I may have to give it another run through, because the story sort of warped as I was telling it. I had this basic outline in by head, but it wasn't working, because Emma was so clearly resistant to being part of a family. There was no way she could even consider it, and I had to figure out why.
The role of the headmaster is sort of ambiguous, but it seemed likely that Emma would have gotten away with it, legally, and probably most people in her area understood why she did it, but no one would ever trust her. Who knew what could make her snap again? And she started to believe that about herself. The headmaster gave her a chance to leave it behind, but he knows, and he'll never quite trust her either. Which, I think, is something she wants.
Yay for menacing! (I don't write happy endings. I don't know why people expect them from me.)
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Date: 2009-12-09 06:54 pm (UTC)I may have to give it another run through, because the story sort of warped as I was telling it. I had this basic outline in by head, but it wasn't working, because Emma was so clearly resistant to being part of a family. There was no way she could even consider it, and I had to figure out why.
The role of the headmaster is sort of ambiguous, but it seemed likely that Emma would have gotten away with it, legally, and probably most people in her area understood why she did it, but no one would ever trust her. Who knew what could make her snap again? And she started to believe that about herself. The headmaster gave her a chance to leave it behind, but he knows, and he'll never quite trust her either. Which, I think, is something she wants.
Yay for menacing! (I don't write happy endings. I don't know why people expect them from me.)
Thank you for sticking with it! And commenting!