Quaranteam - Hebridean Hame Ch.13
Added 2025-06-15 21:30:20 +0000 UTC---XIII---
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No, nothing sinister - just my attempt at portraying the nerves/worries of those women going to be vaccinated. Even though they will be aware of the process, knowing something intellectually and being prepared for it mentally are two different things, and I think anxiety would be the main emotion shown by most women. Even women who know their partner, like Catherine, have reasons to be anxious about the process. Others, like Emma, might go willingly and happily. I tried to reflect the change brought on by the vaccine by the description of those leaving the day after being bonded. It's a different portrayal as most stories just show the woman turning up post vaccination, where the anxiety is secondary to the effects of the vaccine.
James MacMillan
2025-07-06 00:02:35 +0000 UTCMaybe it's just a reaction due to the nature of Sarah's vaccination, but the description of the women arriving at the facility being "scared and pale" makes me very nervous about a sinister reason for the fear. I really hope we don't have to go through more depictions of that trauma, I don't think I could handle it again. 😟
Mehntal1st
2025-07-05 19:56:29 +0000 UTCChapter 13 is now in the Hebridean Hame collection, though out of order with the rest of them - it's the first one there, followed by Chapter 1,2,3, etc., but hopefully it will be put at the tail end, soon. That new little navigation widget comes in handy: once you've open one chapter, you can use the scroll bar on that widget to get to the bottom of the list in almost no time. (The only thing irksome about it is that it covers up some of the text, but if you minimize the widget, not too badly.) This works on collections that have 50 or more chapters, where doing scrolling alone will take longer, since you have to load smaller groups of chapters in sections. Of course, this only applies to folks on Patreon.
Fumtu
2025-06-29 04:53:58 +0000 UTCGreat chapter, thanks!
Kvothe228
2025-06-28 07:09:19 +0000 UTCHopefully, I can expand on that in a realistic (or at least, slightly believable) way!
James MacMillan
2025-06-16 21:28:36 +0000 UTCI'd noticed the cliffhangers, but I think that they tend to come with the territory, when you're reading (or writing) about an apocalypse. The wait between chapters is kinda large, which aggravates the tension, but at least it's a nice, fat chapter, with excellent writing. Heck, I've read through it twice, already, without even seeing any typos! That's 2 or 3 chapters, now, with headaches for Callum, Sarah, and most recently Catherine, as well... (I'm not counting the hangovers of the other women in this chapter - they have good reason.) That looks like foreshadowing to me, and makes me nervous.
Fumtu
2025-06-16 11:11:40 +0000 UTCFirst of all: I really liked this chapter. The author has a penchant for cliffhangers that test his readers' patience. Is this just a dramatic tool, or is he trying to keep his followers engaged? In any case, the resolution to this cliffhanger was... THE orgasm. Catherine's first orgasm. Remarkable. I really like the regenerated Catherine. Her dry humor is charming. This chapter seemed more optimistic overall. Callum's dialogue with Catherine and the phone calls with the hungover ladies were funny. I think I'll buy some Irn Bru myself, too. Nicole: It's really nice that she's joined the team so quickly. On closer inspection, however, I think the circumstances that led to Nicole's eviction from Tony's house are somewhat contrived. It doesn't seem very likely that a lawyer, the police, and the animal welfare people would waste time and resources on such a matter during this terrible pandemic, especially in such a remote location. I rather believe the author simply had to find a way to cut Nicole's anchor. Both the house and all the dogs and cats had to be "moved out of the way" somehow. "Nicole's match percentage to Callum was given as 67%." One wonders how high the other ladies' match percentage is. 67% isn't exactly great. Either this is due to the circumstances under which Nicole had to fill out her Delphi questionnaire, or this is the foundation for future drama.
Nicholas Ramage
2025-06-16 08:59:01 +0000 UTCReally nice chapter!
Fumtu
2025-06-16 05:24:21 +0000 UTCI'm glad Catherine is "fixed" but curious to see how that affects her sense of self
Stephen
2025-06-15 22:23:13 +0000 UTC
