Red like roses (Sexual Offenderman Fanfiction)

Chapter 0 - How it all started

This is an extra chapter for the story. I only talk about here about the facts of the story and the making of it. This is not any kind of sequel to the story. It has been only made for fun and for those who are interested to know more about the story and the making of it. 

Facts about making the story :

1)  This is quite embarrassing to confess, but this fanfiction is basically a self-insert, hah. Plot twist; I am Amy.

I guess I was too lazy to actually design my own character, so I just decided to add myself into the story. I actually wanted to be part of the story, and making it become reality helped me feel a little better about life and everything. It kind of helped me deal with depression.

Amy is a reflection of me that I wish to be.

I also didn't want the main character to be mainstream - skinny, beautiful, kinda bitchy, rich as hell ... I wanted her to be realistic as possible. Anyone could be in her place, having those powers and having to live with four faceless monsters. I was tired of reading stories like this, where anyone could be the hero of the story, and then they are just the perfect example of a human. So, I decided to break the 'rules', and created Amy ... I mean, me. A lonely girl with a lot of insecurities and body issues. 

Amy has a bigger body type, she studies art, she still lives with her parents and has colored her hair red. I also tried to make it clear that Amy was recovering from depression, eating disorder and self-harm, just like I am. 

I wanted her to still live with her parents, just so coming home late or being gone for a few days would actually have effect to the side characters. To me, it feels just lazy when a character just disappears for a few weeks and when they come back, it's like nobody even noticed. I wanted to create actual conflict to keep the story interesting.

I also wanted Amy to have real feelings. She was insecure, but I made her grow more confident over time. She was weak but she became stronger. She wanted to die, and I made her want to keep living again. And in chapter 13 she killed two men, which took a big effect on her. I wanted her to really feel horrible about it, and not just make her move on from it like it was nothing. I mean, that's not normal. 

So, I hope you all will forgive me about this. For being too lazy to actually design a character and just using my 'dream self', haha. But I won't be ashamed of it. Having Amy as a main character really helped me feel better.

2)  Amy's birthday is January 19 and she is a Capricorn. Hey, I was also born that day! And so did Will Vandom, from the W.i.t.c.h comics. That has nothing to do with this. Just a fun fact.

3) About wanting to have realistic characters, I put careful detail into Amy's mother that no one maybe didn't even notice. In chapter 38, at Amy's art exhibition, her mother is making sure that everything is clean and perfect. This tells that her mother likes it when things are clean and tidy. But, in chapter 21, when Amy gets to see her parents again, it's mentioned that their house is quite a mess. With this I tried to tell that her mother lost her spark and no longer cared if their home was dirty or clean. She just wanted her daughter back.

4) Also in chapter 38, we meet Melanie and Efia for the first (and the last) time. They are gay for each other.

5) Amy is not an actual red head, her hair is originally brown. I haven't read much about characters with dyed hair, so that's why I wanted her hair to be like that. Also, HI. My hair is also colored red, so I knew what her hair would look like when it starts losing its color.