u/Belial_In_A_Basket

I’m 35 F with a 41 M. We’ve been together 2 years now. We get along famously. I have a 6 yr old girl from my previous relationship. I’m going to try to keep this brief. My bf is not moving in likely any time soon tho we want to work toward that. Currently he sees my daughter once every few weeks. To her face he is actually really nice. He tries. He plays with her. Draws with her. They seem to get along. But I know she’s not his cup of tea. She can be very bossy. Very boyish. She’s a good girl. Teachers rave at her listening abilities and she’s so well behaved. She’s just a typical only child with maybe some sensory issues. She’s also incredibly smart and can speak like an adult or process emotions way beyond her years. But does not throw tantrums. Listens very well. She just isn’t like his nieces who are perfect little girls. My daughter loves snakes and dragons. She likes to run and be wild. His nieces like to be… typical little girls. I don’t know how else to put it lol quiet make believe games. They’re calmer. I love them so much but they’re what I’d expect a little girl to behave like. They’re also not only children. There are 4 kids in that fam. She’s just.. different from them.

Anyway, I know he’s not fond of her and struggling to bond with her. The thing is.. he’s nice to her face. I just know this based on what he’s told me.

Just don’t know what to do. Should I end things or wait them out? What sort of conversation do we need to have? It breaks my heart and puts me on edge every time he’s near her just thinking that she’s rubbing him the wrong way.

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Blurb if you want more info (up to you):

The story follows seventeen-year-old Charlie Stewart, a shy and timid boy living under the care of his father—a violent, paranoid drifter who’s spent years dragging Charlie across the country in a rusted trailer, always running from something or another. His constant rants about spirits and vampires would convince most that the man had lost his marbles. The only problem is, Charlie has the same supernatural visions. Glimpses of things that shouldn’t exist. He doesn’t understand them and doesn’t dare bring it up to his father, so Charlie spends much of his childhood isolated and left in the dark.

After a traumatic incident forces Charlie to leave his father behind, he’s sent to live with an aunt he’s never met in a quiet town that seems determined to stay that way. Desperate for normalcy, Charlie buries his secret and tries to build a life—befriending his horror obsessed werewolf lab partner, joining a punk rock band, and for the first time, he feels like he might actually belong.

But normal doesn’t last.

It starts with a fire that burns down the local theater, trapping everyone inside. Then come the unnatural weather patterns, and a wave of violent, inexplicable suicides that leave the town shaken. At first, Charlie tries to ignore it like he always has. But when a strange teenage boy in a trench coat begins following him—always watching, always just out of reach—Charlie is forced to confront the truth.

The boy knows what Charlie is. He knows why he can see the things he sees. And as Charlie is pulled deeper into a hidden world beneath the surface of the town, he realizes these events aren’t random—they’re connected. Connected to something far bigger than he ever imagined.

Even if you don't write screenplays, I still very much would value your feedback!

SCRIPT: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:e6a18d03-bdaa-4ad8-a55a-d7147b7d75e7

Brief synopsis: This is a young adult, coming-of-age mystery called These Dark Times. It is written along the lines of TV shows such as Supernatural and Stranger Things.

The story follows seventeen-year-old Charlie Stewart, a shy and timid boy living under the care of his father—a violent, paranoid drifter who’s spent years dragging Charlie across the country in a rusted trailer, always running from something or another. His constant rants about spirits and vampires would convince most that the man had lost his marbles. The only problem is, Charlie has the same supernatural visions. Glimpses of things that shouldn’t exist. He doesn’t understand them and doesn’t dare bring it up to his father, so Charlie spends much of his childhood isolated and left in the dark.

After a traumatic incident forces Charlie to leave his father behind, he’s sent to live with an aunt he’s never met in a quiet town that seems determined to stay that way. Desperate for normalcy, Charlie buries his secret and tries to build a life—befriending his horror obsessed werewolf lab partner, joining a punk rock band, and for the first time, he feels like he might actually belong.

But normal doesn’t last.

It starts with a fire that burns down the local theater, trapping everyone inside. Then come the unnatural weather patterns, and a wave of violent, inexplicable suicides that leave the town shaken. At first, Charlie tries to ignore it like he always has. But when a strange teenage boy in a trench coat begins following him—always watching, always just out of reach—Charlie is forced to confront the truth.

The boy knows what Charlie is. He knows why he can see the things he sees. And as Charlie is pulled deeper into a hidden world beneath the surface of the town, he realizes these events aren’t random—they’re connected. Connected to something far bigger than he ever imagined.

Logline: After escaping his paranoid, unstable father, a teen who can see supernatural beings tries to build a normal life in a quiet town—until a series of violent deaths forces him to uncover a hidden world and the terrifying truth about his own connection to it.

SCRIPT: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:e6a18d03-bdaa-4ad8-a55a-d7147b7d75e7

Brief synopsis: This is a young adult, coming-of-age mystery called These Dark Times. It is written along the lines of TV shows such as Supernatural and Stranger Things.

The story follows seventeen-year-old Charlie Stewart, a shy and timid boy living under the care of his father—a violent, paranoid drifter who’s spent years dragging Charlie across the country in a rusted trailer, always running from something or another. His constant rants about spirits and vampires would convince most that the man had lost his marbles. The only problem is, Charlie has the same supernatural visions. Glimpses of things that shouldn’t exist. He doesn’t understand them and doesn’t dare bring it up to his father, so Charlie spends much of his childhood isolated and left in the dark.

After a traumatic incident forces Charlie to leave his father behind, he’s sent to live with an aunt he’s never met in a quiet town that seems determined to stay that way. Desperate for normalcy, Charlie buries his secret and tries to build a life—befriending his horror obsessed werewolf lab partner, joining a punk rock band, and for the first time, he feels like he might actually belong.

But normal doesn’t last.

It starts with a fire that burns down the local theater, trapping everyone inside. Then come the unnatural weather patterns, and a wave of violent, inexplicable suicides that leave the town shaken. At first, Charlie tries to ignore it like he always has. But when a strange teenage boy in a trench coat begins following him—always watching, always just out of reach—Charlie is forced to confront the truth.

The boy knows what Charlie is. He knows why he can see the things he sees. And as Charlie is pulled deeper into a hidden world beneath the surface of the town, he realizes these events aren’t random—they’re connected. Connected to something far bigger than he ever imagined.

I think and hope I have finally gotten this right... Would love any sort of feedback. Even if you just read a few pages. Story/Formatting anything at all.

Title: These Dark Times

Script: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:4c87553d-ea00-419b-a0a1-da1d320da6fd

Logline: After escaping his paranoid, unstable father, a teen who can see supernatural beings tries to build a normal life in a quiet town—until a series of violent deaths forces him to uncover a hidden world and the terrifying truth about his own connection to it.

Basic premise: The story follows seventeen-year-old Charlie Stewart, a shy and timid boy living under the care of his father—a violent, paranoid drifter who’s spent years dragging Charlie across the country in a rusted trailer, always running from something or another. His constant rants about spirits and vampires would convince most that the man had lost his marbles. The only problem is, Charlie has the same supernatural visions. Glimpses of things that shouldn’t exist. He doesn’t understand them and doesn’t dare bring it up to his father, so Charlie spends much of his childhood isolated and left in the dark.

After a traumatic incident forces Charlie to leave his father behind, he’s sent to live with an aunt he’s never met in a quiet town that seems determined to stay that way. Desperate for normalcy, Charlie buries his secret and tries to build a life—befriending his horror obsessed werewolf lab partner, joining a punk rock band, and for the first time, he feels like he might actually belong.

But normal doesn’t last.

It starts with a fire that burns down the local theater, trapping everyone inside. Then come the unnatural weather patterns, and a wave of violent, inexplicable suicides that leave the town shaken. At first, Charlie tries to ignore it like he always has. But when a strange teenage boy in a trench coat begins following him—always watching, always just out of reach—Charlie is forced to confront the truth.

The boy knows what Charlie is. He knows why he can see the things he sees. And as Charlie is pulled deeper into a hidden world beneath the surface of the town, he realizes these events aren’t random—they’re connected. Connected to something far bigger than he ever imagined.