BIG FUCKING TRIGGER WARNING

OK, LOOK... I wrote 25,000 words the other day because I wanted to get the CRESCENT LAKE arc over with, it isn't that it's bad... I don't think. But this is going to be a tough subject matter for some people to read about being handled as best I can manage it. I did my research first of course, tried to handle it respectfully and make the story compelling. If you are a sensitive soul or have suffered some form of abuse which makes it hard to hear about it or read scenes that pertain to the lives of victims... SKIP the crescent lake arc going forward. I had a hard time writing it, but, I think I'm glad I did. Any errors or flaws or defects in the representation therein... is my responsibility and I apologize. This was not written for shock, this was not written to be 'edgy' this was meant to show a more accurate reflection of the mindset of someone victimized by an abuser. I handled it as sensitively as I could, and wrote based on the best information I had available.

I don't normally do trigger warnings, but given the nature of this, I think it appropriate to make an exception just this once.