And it's one of the great things about fiction -- even fanfiction -- that we get pen-itch and want to write back sometimes. It's funny (not in a ha ha kind of way) that you're using words to talk about not being able to use words. Eventually your friends may find a way to express what they feel, and have experienced -- at least some of them. Words are a solace to some people, whether written or spoken. And even if we've never seen the walls of Minas Tirith, or Troy, words can give us an understanding, however dim, of what it means to be there.
Words come in their own time. Those of us who don't know need to be content with indicating our willingness to listen once the time comes and leaving it most of the time; but there are occasions when it's appropriate to push a little (especially if you've got a friend who is suicidal, and yes, I've been there). And it's human to want to be told.
I don't know which fic you read, but it sounds like the author may have gotten Estella right as a character without necessarily agreeing with the idea that pressure is a good thing. *shrug* But I'm glad you read it. We got a good story out of it, didn't we?
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And it's one of the great things about fiction -- even fanfiction -- that we get pen-itch and want to write back sometimes. It's funny (not in a ha ha kind of way) that you're using words to talk about not being able to use words. Eventually your friends may find a way to express what they feel, and have experienced -- at least some of them. Words are a solace to some people, whether written or spoken. And even if we've never seen the walls of Minas Tirith, or Troy, words can give us an understanding, however dim, of what it means to be there.
Words come in their own time. Those of us who don't know need to be content with indicating our willingness to listen once the time comes and leaving it most of the time; but there are occasions when it's appropriate to push a little (especially if you've got a friend who is suicidal, and yes, I've been there). And it's human to want to be told.
I don't know which fic you read, but it sounds like the author may have gotten Estella right as a character without necessarily agreeing with the idea that pressure is a good thing. *shrug* But I'm glad you read it. We got a good story out of it, didn't we?
Thank you