an epiphany.

Well, not really any sort of epiphany. I've hauled out the old character sketches done on Damien's family and drafted them anew. I realized I didn't really put much thought into their powers, so I worked on that and gave Damien a reason as to why he was the way he was. Damien is largely the same, but now he has a different ability to start with. It should be interesting writing an Empath, to be honest I'm not sure how much emphasis will be put on it. Probably a lot. It's odd for men, in general.

Don't worry, I won't make him too girly ;) Actually, he's not very girly at all.

On the upside, I'm approaching 1,000 words into the first chapter. Not sure how to name each chapter, or the series, or the books. I'm.... disappointed in myself. I usually have names all sorted by the time I start writing. I guess this will be a different experience. For a while, anyway.

As for the original bit about Lyki, that should stay pretty much the same. Might re-write it and make it a better scene, though. As for the character you see in that, well... it's largely the same.

EDIT: scratch that, Chapter One is named: "I Know You Know". Apt, I think, considering what's in it. (Mostly the title is pertaining to the relationship Lyki and his father have.)

word count widget.

what? I found one? That's right. It's pretty... tame.