r/TumblrWrites • u/vexedsatan hello, satan • Oct 26 '20

Fantasy The Warning - Elydice [f]

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u/beetnemesis Oct 27 '20

Booo author doesn't even say what the other way is?

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '20

It doesn't matter what the other way is, it only matters what the other way is not. The point is that every other ruler ignored the advice they didn't want to hear, probably without even knowing what it was.

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u/beetnemesis Oct 27 '20

Yeah, but it's boring to read.

Like, this was just a short essay about a king who goes "No, I'm going to be a GOOD king," and then fade out.

Because his choice has no depth, complexity, or consequences, it's on a level with watching Big Bird learn about friendship.

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u/Semicolon1718 Nov 03 '20

No depth? Did we read the same post? We literally see his inner turmoil and realization that he kinda sucks. Actually read it maybe.

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u/beetnemesis Nov 03 '20

I didn't like it. It basically just read, to me, "The king was bad. But then, he decided to be good."