Bill's hold on Quentin
Sorry it's been a while. Between partying hard during my last week of vacation and starting a new job, I seem to have pissed away a goodly amount of time. Fortunately, I'm not on deadline.
After giving the matter considerable thought — I do think about this thing quite a lot when I'm not writing it — I decided that Bill can't be blackmailing Quentin. Quentin is the straightest of straight arrows, so there are no skeletons in his closet Bill could use against him. So Bill is going to use his straightarrowness against him instead.
Bill Williams never married and has no heirs. However, he does want somebody to take the reins of his music empire when he retires in a few years. His sister's eldest son is the obvious choice, adn that's Quentin Kelly. Part of the reason Q has come on the Praise Caravan tour is to learn the management side of things by shadowing his uncle.
This is a grand plan except for one rather large snag: Q hates the business side of things. He's an architect and a teacher. He does not want to be a media mogul. He also hates being away from his family. The only time he mentioned these facts to Bill, however, he got such a long and impassioned lecture on family loyalties and legacies that the guilt drove him straight onto the tour bus. Bill was his nearest male role model growing up, and the last thing he wants to do is disappoint dear old almost-dad. Q has vowed to follow in Bill's footsteps because it's the Right Thing To Do.
To make matters worse, Q sucks at business. Sucks! He's terrible with figures and market trends and shmoozing. And to him, that's even worse than being chained to a job he doesn't like. He is an eldest son and a straight arrow and a former straight-A student and captain of the football team. He does NOT do failure well.
As added security, Bill has also hinted to Q that Q owes it to his brothers, espcially Quill, to do this tour. They deserve their chance at stardom, but they can't make it on their own; they need Q there to complete the trio.
Now that's emotional blackmail, and bullshit to boot. Quin probably isn't destined for the top of the charts, nor does he aspire to be, but Quill . . . he's exceptional. Heck, the other two are probably holding him back. And in the backs of their minds, they know it.
So Q's a little tense.
After giving the matter considerable thought — I do think about this thing quite a lot when I'm not writing it — I decided that Bill can't be blackmailing Quentin. Quentin is the straightest of straight arrows, so there are no skeletons in his closet Bill could use against him. So Bill is going to use his straightarrowness against him instead.
Bill Williams never married and has no heirs. However, he does want somebody to take the reins of his music empire when he retires in a few years. His sister's eldest son is the obvious choice, adn that's Quentin Kelly. Part of the reason Q has come on the Praise Caravan tour is to learn the management side of things by shadowing his uncle.
This is a grand plan except for one rather large snag: Q hates the business side of things. He's an architect and a teacher. He does not want to be a media mogul. He also hates being away from his family. The only time he mentioned these facts to Bill, however, he got such a long and impassioned lecture on family loyalties and legacies that the guilt drove him straight onto the tour bus. Bill was his nearest male role model growing up, and the last thing he wants to do is disappoint dear old almost-dad. Q has vowed to follow in Bill's footsteps because it's the Right Thing To Do.
To make matters worse, Q sucks at business. Sucks! He's terrible with figures and market trends and shmoozing. And to him, that's even worse than being chained to a job he doesn't like. He is an eldest son and a straight arrow and a former straight-A student and captain of the football team. He does NOT do failure well.
As added security, Bill has also hinted to Q that Q owes it to his brothers, espcially Quill, to do this tour. They deserve their chance at stardom, but they can't make it on their own; they need Q there to complete the trio.
Now that's emotional blackmail, and bullshit to boot. Quin probably isn't destined for the top of the charts, nor does he aspire to be, but Quill . . . he's exceptional. Heck, the other two are probably holding him back. And in the backs of their minds, they know it.
So Q's a little tense.
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