Chapter Twenty-Seven

I love Michael not wanting to breathe so that he doesn’t interrupt the romantic moment.  Everyone should get a few transcendent moments in life.  He then gets to follow it up by confronting Dani about her assumption that he is the equivalent of a “damsel in distress” needing rescue.  He may not be as physically strong but he has skills and knowledge to keep himself safe and be useful.

Michael was a great character to work with.  His layers came together slowly.  After everything he’s experienced, both directly and second-hand, he should be cynical and withdrawn.  He knows everyone’s darkest secrets and no one likes feeling exposed, so they’ve attacked the messenger.  But he’s held onto his belief that there is good in this world and the people in it.  He refuses to accept the darkness, seeing life for what it can be.