Is It Bad? (aka "F the Pain Away Reprise")


Author's Notes:

(1) I've been watching this season of True Blood, and hoping for more Pam and Tara each episode. I'm not unhappy with the other story lines, and I am still hopeful for Pam and Tara's development with just four episodes left. But maybe I am an eternal optimist.

Like many fans, I had high hopes for some interaction that advanced Pam and Tara's romance in Episode 5, Fuck the Pain Away. Oh, okay. I'll go ahead and admit it. The truth is I wouldn't have minded if Episode 5 had involved more than just romantic advancement. I didn't need fucking per se (although I would have watched and gasped like everyone else). I just wanted … anything related to Pam and Tara's relationship. But alas, unless I missed something, it seems like the Episode 5 title was about Sarah Newlin and Jason Stackhouse.

If you want to experience something that wasn't written by the show's writers for your favorite ship, well that's what fan fiction is for, I guess. I was so underwhelmed after Episodes 5 and 6 (where Pam and Tara are concerned, that is), that I started jotting down this little story of my own. I did love Pam in therapy, which is where this idea started.

I decided to take a week's break from my grand opus, Epic Love Story: A Pam and Tara Novel, and write Is It Bad? This story is my do-over of Fuck the Pain Away, with Pam and Tara doing the … well, you know. It incorporates episodes 5 and 6, with some poetic license to make the story work.

This story is short, for me. It's going to be about 50,000 words, maybe more. Probably more, knowing me. The complete outline for all twenty chapters is set forth below. I've written a lot of it already, and will try to update frequently until I release all twenty chapters.

(2) I don't own the True Blood characters. If I did, Episode 5 would have looked like this.

(3) I really enjoy hearing readers' reactions. It motivates me and makes me smile. So I'd appreciate it immensely if you left me a little love, even if it's a sentence or two.


Chapter 1

Table of Contents

Part I

Pam and Tara Arrive at LAVTF Vamp Camp

Chapter 1 – Table of Contents; Author's Notes

Night One for Pam and Tara at LAVTF Vamp Camp

Chapter 2 – Pam Practices Her Own Version of Mindful Meditation

Chapter 3 – Dr. "Perv" Vince May Have Found His Perfect Patient

Chapter 4 - Tara Thinks, Fights, Makes New Friends, Practices Controlling Humans, Remembers Her Past and Meets Up With Jessica in GenPop

Chapter 5 - Pam Starts Her Therapy Session With Dr. "Perv" Vince

Chapter 6 – Steve Newlin is a Cowardly Little Gay Vamp Douche

Chapter 7 – Pam Continues Her Therapy Session With Dr. "Perv" Vince

Chapter 8 – Pam Engages in a Battle With an Unexpected Opponent

Chapter 9 – Dr. Vince Gives Ginger an In-take and Discovers Information About Pam

Chapter 10 – Pam Meets Up With Tara and Jessica in the GenPop Holding Area

Chapter 11 – Dr. Vince Speaks With Willa Burrell

Night Two for Pam and Tara at LAVTF Vamp Camp

Chapter 12 – Governor Burrell Talks With His Daughter Willa

Chapter 13 – Dr. Vince Considers the Nature of Sharks and Interviews Jessica

Chapter 14 – Pam Shows Violet the Meaning of the Term "Ruthless Bitch"

Chapter 15 – Tara Learns What It Means to Be a Level 3 Vampire

Chapter 16 – Dr. Vince Makes Pam and Tara An Indecent Proposal

Part II

The Decent Part of Dr. Vince's Indecent Proposal

Chapter 17 - Pam and Tara's Couples Therapy Session

Part III

The F Words

Chapter 18 – Fucking

Chapter 19 – First Date

Chapter 20 – First Time