Face

Simple is great

Though gruesome in some respects, life goes on. Insightful in its simplicity about two people who regret their overwhelming reactions to a devestating event in their lives. Forgiveness sometimes comes with horrifying realities, but there is truely a love for each other that only they can experience. Kudos to the REAL FRIENDS that stick with them. Many life lessons in this short story. Can each of us find this kind of strength within ourselves?

He did that to her?

And she stayed with him? I don't think so. I mean, she was only getting a bit of cock behind his back. What the fuck would he do to her if she trashed his car? Don't bear thinking about.

Tough situation but they both deserve the misery

and solitude they experience now. She betrayed him and deserves the result - he lost control and his penance is to remain by her side for life. Hard to like either character but the author did a good job engaging the emotions of the readers.

Great

thanks!

Well done Sirhugs.

Not a happy story. And yes everyone will hate the husband, as they should. But that apart you have created a great story with very real emotions. Thanks for the story.

Watta Moron!

Now he's is stuck with a fugly ho!

Lot's of unanswered questions

A good story. I read along wanting to understand these people. What was the problem? Oh, her face was damaged. What's up with this couple, they seem very much in love? Oh, she cheated on him. But he seems involved also? Oh, he beat her and ruined her face. How come he's not in jail. Why is she still with him? Why did she cheat? The beating seemed horrible, monstrous. How could such a good man do such a terrible thing? Lots of questions. But a good story.

Excellent, interesting story

Well done. Making this man who was a monster into the realm of a sypathetic person who is accepted by his wife was a great accomplishment in this story.

This was emotional!

Difficult subject and interesting angle. I think it was well done.

First truly unique take on adultery....

...in way too long, congratulations for making the reader care....

Damn! this is a really sad story

The only thing I can think of is if he done any hard time for assault? A really well thought out story with a very well developed storyline. Thanks for the story.

Excellent

Sad story, but well told.

Good Story

Really enjoyed the story! Would love to here the 'prequel'. I don't believe in spousal abuse (from either side), but do not know what I would do if those circumstanes were thrust on me. I've always looked forward to reading your work whenever I see a new post. Keep up the good work!

Who is the monster?

Is this really hard to tell who the monster is and who is the angel?! Is this really a vicious cycle?

Sorry:

Not enough story. Only whining and feeling sorry for themselves.
WHY? Wheres the story? Wheres the background?
This is really a bad attempt at writing. Please try again and see if you can really write.

so.....

She was found to be cheating and he physically beat her, as an immediate response to the her actions? What about the guy? The whole episode has long term effects on both. A tale of consequences, but would it have changed her choice to cheat, given her motivations and impulses?

One thing for sure

she won't cheat again. "It's only a little cock" one readers said. It's this kind of mental attitude that creates the marital problems in this world. It could have been worse, he could have killed her, couldn't he. Temporary insanity. Not bad for a short story, to the point. It was written to evoke emotions, without background, just the facts. Not a bad read author.

I asume this was,

a story of a wife beater or someone who comitted domestic violence. In any case it wasn't my cup of tea, so one star is what you get. R.T.

I completely agree with saratu.

I could just copy and paste.

sirsemega, I gave it 5 stars

everyone is hating on the husband, but most of those who are damning the husband are feeling sorry for the cheating slut. I don't get it, most of the ass believe that it's ok to fuck over the man, but feel sorry the little beat up woman. Where was the worry for her, when she was getting fucked.

Clever change to the norm

I can understand how some people wouldn't like this story, and the contents, as such, didn't particularly please me. However ---- There is an obvious 'sameness' about so many of the LV stories, and it is refreshing to find an author who is prepared to risk pushing the boundaries a bit. I sometimes try it myself, and often get put down for it, so I know what it's like. Well done Sir S, you have my vote!

Extremely well conceived, written and executed

Amazingly enough most seem to be evaluating the character or the situation and not how well presented and portrayed it all was. Really, it is to me most amazing that people always only consider that physical actions should be punished but refuse to consider that emotional violation can destroy a personality. Yes it is the old egg problem....

We are left, I am anyway that he reacted, not responded.

S,

He could have attacked her lover and she was hurt. Indirectly but she was hurt in the fight or struggle. Perhaps. From the story it was not intentional.. but it happened and they live with it.

Aftermath is what they/we are left with. Certainly emotional and "real", possible.

Thanks for sharing on Lit.


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FACE = MASK

had to read this twice to make any sense. The moral is dont piss off a monster or create one. TK U MLJ LV NV

u can say in this time (this world now) anything husband do he is wrong
if he take revenge on slut wife he is asshole
if he do not anything he is wimp

Love and hate are often separated only by a mere emotion...

... just has justice and revenge are to. David is paying for his crime but so is she! Why? ... because if the true be told, every time Jessica looks into the mirror not only does she see the "results" of her adultery but reasons for them as well!! A sad but very good story!!

Art

Great writing. A take that defies simple labels.

Wow

Tough one. She cheated. He reacted. Horribly.
Should have destroyed the guys face and divorced the wife.
Who was the monster???

Tough one.

Story Sucks

See title

Oh My God!

Great story, awful story. Grim as Hell.

Now that's a truely heavy weight to live with

Another amazing flash story packed with emotion, character, and detail.

Women need to remember that most men have the capability to not only inflict great pain, but kill. It's just that society teaches us to live by certain standards, contain our more base drives, and control ourselves before responding to stimulai.

You destroy a man's world and there's going to be a moment where all those controls, considerations, etc, just vanish. It may only be a flash, or it may last long enough that he does something truely heinous, but every man has had a point in his life where he's devolved to an animal reacting for even the briefest of moments.

I can't imagine what these two characters have to live with, but the fact that they're still together and able to find solace in each other afterwards says far more about their true character then what they both did before the story's timeline. Living with that kind of guilt (from both parties) and still being able to love each other...

Wonderful food for thought.

when sirsemega

Was on he was on. Another home run.

Thanks for the effort.

I had read this before, some time ago....

It must have upset me (in the emotionally charged, a lot to think about, heavy duty "holy shit", sort of way), such that I didn't comment then. Story spinner found me another Sirsemga tale, and looking through the story list, I gave this one another read. I feel like I am a pacifist, and can not understand violence towards women is acceptable in any way, for any reason. Of course, months of reading LW tales on Lit, and reading about truly EVIL women, outrageous scenarios, and even torturous betrayals coupled with ultimate humiliation, seem to numb one's fervor towards the ideal that NO woman deserves to be beaten. Well, knowing that this is only fiction helps me to retain that philosophy, but I have to reluctantly admire an author who attempts to justify the unthinkable. Here in this story, the unthinkable is three-fold. That: 1) he would do it, 2) he would stay with her after and, 3) she would stay with him after. Yes, this is an aftermath story, and I think it is well told. Just enough, of both detail and mystery, to get you engaged and wondering about these characters. Somehow it works here, and between the disgust and pity, we see two people who possibly have a stronger relationship now, then before the cheating happened. You present an interesting insight into what constitutes "penance", and certainly, you competently expressed that they BOTH have learned their lessons well, and for good.
Discomfort with subject matter may have garnered lower scores, but this effort really is at least 4, if not 5 stars. Powerful!

No clear 'heros' here

Both of them were awful people.

Both of them learned from it.

To see what a man is capable of in an instant is hard to see.

To see how much destruction SHE wrought without touching him was also telling. Who knows how ugly his soul is now?

And yet, in a moment's passion, a man will hit a woman and be a monster forever to women. Yet these same 'overly moralistic' women will accept a cheating woman into their bosom after the fact.

This is a moral conundrum which isn't solvable but it some food for thought.

The couple are looking at this as a problem instead of solution

Let's be honest, the husband should be given an award. His wife was a whore and she paid the minimum price she deserved to pay. His marriage was broken and his heart scared for life...so what if everyone looks at her and sees that her hideous soul matches her face. The husband is a hero and everyone should applaud him for going easy on her.

Award? Don't think so.

If he'd just walked away, he could have gotten over her and gone on with his life. Some men could have beaten her and then walked away, but he wasn't one of them. Now, because he went further than he could live with comfortably, he's so overcome with guilt that he's condemned himself to a life sentence of being seen as a monster AND being stuck with a cheating slut for a wife.

You don't deserve an award for losing control of yourself and ruining your own future.

My world collapsed?

Too much of the story is missing for me to rate it any higher than a 3*. I understand the intent of the tale and I want you to tell me more.

What the heck?

Why isn't he in prison for years and years? Why would she stay anywhere near him? Complete and utter lunacy. Totally screwed up story, even for fiction.

Guess what....

Two days ago my neighbor beat the shit out of his girlfriend. That night she told the police she's pressing charges to the fullest extent of the law. And now 2 days later she refuses to press charges lol, lol, lol, lol...the damn same story.....

bill.....

Damn

This might sound a little cruel, but's it's another way to look at it. The jerkoff husband should be rotting away in prison for what he did to his cheating wife. The slut should just put a bag over her head. Maybe suck cock at a glory hole. I'd bet she's real good. Shit, it is what it is.
Fiction. Only fiction.

Give

Give me a break, women are born evil. That is their nature. The rage heads know this.