They diiiiiid. ...and hmm, actually, they did those last three, if we count John in the finale, having been hurt but keeping it to himself for the time being, his arm quietly down by his side... Oh, POI, you are so good to me.
And understood about those squicks! I don't think I'd write them in those particular ways--at least, I hope not!--but it's good to be alert. I think my approach would be more along the lines of... Like, for sexual extortion, how Kelly (and more rarely, Scotty) is sometimes sent on missions to seduce-and-destroy, which may not always end up very well for them. Or, really, any one of my BSOs who might need to go undercover to do that particular deed against an antagonist. If I understand the phrase correctly, I think that sort of thing would count?
Self-harm, hmm. I again suspect I wouldn't have the self-harm be an expression of personal inner depression/anxiety, a la cutting. I feel like I'd be more likely to have the self-harm come from a different place, as when Reese is in the refrigerated truck and bruises/lacerates his wrists so badly from struggling against the handcuffs. A type of self-harm performed in a back-against-the-wall situation, especially to save someone else. (Pause for a moment to run the scene through my head. Ahhh.)
Feel free to help yourself to all three, if you'd like.
Oh oh oh you have a MEANINGFUL GLASSES ADJUSTMENT. Sigh! ♥____♥
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They diiiiiid. ...and hmm, actually, they did those last three, if we count John in the finale, having been hurt but keeping it to himself for the time being, his arm quietly down by his side... Oh, POI, you are so good to me.
And understood about those squicks! I don't think I'd write them in those particular ways--at least, I hope not!--but it's good to be alert. I think my approach would be more along the lines of... Like, for sexual extortion, how Kelly (and more rarely, Scotty) is sometimes sent on missions to seduce-and-destroy, which may not always end up very well for them. Or, really, any one of my BSOs who might need to go undercover to do that particular deed against an antagonist. If I understand the phrase correctly, I think that sort of thing would count?
Self-harm, hmm. I again suspect I wouldn't have the self-harm be an expression of personal inner depression/anxiety, a la cutting. I feel like I'd be more likely to have the self-harm come from a different place, as when Reese is in the refrigerated truck and bruises/lacerates his wrists so badly from struggling against the handcuffs. A type of self-harm performed in a back-against-the-wall situation, especially to save someone else. (Pause for a moment to run the scene through my head. Ahhh.)
Feel free to help yourself to all three, if you'd like.
Oh oh oh you have a MEANINGFUL GLASSES ADJUSTMENT. Sigh! ♥____♥