Open Thread: Oracle Hotline

[mithen]

I've been in the US, driving from Minnesota to Maine and helping move stuff for my sister and father! Not much time for writing or even thinking about fic, alas, and now classes have started... so I'm totally stalled out. I still haven't come up with a plot! So tell me about a character you're writing right now and let's see if that jars something loose. I actually think my favorite is the very plain non-magical girl who slowly gets drawn into supernatural events and discovers she's braver than she thought. Kind of a stock trope, I know, but she's fun to write! I'm writing her at a stage when she's not quite so timid and naive, but honestly I'd almost rather write her earlier on, it just doesn't work with the plot I want to write (and am hoping to one day find).

Hope all your writing is going well!

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[bradygirl_12]

The mental hospital story, When The Leaves Fall (Naked City fandom), is pretty much taking up my fannish creativity right now, so I'll talk about Adam.

The story is tricky. Is Adam really seeing what he says, or is it his mental illness? He's confused, can't remember much of his past except for the lover/partner he lost, and tries to navigate life at Ocean View, a private hospital with many amenities, but it's still a mental hospital.

His old boss, Lieutenant Mike Parker of the NYPD, often fills in the blanks for readers as he remembers his brilliant detective's career, mourning the loss of his services and the loss of Adam's partner Frank to a killer. Frank was also a friend. Mike figured out they were lovers but never said anything, and understands the depths of Adam's anguish, but is unsure of telling Adam's doctor. Homosexuality in the '60s was not accepted, even among many psychiatrists, who classified it as a mental illness.

Adam's struggle is dealing with his grief, his breakdown, and his loss of memory except for bits and pieces.

[mithen]

Oh, that sounds so fascinating (and painful!) I can definitely see why that's grabbing so much of your fannish energy right now, to be honest, it sounds very emotionally involving. I hope the writing has been going well!