444:Back When...

Author Notes
I have to admit I'm still disoriented by all the theories of Kellen and Vincent being one in the same. I... really didn't expect that. In fact, it took me the better part of a day trying to figure out how Kellen even factored into the equation. Apparently, having Vincent name her specifically came off as an unintended hint in that direction? Or... something? It was really just supposed to establish that he knew other members of the Flaherty family. It wasn't really supposed to imply he had any deep connection with her specifically. I probably should've anticipated that. ^^;

I dunno. I find myself trying to misdirect my readers sometimes. And when it works, I feel great. But when I'm actually NOT trying to misdirect people (and achieve misdirection anyway), it feels more like failure on my part. Like, people are only coming to this theory because I didn't adequately perform my job as an author. So, I want to apologize to you all for my shortcomings with this development. I'll work on that.

Okay. Anyway...

The actual twist here was pretty largely predicted prior to the last update. It was intended to be (hints are everywhere, from even very early on in the story, to a chapter page's layout, to my personal experience of having an FtM therapist). People have been clamoring for an FtM character for a while, so I'm thrilled to finally reveal the truth about him (not to mention, I like Vincent a lot).

More on that next time. ^_^

Transcript
Rain stares at Vincent