I need to write a character
who doesn’t change. A character who forgets where he has been sometimes, and as
he learns new things he forgets old things.
He is ready to act but only
so much. He would not campaign for years. He would know when one simple thing
could open chances and minds, but he would never throw himself into a cause.
Those who truly choose will be respected.
I need to write a love story.
A love where they do not understand each other’s words, or always remain calm.
A love that can never be separated because even if they are angry, even if they
want each other’s blood, they simply must seek each other out.
I need to write a truly
perfect happy ending. What little you have is lost. Meager possessions and few
people, gone. All that you have is your life, and a duty, an obligation, a
quest. You didn’t ask for it, you don’t know why you’re doing it, and you are
not strong enough to nobly suffer. No. You rage against it, and if you only
could you would let it all go, but even if you do, you are a part of events.
Continue, or let “it” catch up with you.
The story would grow darker,
bleaker, and it would seem that there is no victory, and completing your quest
will mean nothing, but still you are called, and the world is beautiful for it.
These things may be cliché,
but if done well, they matter, when lights dim.
