HEEEEE. YES. I <3 Kim, and I'm always glad to spread the word.
I'm trying to remember if he actually calls her Kimberly in the show (IIRC the only other person that calls her that is Teri) or if it's something I picked up from catch22girl. But then it's level 1 of angry: using someone's full name instead of a shortened version (level 2 is using first and last name or first and middle and level 3 is using their full name. Most obvious with parents and children.)
And of course part of the reason for making the progression is so the reader can see why she does what she does, because while I'd hope anyone reading it would be "...wait, why is she leaving him?" if she just left after his comments, but they'd probably wonder why she suddenly changed her mind.
...Also because there wouldn't be much story left. :D
And I'm glad that the metaphor didn't seem too heavy-handed. I always wonder if I'm striking the right balance between not enough and too much.
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Date: 2009-05-31 10:29 pm (UTC)I'm trying to remember if he actually calls her Kimberly in the show (IIRC the only other person that calls her that is Teri) or if it's something I picked up from
And of course part of the reason for making the progression is so the reader can see why she does what she does, because while I'd hope anyone reading it would be "...wait, why is she leaving him?" if she just left after his comments, but they'd probably wonder why she suddenly changed her mind.
...Also because there wouldn't be much story left. :D
And I'm glad that the metaphor didn't seem too heavy-handed. I always wonder if I'm striking the right balance between not enough and too much.
Thanks for the review!