StillStunned
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I know (see above, where I posted another comment on the same story), but this isn't the first reader to comment along these lines, and it's a little frustrating. I never intended Sal and Aisha's teasing to be more than that, the kind of games that young lovers indulge in all the time. On the same level as groping your thigh when you're having dinner with her parents, or describing over the phone how she's getting undressed when you're on the other side of the country.BUT... It's incredible that you can make readers feel so much for your characters. The commenter is speaking like your character is a real person. It is rare for a writer to be able to do that. THAT would be my takeaway.
So perhaps I'm annoyed with myself that I failed in that regard, but also with a certain group of readers who automatically assume the worst of women. I even deleted one particularly hateful comment.