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Doing some proofreading and actually cringed at Tenna's internal monologue...

Now, I have to figure out if it's horribly out of character or worse...that it's horribly in character...

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LG Chapter 8 Update #3:

This chapter is taking longer than expected, sadly. I've been so busy that I've barely had any time to write!

So, for now, please take these humble snippets of some of my favorite moments in this chapter so far:

(Tenna's POV)

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THE NEWSLETTER

I'M SCREAMING

HE FUCKING KNEW

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LG Ch. 8 Update:

As for chapter eight, I have some bullet points written down of different things to cover through the time skip. It'll be in Tenna's POV (so will the snippet/one shot).

The thing is, I know Tenna's grand plan will fail miserably. It's not a question of will he fold, but how fast. Like, my first pass of the first scene has Tenna dumping most of his plan right then and there (but that's a smidge too fast, I think, lol).

I'm just mainly trying to figure out how much to cover in the summary/time skip? I'm thinking it'll be written more like Tenna and Spamton's intro (before they met) in the first chapter.

What are your thoughts? What parts should be in the summary (like the Addison and Spamton fall out, Spamton winning "Number 1 rated salesman of the year, etc.)? What parts should have more time? Where should the summary end?

How bad should Tenna fold by the end of the chapter? Fully on the friendship train or already crushing hard?

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Hello!

Read my slow burn spamtenna fic if you'd like!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

It's my take on how these two met during Spamton's Big Shot Era!

Also, the way I wrote the both of them leans more on that “Spy vs. Spy” idea from Toby. I’m a sucker for the idea of two sleazy characters growing soft for each other over time! 💖

Don't worry, though! These two will still be silly, I swear!

(Also for two people who don't like each other, they can't seem to stop finding an excuse to talk to each other...)

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LG Chapter 8 Update #4:

Apologies for the continued delay! Life has been hectic and spare time has been in short supply! But, after all this time I can say that chapter eight is officially in the editing/proofreading stage! 🎉🎉🎉

I typically write in messy non-linear chunks, so the biggest hurdle is always getting the scenes organized and consistent. Like, there's a part I wrote months ago that has Tenna in his top hat and cane, but then another scene written a month or so later doesn't (because I forgot he had them). There was a similar case where Spamton was present in a scene and then I cut him from the scene later on without rewriting the older parts. So, the poor guy kept blipping in and out of the scene for a while 😭

I have to move scenes around quite a lot because of this, so I have to put the pieces together first before I can get to the nitty gritty.

Also...apologies again, but the summary/time skip won't happen in this chapter! I was trying to fix the problems from chapter seven so much that I ran out of space and time to get to the proper time skip.

Could I have condensed this chapter into a few paragraphs so that I could keep my promise? Probably.

Unfortunately, I realized this over half way through writing this and just had to commit at that point. Either way, it'll be another long chapter! It's currently at 21K (for a chapter that wasn't supposed to exist, but yk), so I hope that makes up for all the delays!

Otherwise, thank you very much for everyone's patience, kind and encouraging words, and for everyone allowing me to yap about these two dorks in between chapters! 💖💖💖

(Also, here are more snippets!)

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It's down the line, but something I want to explore in my slow burn fic is the idea that, throughout their partnership/friendship/relationship, Tenna is fasinated by how Sapmton is constantly changing. Spamton keeps pushing himself forward. Wanting to be bigger and better. Wanting to try new things, like being more than an Addison, pursuing his interests in cars, and eventually showbiz at Tenna's side.

Tenna never thought a darkner could (or would want) to do things outside of what they were made to do, yet supports this little man every step of the way with geniune pride and joy.

Spamton feels supported and encouraged to have the freedom to be and do whatever. So, imagine how crushing it must be when he turns to Tenna and invites him to join him on his journey of change, reinvention, and freedom...only to be turned down? Not only does he know that Tenna will be doomed otherwise and wants to save him, but he also wants to share this part of himself with his biggest cheerleader.

Only for Tenna to look at him with confusion, asking him why he would ever want to change? He has his audience and his lightners and he has Spamton. He's settled. What more did he need? What more could he want?

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I've been insanely busy and haven't been able to feed my spamtenna addiction, so I'm playing catch up atm. So, sorry for the sea of reblogs!

I also haven't been able to work on the next chapter as much as I wanted to. Today, I had some time to actually sit down and work on it again and uh...yeah...

And I still need to add the scene with the Addisons...

Tenna's TV room scene...

And the phone scene...