He's not the same person in early S2 as he is in S1; he's not the same person in late S2 as in early S2, and he's very different by the end of S3. And so if I'm thinking about inflicting something seriously traumatic on him in fic, it's with the understanding that this *is* going to seriously change him.
Yes! Very true, and I think that's why I'm so wary about doing anything major to Neal, because we have seen what trauma does to him even if it's been mostly emotional whump rather than physical. I normally love dealing with traumatic aftermath fic but I know that with Neal - depending on how bad the trauma is - it's going to take more story length and effort than I'm willing to put into it :/
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Date: 2012-05-23 10:36 pm (UTC)From:He's not the same person in early S2 as he is in S1; he's not the same person in late S2 as in early S2, and he's very different by the end of S3. And so if I'm thinking about inflicting something seriously traumatic on him in fic, it's with the understanding that this *is* going to seriously change him.
Yes! Very true, and I think that's why I'm so wary about doing anything major to Neal, because we have seen what trauma does to him even if it's been mostly emotional whump rather than physical. I normally love dealing with traumatic aftermath fic but I know that with Neal - depending on how bad the trauma is - it's going to take more story length and effort than I'm willing to put into it :/