User blog comment:SodaCat/The Firework Show/@comment-26358727-20151104010016

What a fantastic glimpse into life before Bullworth Academy!

I love your characterization of Alexis' relationship with her father. It's interesting because you think, these are your parents and there should be this unspoken, unconditional bond there from the day a child is born, but that's not always the case. It's so often the trivial things, like a parent not being home a lot, that set the relationship off on a rocky start. It can be so hard to bounce back from that.

I know there's a forum dedicated to this, but I hope that somewhere down the road Alexis and her father mend their relationship a little bit. You've captured a really interesting dynamic here, especially approaching it from the perspective of six-year-old Alexis. Very creative!

It's also inspiring to see your take on a young Johnny Vincent. I never really thought much about the canon characters as youths (possibly because most don't feature in any of my characters' stories), but I really love what you've got going for him here. The admiration in Alexis is very obvious, and very charming! ( :

On the whole, I absolutely love your approach to this piece and I would love to see more like it - from Alexis, or from other characters (especially Jesse, growing up in Texas!).

Can't wait to read more from you!