As Love's Masters winds down (Part 2 has 15 chapters), the story transitions from self discovery, making friends and goofing around to facing a true threat that drastically changes Tim's and his friend's lives. Fractured Souls has some significant dark moments that may upset people.
And you know what? That's a good thing. That means you care about the characters. You feel something for them enough to feel some of their pain. But don't worry. I don't make it a habit to inflict that kind of discomfort on people. And book 4 Heart's Blooming is just the opposite and couldn't have happened without the events in book 3.
I remember twenty some odd years ago how upset some readers became when Joey and Suzi seemingly betrayed Tim early in the first book (being mindful of spoilers).
Another reader complained about how Tim and his mother didn't have sex on his sixteenth birthday. He was a troubled fourteen-year-old boy who became the inspiration for Tim's final foe in Book 9.
Twenty-three years ago when the best source for sex stories was the usenet group alt.sex.stories, people commented on stories a lot more than they do today. There weren't that many authors or long pieces of work back then, and Tim, the Teenage MC was one of the longer works available. Those comments were an important motivator to continue writing and it changed my life as well.
You see, writing Tim was therapeutic for me. I was a social introvert with little self-confidence and a fetish for mc content. By writing Tim, I had to balance perversions with my conscience. I let my perversions dictate the situations then let my heart lead me out of them. Like Tim, instead of letting my imagination corrupt me, I realized how control over people didn't give me anything meaningful and it was being equal to others and trusting others, that made me happiest. I'm still a bit of an introvert, but I'm not afraid to be with people, and that's in part thanks to Tim.
So please, stick with the story even if it becomes unpleasant for you. I promise it will all work out okay.
And if you feel something for my or someone else's characters, comment or send the author an email. That's the greatest reward an author can receive.