I just - well really, I wanted there to be this low point/rock bottom event for Beth that acts as a catalyst for her to find a way to start overcoming the effects of this trauma, without actually putting them in real danger.
You haven't seen the show, but one of the themes is that Beth still believes in people, even though she knows there are bad people, she believes that there are still those who can be good, and it's her own goodness that convinces Daryl to believe in that, too, and where this whole fic opens is where he tries to tell her that. So what I'm showing here, with these men, is an example of people who are, essentially, good (and quite like the larger group Daryl and Beth come from). They don't want to have to kill Beth and Daryl but at the same time, they have to be wary of strangers. But they let them go, because they're ultimately good people -- and that's an important thing for Beth to see, when her belief in that has been challenged.
Yeah, Daryl knows enough about this to offer some explanations and to help her understand, though Beth is starting to get there on her own -- and this event itself will be her determination, though Daryl of course will help her, but she's going to find her determination within herself.
Yeah, she understands that she had to, and I think what's the worst for her is how she had her choice taken from her, as you said, Gorman put her into that position. That's the root of it.
OMG, so next chapter, Daryl is basically thinking exactly that -- he wishes they had never left the cabin, and you'll see, but yeah. The cabin actually ended up being more significant than I ever intended it to be, but I kind of like that. It's like another character, almost.
I'm really so thrilled that you're reading this. Still. 28 chapters in. But thank you so much for coming along for this ride.
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You haven't seen the show, but one of the themes is that Beth still believes in people, even though she knows there are bad people, she believes that there are still those who can be good, and it's her own goodness that convinces Daryl to believe in that, too, and where this whole fic opens is where he tries to tell her that. So what I'm showing here, with these men, is an example of people who are, essentially, good (and quite like the larger group Daryl and Beth come from). They don't want to have to kill Beth and Daryl but at the same time, they have to be wary of strangers. But they let them go, because they're ultimately good people -- and that's an important thing for Beth to see, when her belief in that has been challenged.
Yeah, Daryl knows enough about this to offer some explanations and to help her understand, though Beth is starting to get there on her own -- and this event itself will be her determination, though Daryl of course will help her, but she's going to find her determination within herself.
Yeah, she understands that she had to, and I think what's the worst for her is how she had her choice taken from her, as you said, Gorman put her into that position. That's the root of it.
OMG, so next chapter, Daryl is basically thinking exactly that -- he wishes they had never left the cabin, and you'll see, but yeah. The cabin actually ended up being more significant than I ever intended it to be, but I kind of like that. It's like another character, almost.
I'm really so thrilled that you're reading this. Still. 28 chapters in. But thank you so much for coming along for this ride.