Fury

[Fraroc]

Quote: Or how about having something happen that starts to tempt Mike back to his old ways, then we can see whether he's really changed or whether he gives in to temptation. You are much more forgiving and optimistic than I am, Fraroc - I don't forgive very easily and tend not to give adults second chances as I'm not sure that people do really change, or if they do then it usually for their own benefit rather than a true change of heart. Or possibly that's just my experience of people! I would like to see Mike be tested more.

I've thought about doing something really similar, except my idea was more like this. Mike has an encounter with his absolute best friend from the old days, who harasses Mike over having a "girly" hobby (horseback riding) and how he was "once badass, but now he's a domesticated goody two-shoes" and Mike has to sacrifice his former friendship and basically tell him "Screw you, this is my life now and I'm never going to go back."

Quote:What am I meant to be doing? Oh yes, questions! I was wondering whether you were inspired by or influenced by any films/books/plays when you decided to write this story?

I got a lot of inspiration from TV shows like The Saddle Club and Heartland....However, the "Fury epiphany" came to me one day in early to mid 2012 when I was surfing on Netflix and I was watching some western TV program. I don't know exactly what it was, but I suddenly had this great idea for a possible story. "How about a troubled and dangerous young man bonds with a troubled and dangerous horse?" and I had installed The Sims 3 Pets in 2011 so I decided "why not make this story idea into a Sims 3 web series?" At that point, I already knew that I was going seriously against the grain by writing a horsey story and having the main character be male. I really thought it was something different, I even hinted at it in the story, not a lot of guys ride anymore, the only time any of my male friends from High School got on a the back of a horse, it was usually because they were dating a girl who rode horses.