Post by Theaxe on Dec 27, 2020 16:21:05 GMT
I am grappling with this as someone in my forties, who has had people around my main daydreaming character (me) for many years -- that just aging them is an issue.
One of my closest characters actually did die in real life in his early forties, and I had a very tough time dealing with that. I took a bit of time, but decided I would keep him living in my daydreams. Now I'm stuck with not knowing how he'll age, so I have to just create it myself. Another character in my daydreams is a guy I only knew very little of in highschool, so aging him was strange because I never kept in touch with him, and it's been almost 30 years. Out of nowhere, I saw him on the news as a spokesperson for this company, and it hit me by surprise. It was absolutely him, only a tad heavier with a bit of grey hair. That one moment allowed me to continue on with him.
But I just can't bring myself to kill off the people I've been so fond of over the years. I'm at a point now where I think I will just carry on living in my daydream with them beside me, and may have these thoughts until I'm on my own deathbed.
One of my closest characters actually did die in real life in his early forties, and I had a very tough time dealing with that. I took a bit of time, but decided I would keep him living in my daydreams. Now I'm stuck with not knowing how he'll age, so I have to just create it myself. Another character in my daydreams is a guy I only knew very little of in highschool, so aging him was strange because I never kept in touch with him, and it's been almost 30 years. Out of nowhere, I saw him on the news as a spokesperson for this company, and it hit me by surprise. It was absolutely him, only a tad heavier with a bit of grey hair. That one moment allowed me to continue on with him.
But I just can't bring myself to kill off the people I've been so fond of over the years. I'm at a point now where I think I will just carry on living in my daydream with them beside me, and may have these thoughts until I'm on my own deathbed.
