[ SECRET POST #3651 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #3651 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.



__________________________________________________



02.


__________________________________________________



03.


__________________________________________________



04.


__________________________________________________



05.


__________________________________________________



06.


__________________________________________________



07.


__________________________________________________



08.


__________________________________________________



09.








Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 52 secrets from Secret Submission Post #522.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: IM or texting- 2005

[shortysc22]

Two college age guys will generally not have long conversations unless they are in person.

I was a freshmen in college in 2005 and texting was absolutely not a thing everyone had. I think the razr came out in 2006/2007? IM would be be an acceptable option for sure, but it depends on what they are talking about.

The issue with IMs might be that they would have to both be around, away messages were a thing then and so you'd get those. Perhaps they would use email too?

Feel free to ask more questions.

Re: IM or texting- 2005

[(Anonymous)]

Two college age guys will generally not have long conversations unless they are in person.

Well I did consider this, but it's fiction and there's no story if they don't talk to each other! I know they wouldn't talk on the phone about it.

Context: One character is 21, a senior that fall; the other guy is 20, a year behind. They both go to college on the West Coast, and the senior guy was casually dating the junior's (male) roommate.

As it's currently written, he's gotten an away message from the sometimes-boyfriend and talks to his friend instead as he is online (despite their living on opposite coasts). But then I second-guessed the IM aspect and wondered whether they'd be texting instead, so here I am asking.

Re: IM or texting- 2005

[shortysc22]

Okay, this makes complete sense. Again, it depends on the personality of the guys, but this scenario works. I used away messages a lot then but it all depends on how you work it in to the story, I think this will fit well!

Re: IM or texting- 2005

[herpymcderp]

Uhhhhhhh, disagree.

I'm past college age but I text my bros regularly just to talk, share memes, send cool videos of stuff on the internet... that kind of thing.

Re: IM or texting- 2005

[shortysc22]

But in 2005, texting wasn't a thing like that.

Now is different.

Re: IM or texting- 2005

[diet_poison]

I don't think that's really true. Sounds like stereotype. Reality depends on the person.

Re: IM or texting- 2005

[(Anonymous)]

Razr was 2005 (my first phone). But yeah, texting wasn't for everyone because text plans were hella expensive unless you were lucky enough to be on your family's plan.