I'm really quite impressed by this story. Having explored a little of your other fiction, now, I think this is one of the most effective things I've read by you. I'm proud of you for writing it and I'm excited to see where you go from here!
some details I noticed this time, in no particular order:
I'm really impressed by the way you've written about Simon's cane - everything about that aspect of the story seems extremely thoroughly-imagined and realistic to me
the descriptions of a being composed of disembodied light and dark, life and death are very lovely
I love that when Beleth is angry the computer's cooling fan gets louder
Beleth expresses his intention to pose as a human online - are we to assume this includes posting on tumblr occasionally? on your blog perhaps
also: is Simon canonically a What Manner of Man reader?
Thank you for singling out the details to talk about. Happy to hear the cane came across as I hoped it would. To me the computer's cooling fan is for Beleth the equivalent of the noises a classic cartoon character makes when angry, you know the face turning red and steam coming out bit.
Beleth is not Mr Demon King, they are in different settings, but they are penpals across worlds who share a deep love of the human form. But he could in fact post on tumblr.
Simon was sadly too focused on demon summoning to read What Manner of Man or anything like it on his own, but Beleth will correct that and read What Manner of Man to him.
I'm really quite impressed by this story. Having explored a little of your other fiction, now, I think this is one of the most effective things I've read by you. I'm proud of you for writing it and I'm excited to see where you go from here!
Thank you! That means a lot coming from you with your own work that I've admired.
having just finished reading the story for a second time, I'm still so happy for Simon 🫂💚 all the demons in the audience are cheering and applauding
some details I noticed this time, in no particular order:
I'm really impressed by the way you've written about Simon's cane - everything about that aspect of the story seems extremely thoroughly-imagined and realistic to me
the descriptions of a being composed of disembodied light and dark, life and death are very lovely
I love that when Beleth is angry the computer's cooling fan gets louder
Beleth expresses his intention to pose as a human online - are we to assume this includes posting on tumblr occasionally? on your blog perhaps
also: is Simon canonically a What Manner of Man reader?
Thank you for singling out the details to talk about. Happy to hear the cane came across as I hoped it would. To me the computer's cooling fan is for Beleth the equivalent of the noises a classic cartoon character makes when angry, you know the face turning red and steam coming out bit.
Beleth is not Mr Demon King, they are in different settings, but they are penpals across worlds who share a deep love of the human form. But he could in fact post on tumblr.
Simon was sadly too focused on demon summoning to read What Manner of Man or anything like it on his own, but Beleth will correct that and read What Manner of Man to him.