OneBaroqueGirl
not to sound crazy but the older I get the more I can’t help but feel like my cillian fics are actually problematic idk this is really weighing on my mind
ZeninaD
@OneBaroqueGirl wow, this really shows you thought a lot about your characters on a much more personal level. Sometimes, as we grow up, we realize a lot of things about our characters or stories that were problematic or not explored well enough, in that case if you have the time to go through them over and rewrite, i wish you all the best for it ❤️
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OneBaroqueGirl
I think that’s why trying to “fix” the relationship retroactively became so difficult. you can change dialogue, make him more self-aware, make her more assertive, redistribute emotional power in individual scenes — but when a relationship is fundamentally rooted in one person orbiting the other, those patterns don’t disappear cleanly. they linger underneath everything. I still understand why Auden loved him but now, when I reread it, I’m much more aware of how often I framed her endurance as romantic instead of tragic
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