User blog comment:SodaCat/Muse Chapter 5: Happy Birthday to You!/@comment-26358727-20150709010453/@comment-2173402-20150709012617

Hm, rereading it I realized it is a lot like that--I guess I must've done it subconciously! It wouldn't surprise me, I know that book and movie inside out xD

I wanted to keep all signs of his rage bursts pretty quiet down so that they'd jump out all of a sudden in the middle of something as Jesse-ish as a grindfest birthday party, because that's exactly how they happen to him. Just outta the blue, and anyone who isn't used to them (AKA everyone besides Casey and Jesse's dad) ends up wondering what the hell happened to make this happy-go-lucky, flirty teenage boy just flip out.

Thanks!!