Schemes and Dreams
Hey everybody.👋 Welcome to my second story. I'm hard at work on getting things ready for this one. I thought I would go ahead and start the thread and give you an idea what's going on. I'll post occa...
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@DaniRose2143
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I've been trying to think about why I'm not seeing Octavia as a more sympathetic character... I think it's because I've come into her relationship with Thorne mid-fight and they both have taken an entrenched position. Even though she references discussing not having the pap in the house in the past, it's easy for me to just see too people making loud demands of each other. Reminds me a bit of my first college relationship... lots of passion, lots of love, lots of fighting, not one working brain cell between us.
This is not to say that I think Octavia should back down or "be more reasonable." She's pretty clearly at the end of her rope and I think she's justified in being so. Thorne is pretty clearly not a good person. Some relationships just don't work out. They do make for great drama, however.
Just my $.02, take it for what it's worth.
I've been trying to think about why I'm not seeing Octavia as a more sympathetic character... I think it's because I've come into her relationship with Thorne mid-fight and they both have taken an entrenched position. Even though she references discussing not having the pap in the house in the past, it's easy for me to just see too people making loud demands of each other. Reminds me a bit of my first college relationship... lots of passion, lots of love, lots of fighting, not one working brain cell between us.
This is not to say that I think Octavia should back down or "be more reasonable." She's pretty clearly at the end of her rope and I think she's justified in being so. Thorne is pretty clearly not a good person. Some relationships just don't work out. They do make for great drama, however.
Just my $.02, take it for what it's worth.
