conrad telling him the general still cares for him and doesn't want Alex to suffer but he's gonna disobey and then all the whump of him strangling Alex (the bruises later!!) and Sarov straight up shooting himself in front of Alex and Alex angsting about never how he'll never have a father. What a book! Having a great time with this reread A++

smth smth fireworks going off hiding in gerry's jacket like a dog who needs a thundershirt

not to weird post on main (not my main and is in fact on my sideblog for weird-posting) but semi-related 2 smth i posted i think a few days ago is i like the thought of michael chasing me around the hallways b4 bed so i'm too exhausted for my ocd to keep me up

i <3 bad horror