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[agentagnes]

New page.

I swear I didn't originally mean to make Marek such a jerk... He was just supposed to be a socially anxious nerd. orz

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[bhappy182]

Ah, nooo. >_<
Don't hurt him.

[halfassured]

I actually really like Marek this way, because even though he's a controlling, insecure bastard, he's not trying to be that way. I caught up on this today and I'm enjoying the direction it's taking, because I hate joy think it's a very real-to-life issue despite the fantasy setting

[agentagnes]

Wow, that was so much more in-depth than I expected from anyone.

Humanizing the character who is somewhat a villain at this point is not something I usually do... It's a fine line because you don't want to make their actions seem okay just 'cause they have reasons or are a good person underneath, of course.

I'm curious what conclusions you'll draw after the ending now. Actually sometimes I wonder what conclusions readers draw about me but I try not to think about that too much!

[halfassured]

It is hard, but I think it's important. People have a natural desire to sort the world into "good" and "bad" and so you run into a lot of resistance if you try to show bad people as human and as somewhat sympathetic -- some people will feel you're trying to justify the nasty behaviour, as you mention, and then you'll get some people who totally miss the point and decide that the person is really okay. The second one isn't likely to be an issue with Marek, but I've found that people are surprisingly accomodating of the evil atrocities of guys with long silky hair and attractive smiles.

But even though people are uncomfortable with juxtaposing good and bad in a single indvidual, I think it's important to do, both because it's better characterization and because it demonstrates a deeper understanding of the problem. People generally don't think of themselves as villains or suppose that their behaviour is unjustified, so to really understand why people do bad things you need to be able to sympathize -- or at least empathize -- a little

[jankit]

Damn. Either Evelyn is seriously delicate or Marek is unexpectedly strong! At any rate, I am gushing over the symbolism and relationship dynamics of this like a huge geek. Good stuff. ♥

[agentagnes]

hee hee, thank you <3

Evelyn's body is cannibalized parts and they're a old... he's a bit brittle. ;)