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[neverheardofhim]

I'm taking a break.
Spent the past month busting my ass to write a decent summary of... whatever happened on Thisavrou.
Got to the demons and decided I needed to write something else. And drink. A lot of drinking.
Something a little less bleak.

It's not like I have deadlines now.

So. Romance. Touched on it back on Kauto. Tentacles, aliens, all that. This time I'm going for something more subtle. Focus on something outside of, well, now.
Why does this kind of shit keep happening to us, by the way?

I have a plot set already, but I'm in a bit of a rut. Dashing protagonist has prostrated himself in a number of ways. Nothing is working, maybe he's even thinking, "shit, I shouldn't have done this."

Now I'm wondering if I've painted myself into a corner here. The only malleable character here is the hero -- I spent pages upon pages emphasizing how stubborn, strong-willed, maybe even afraid his interest is.

I can't back out on her.

At some point, though, it just gets old. The more he tries, the more nothing changes. And I don't think he's the type of guy to fight a losing battle.

So. Should he give up and go home, in order to salvage whatever it is that they have? Or should he keep trying?

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[neverheardofhim]

You think I haven't tried that?
She'd laugh at me if I'm lucky.
If I'm not, she'd avoid me.
Not worth it.

[shiro2hero]

The last time I talked to you, there were romance novels involved, man. I don't know what you haven't tried.



I'm
Really not the guy to give advice in this situation.
But if people aren't willing to talk things out, or work them out with people that care about them

That's not exactly a good sign.