The story really did just take off once I realised that vulnerability in Alexandra and that Joe just didn't seem that into her. I think that I would have found a way to show her vulnerability somehow, but I agree this was just perfect.
There really are strong parallels between Alexandra and Eddie's stories, and that nearly made me pull out of doing this. The reasons I didn't were that I felt compelled to tell this, and I actually like the similarity to her brother. To me it makes sense if you think that they have all been brought up with their parents' perfect marriage as an example. Beth is William's first love, and he is hers. I think that both Eddie and Alexandra then expected the first person they met to show an interest in them would also be their true love. Unfortunately, that leads to them both making a mistake.
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Date: 2008-11-11 07:33 pm (UTC)There really are strong parallels between Alexandra and Eddie's stories, and that nearly made me pull out of doing this. The reasons I didn't were that I felt compelled to tell this, and I actually like the similarity to her brother. To me it makes sense if you think that they have all been brought up with their parents' perfect marriage as an example. Beth is William's first love, and he is hers. I think that both Eddie and Alexandra then expected the first person they met to show an interest in them would also be their true love. Unfortunately, that leads to them both making a mistake.