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
