The guy seemed more loveable than creepy, probably because I sort of related to this guy. I fawned over a girl that worked at a Subway Sandwich shop years ago. Ate more subs than I should have, just so I could see her. I knew her off days, looking back it was a little pathetic. I daydreamed about her for months, until one day I asked her out. Long story short, she ended up having a boyfriend, and I saved a ton of money not having to buy lousy sandwiches.
Well, I wanted to make him a little creepy but not so much that he wasn’t sympathetic. I had written a bit more about the stalking, and the first paragraph was twice as long as posted, elaborating on his thoughts before talking to the girl, but my character count went way over and I had to cut it ruthlessly down.
I think I get guys who innocently become a little stalker-y, but I’m not sure most of those guys get just how scary it is for girls.
That was hilarious, and all the more hilarious considering what the prequel was. Nicely told with a nice build up of in-the-moment to the exposition bit at the end. It all worked together quite nicely.