There's no forecast at the end of the news for mental illness.

'Don't leave it too long this time, will you.' 

'You know me, I can't play the sanity card for more than a few months at a time.'

'I know,' she laughed.

'You better still be here when I get back.' 

'I'm promising nothing.'

Together

So Iris and Lucy have less than a week incarcerated together now. This is where things get serious.

Planning

So I'm writing again. It's a little here and a little there, nothing significant yet but it's progress. The key to planning is to pick a point and work backwards. Fill in the gaps.

Iris' discharge is nearing. It's going to be strange writing her beyond the gate. Still got a few plot points to cover, the eventual outing, the final meetings with the doctor(s), CPA, a resolution with Lucy and Chris' return. And then Iris returns to the world. A whole new challenge.

It'll be okay,

Lucy

Writing Again, and Inspiration

I think the key to Iris and Lucy is music. I need to build a soundtrack, as if I'm making a film. Background music, but it sparks something in me. It's the music that suits them, that could have been written for them.

I need to cast the characters too. I need to fall in love with Lucy, so that Iris can. I need to know how hard it is in the psychiatric jungle, for them. For their relationship. I can see them, but how magical it would be if they came to life.

I've been neglecting Iris and Lucy. It's time to bring them back to life.