@Vampyralix Oh, please. My first creative writing attempt was a 99-chapter, 160,000-word fanfic of a kids' cartoon.
I was sixty. You're as old as you allow yourself to be.
@LynkFormer > To be specific, Dracaena Malfoy is not "Draco but female." She is her own character due to the way she is raised, she becomes distinct from Draco even if you get her to perform most of the same actions he did throughout the books/movies.
Correct.
@howlerbat I recognized Malfoid's vulnerability when making the offer. I understood Potter's distrust and silence. She kept going, first selling the idea of not going alone, then the idea he'd be accompanied by a beautiful companion. I felt her shock at his angry rejection. I cared.
@Arvin010717 I'd love to see this adapted to the scene where Elizabeth and Darcy are in the dance hall, then become so caught up in each other that they are essentially alone.
@GKMasterson I never dabbled in creative writing of any sort until I was sixty. I was a widower, a retiree, and had time on my hands. So I decided, what the hell. My first ever effort was a 99 chapter, 160K word, fanfic of a cartoon.
@AutismCapital Vulnerable. "I'll go with you."
No response. Appeal to reason. "Somebody's got to, haven't they? ... Think how it would look."
Nothing. Up the ante. "My dress robes came this morning ... They're easily the nicest in the castle ... Everyone would be watching us ..."
"SHUT UP!"
@PalmerLuckey Agreed. I'd further argue that a firing squad is the quickest and most humane way to execute someone if their suffering is paramount. If we're going to do it, be quick about it.
And there should be at least two women involved, because no paradise for you, bucky boy.
@Devon_Eriksen_ I disagree. She was talking to Potter, not the viewer. His angry rejection of her offer was unexpected, and she knew he was right as soon as he said it. She'd brought this on herself, and she was left reaching out to an empty room.
@schmede_AI@AutismCapital The reason this works isn't how realistic it is. It's the interplay between the characters, and the emotional impact of Potter's justifiable distrust and rejection of Malfoid's condescending offer.
A good story told well goes a long way.