Obnoxious Housemate 3 - Psychology

[Clevernick]

I guess the situation could be defused by using less force in the beginning. He is probably a lot stronger than Lyn and could overpower her without beating her up.

Funny I never considered that possibility. Possibly because it's not true in my memory. Lynn's a healthy girl who keeps in shape. S is a skinny guy who doesn't. The element of surprise would be needed, or he might well get his balls handed to him.

Excerpt Chapter1: "...as ugly as her face and soul were..."

Keep in mind that as the Author you can imagine your charaters much better than your readers. Not everything will come across as you intend it.

Good point! Keep in mind though not to take feelings and judgements literally. S is telling chapter 1 in present tense. To him, at that moment, she's the God Squad slobby intolerable tormenting housemate who is making him miserable. He will magnify her unattractive mouth into ugliness.

Later on when she's silent and compliant, he is less critical of her looks, and she's really not all that bad. Not "America's Next Model" material, but ok. And by chapter 3 he's no longer talking about putting a bag over her head.

Well he didn't have to plan everything meticulously. Just the firm intention to do something about the 'Lynn situation' is enough. He may have thought of blackmail as a good way to get at this Uberchristian bitch.

Maybe he even had doubts if he could carry it through but that angry moment in the bathroom made his descision.

Yes, that might well work.

I just loved the imagery of shoving Jesus up her ass and somehow felt cheated...

Well, with the way she's been getting used and stretched over the course of the story, she may end up using Jesus that way herself by the end! You may yet get your wish.