Messed-up relationships.
I wonder what makes dysfunctional relationships so fascinating? Beecher and Keller from Oz, Rogue and Gambit from X-Men.
Two of my favorite stories from here in Japan are called Byakuyako and Honoo no Mirage. The first is the story of two horribly abused children who grow up to be sociopaths; they hurt each other as badly as anyone else, even as they cling to each other. The second is a fantasy about warriors from Japan's feudal era, rebirthing themselves so they can keep killing each other, and one small band of warriors in particular. One has a long-running sexual obsession with another, who hung it over his head until his sanity snapped. Now they're both nuts, playing games with each others heads.
I can't seem to write them, though. I'd like to try.
-Elizabeth Reuter
Author, The Demon of Renaissance Drive
Two of my favorite stories from here in Japan are called Byakuyako and Honoo no Mirage. The first is the story of two horribly abused children who grow up to be sociopaths; they hurt each other as badly as anyone else, even as they cling to each other. The second is a fantasy about warriors from Japan's feudal era, rebirthing themselves so they can keep killing each other, and one small band of warriors in particular. One has a long-running sexual obsession with another, who hung it over his head until his sanity snapped. Now they're both nuts, playing games with each others heads.
I can't seem to write them, though. I'd like to try.
-Elizabeth Reuter
Author, The Demon of Renaissance Drive
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