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I think a lot about how this is Madeleine and Lucy’s second and last interaction with each other
People remark on how Lucy helped all the Dimanche chefs she met, but I made the decision that there had to be at least one she didn’t!
For Madeleine, Graham helps her #GHliveblog
Obviously that doesn’t excuse her behavior, but I hoped that readers could somewhat relate to how the absence of external support and constantly having people assume the worst in you hurts
Like yeah, she’s still at fault, but you understand
#GHliveblog
Heath trying really hard to rebuild his relationship with Brie and Madeleine constantly getting in the way was my favorite bit in this arc
Someone please help Heath make friends
#GHliveblog
Looking at his ex-girlfriend and current one—Graham has A Type™️
#GHliveblog
Having characters together because they choose to, and not because the plot demands it isn’t always the most sound writing choice—but for the message of this story, I think Graham simply affirming that change won’t ruin Lucy’s life is important #GHliveblog
It’s finally time for Lucy to articulate her character conflict!!
Lucy leaving Gourmet Hound worried me a lot bc I’d have to figure out how maneuver the plot so they’d stay in contact—but it was important to Lucy’s character that she leave #GHliveblog
I’m not sure if ppl picked it up, but a lot of the time Graham expresses his care as “I want her life to be easier”
I’m not sure why I stuck with that phrase for him, but it feels right! #GHliveblog
Also it’s wild to me that people thought Graham would punch Jacobi when this is a canonical Graham story, he’s SOFT #GHliveblog
I also wanted to distance the story from the message “Bad things happen so we can learn from it”—sometimes bad things happen and it just sucks!! #GHliveblog