Date: Nov 03, 2015 09:49 am Title: Chapter 15
I like the way you write. You did a very good job of letting Michael tell his story. And the way that it affected his life.
Author's Response:
Aww thank you so much Kay!!! I hope I'm improving lol but seriously that means a lot :)
Date: Aug 21, 2015 01:40 am Title: Chapter 15
Sorry i haven't reviewed this yet. Holy shit. Wow that was easily the most heartwrenching thing ive read of him. Ive read other fanfics where he's had an affair with June is that true? Did they have an affair? The way you described him not being able to go back home because he basically branded as a criminal and his overall physical reaction is very well executed bravo! Then how he started to break down when describing the humilating strip search done in order to corroborate Jordan's testimony of what his genitals looked like and how the rookie unprofessional asshole cops mocked what he looked like. Never liked the police theyre such trigger happy immature egotistic assholes.! Then this what got me. He said, what i imagine went through his mind everyone thinking he's a monster and no one believes him. No one. He cares so much about what she thinks he doesn't want her to react the way his so called friends did. Begging her to believe him like jesus christ thats fuckinh awful. To be so completely alone i have no idea how he couldve coped with this. It makes me sick to think he had to be alone in this. That he was alone. Begging her not to leave him like so many others did. Then ne says he wouldnt be able to take it if she left too. He does really care about what she thinks because he loves her. This is exactly what i would imagine him tellling someone homesly someone he really cared for. Maybe thats why LMP and him broke up cuz he wasnt honest like this with her among other issues that were behimd closed doors. Think whatever you want of Lisa but she did get him through it she got her lawyers to build up a defense her and Liz agreed he couldnt physically survive a trial. As this is a shit ton of a trauma for anyone even those whove experienced a lot of it. Seriously this was amazing. Where did you get your info from btw?
Author's Response:
Hey girl! I've missed ya! And to be honest, idk if him and June actually had an affair. I just always assumed that they might've since a lot of fans had been speculating it for years lol I really tried to picture myself in his shoes during that time period and imagine what must've been going through his mind. I actually do remember reading somewhere about how during the strip search, the cops actually did laugh at him :( God, that makes me wanna cry and just beat their asses smh I agree with you. I think it's absolutely disgusting how quickly some people turned their backs on him once the allegations hit. I honestly don't know if I could've gone through that :( I probably would've stopped eating and sleeping as well. A lot of the info I got to write this chap was either from documentaries I had watched on him or just books I've read and articles I've seen on the internet. It was just my main goal to really try to get inside his head and imagine what he was feeling back in 93 and even years later it STILL affected him because it's such a traumatic experience. I really wanted to try and show Michael's vulnerability especially towards Autumn when he tells her how he doesn't want her to betray and turn her back on him too. He really loves her deeply and feels at peace when he's with her (which is so sweet!) It's a shame so many others had done that instead of staying by his side with support and helping him fight. I also believe Lisa Marie played a huge role in helping him during this time too. She was truly there for him (like Elizabeth Taylor) and helped him take his mind off the things that were happening even if it was for a short period of time.