If Edward and James fought (Or a fuse blown and a reconciliation for a splendid fool. First Part) :
Edward: James...I have something to tell you...It's important...I don't think you will...return to the railways for awhile.
James: ...What?...But-but why?
Edward: Sir Topham Hatt decided that you should get more time to recover and review safety measures...You...you were almost mortally wounded...But I think we can convince him to take you back, someday-
James : I can't be away from the rails. It is my duty!
Edward : But James, listen. An order has been issued by Sir Topham Hatt, you are suspended, for now.
James : Suspended! No...No! No, it's impossible! I-I, can't-this can't be happening! (He gets more and more agitated, hurting himself in the bed)
Edward : Jamie, I know! I will try to help you, we will review the safety measures, together!
James : NO! I WILL NOT STAND FOR IT! (Panicked ramblings)
Edward : James, don't! Your wounds! Please, Jamie, just you SIT back on your bed and listen! James- I would NOT stand it if you returned to the rails!
James : But, don't you care that I lost my job?!
Edward : (eyes shaking) I do...Thus, I want you to SIT this through. (he pants, arched, sad eyebrows)
James: You must believe me, Eddie that this time I will not crash an engine, again.
Edward (tearful, sneering): And why should I believe you?
James (trying to pacify): I know I am reckless, sometimes-
Edward: You're reckless all the time! You almost died, this time! (a pant) And who always saves your boiler?...It's me! But you have no idea how you kill me inside every time you're in danger...(pants, shuddering breaths). And all you care about is the shiny new coat on your engine!
James: Edward, please, let me explain, I just-
Edward (angrily): I never met a pettier driver than you!
James: (Gasps in horror) Ed...You can't mean that...Can't you?
Edward: (Is tetanized, tears dripping from his eyes, from what he belted out...He stays frozen, lifts shaky hands...shudder and just covers his eyes, running from Tidmouth Sheds as fast as his legs can...
James: Ed? Edward! Stop! Wait! Please, come back! Edward! Don't go! EDWARD! (He hyperventilates, starting to sob. Just as Victor comes in, after hearing the commotion)
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i love how cortex's whole backstory deal is like. he was abused by his family, physically and emotionally, pretty much from birth. when he was a small kid family friends got drunk and forcibly tattoo'd the "n" on his head for "nerd", and noone from his family stopped them. he escaped the abuse by running away from home before age 10, shortly after which a "freak explosion" wiped out his whole family. he was homeless and completely on his own for a while until he got accepted into school. he was then severely bullied and often "brutally beaten" after school. he met his first friend ever, n. brio, in highschool. they caused chernobyl at some point. he's emotionally unstable. his family were circus performers so he now has a phobia of clowns because they remind him of his abusers. he's hinted to have bipolar disorder. he has never had a healthy relationship or experienced affection in his life. all of what i wrote is taken from official sources.
also btw he looks like this
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Phullo it is I again!
I am very glad that you actually responded and given me an actual advice since I was worried about the question I sent you.
Though besides that I have another question for you (hoorayyy)!
So, about the reading books earlier- I’m fortunately a bookworm too! It’s just that I notice I prefer reading the genre science fiction/psychological horror more than… anything else!
And while the books I am currently reading, ‘Flowers For Algernon’ and ‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’ (these books are seriously so wonderfully made they make want to tear my walls), DO have romantic aspects of it- it’s not really the main plot of the story..
‘Flowers For Algernon’ has amazing storytelling and is very unique- though I’m not sure if you’ve read it before but, it’s actually just the main character taking notes. Hence why there was a lot misspellings which honestly makes it a great touch if you know the context behind it.
On the other hand, ‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’ too shares the same uniqueness as the other, possibly even more unique if I must say so myself. Though I REALLY don’t want to make my story similar to them since I want to make it more heart warming than fucked up..
Which is why I feel like I have the need to borrow or buy at least one romantic book because, I lack of it. I mean I accidentally borrowed it one time but it was kind of disappointing.
I don’t know if its a good idea and if I should do it or not since does it really matter of the genre, or just the writing?
Still, if you have any good books that are in the romance genre. Feel free to recommend some to me!
-lots of love, from another bookworm
welcome back! happy to hear you're a bookworm as well <3 im writing those titles down since i read a criminal lack of sci-fi despite loving it
i actually don't have any straight up romance recs - i don't actively search it out (outside of fanfic), so any romance i read just comes with whatever book i've picked up. just straight up romance bores me, unless its a fic with a pairing i actively like. and even then, i need to take breaks from it unless the romance is interspersed with an actual plot. im not a romantically-geared person! i dont have single Main Plot Is Romance book on my shelves!
but imo its really just the quality of writing that helps. ive never been in a romance, im the child of two different divorces, and yet ive been told that i write romance fairly well. go fuckin figure lmao.
so actually my advice on romance is to just like. wow idk what i do is pick apart the romances i see on tv / in writing. what makes them good together, how do they act around each other, what are their love languages, what's their dynamic, what traditional romance things do they partake in, what dont they partake in, do they have anything nontraditional, do they work and why do / they dont they - does that make their relationship more interesting or is it flat. are they a good match.
you don't have to have every answer, but ive found that at least understanding their characters / dynamics, and having them interact in a way that suits them will help your romance feel natural. dont conform to tropes or tradition, that will just make the relationship flat and unrealistic. and you can always sprinkle in little things that you like / would like, which will help ground the romance and get you into the groove
tldr with romance, i think it's better to observe real life (whether that's paying attention to couples or reading reddit threads) & analyze in-love or in-a-relationship characters instead of just reading romance novels. bc honestly, and from what i can tell, they can tend to be over the top or cookie cutter
just realized you did not explicitly ask for romance advice! Oopsie! i got a little carried away here....
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