Hey guys! SO, I'm sorry this isn't a new chapter, but I wanted to address a review that I just got on this story from ereader12. So, here goes: I'm not mad. Not at all, even if it maybe sounds like I am. Ereader12, I honestly do want to say thank you for being honest, that's something that not a lot of people do nowadays. I really don't try to make this story sexist, but I can see what you're talking about, and I agree; most of the time, if not all the time, Bree is a damsel. And I'm sorry if I made it come off the wrong way to you, because you're right; Bree's a strong character, even if she isn't the STRONGEST character. Why I write this collection of one shots the way I do, I don't know. And I won't try to explain it, because that would just disappoint the both of us.
I completely understand if you have no interest in me or my stories; that's completely fine, and I'm sorry that you don't like them, but I won't stop writing them the way I do. As a woman, yeah, I believe women are strong and shouldn't always be a damsel; in fact, you might not believe this, but if I'm reading/watching something and a girl is a complete damsel, I either really don't like it or sometimes even hate it. Even though I kind of did, I wasn't trying to make Bree a damsel in distress or anything, that's just kind of how it turns out.
To kind of revoke my previous statement, maybe I will try to defend my writing Bree as a damsel in this way: I write Bree the way I do-injured, sick, needing protection-not because it's necessary, but because in the show, a lot times Adam, Chase or Leo get hurt. And that's fine-all of the characters should have their moment. But Bree doesn't get a lot of those moments, and that's why I try to write it in a way that she can have those moments. And it's true that I don't have to write her as a damsel to do that, but for the most part (with the exception of a few chapters) the one shots are showing their lives when they're not superheroes, just teenagers. And that doesn't mean that Bree has to be a damsel, but it can happen, because the point of these one shots isn't to show her whole life and for people to see that, "oh, she never took care of herself" or anything, it's purpose is to show the times when she wasn't as strong as she'd like to be, and all she needed was family by that point.
And if you're reading this, whether or not you're ereader12, I just want to say: guys, I know there's gonna be at least one person who will review on this and be mad at ereader12. As sweet as you guys wanting to stick up for me is, I don't want you guys to be mad at him/her or whatever, because like I said, I'm not mad. And even if I was, I'm not gonna hate on him/her for stating their opinion, you know? They have a right to do that, and I have no problem with honesty. His/her review was pretty respectful, actually; or at least, the way I read it was pretty respectful, and I honestly don't think ereader12 would've been intentionally rude or whatever.
I just want you guys to know that I'm sorry if I kind of reduce Bree to nothing, I don't mean to. But I'm not going to stop writing the way I do, and y'all have every right to leave this story, as well as my others, if you'd like to; I'm not going to force you to read it, you know? So, ereader12, I honestly want to thank you again for your honesty, and I would like to apologize if this story offended you. And I really, really hope that this AN doesn't come off as snarky, rude or sarcastic or something, because in all honesty, I really am being sincere right now, it's just that writing something like this isn't always received correctly. So, I hope you all have a blessed day, and I love each and every one of you! Later! :P