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[zenelly]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, how would you end a really long story about an empath and the person that the empath loves that involves several bad days, a few breakdowns, some non-con and dub-con, a couple of very worried friends, kissing, intimacy issues, and a really bad thing that I just now decided to not mention because I think it'll have more impact if I don't say anything?

I DON'T KNOW.

(augh, can you tell that I'm having trouble with TTB?)

HELP.

No, seriously, just type out really nonsensical ideas, ignore the specifics. Just give me something. Anything. I work best when people give me ideas, and then I spin them off into things that aren't even related, because it made me think.

Comments

Confuzzled, but I'll give it a try!

[xtorchlightx.livejournal.com]

You could try ending it with a BANG or a BOOM!
Couldn't resist.
Now the serious response.
Well, since I don't know a whole bunch about the story, I'm gonna give some pretty vague advice. Said advice being, "Take a theme that's prominent early in the story, multiply it by 1000, and add an explosion or two." AKA: Make it LOOK like you knew exactly how you were going to end it, with a bunch or foreshadowing and shite, but in reality you're just pulling it out of your ass.
Hoorah for misdirection!

Since that completely missed the mark...

[xtorchlightx.livejournal.com]

Okay- my last comment made no sense so let's try again.
Take a small detail from the beginning of the story; something no one would pay attention to. Then, think up all the possibilities that could result from said detail. From there expand on that detail with other hints throughout the story, hints that solidify many different possibilities. Eliminate other outcomes by cross-referencing other ideas, character actions, plot direction, personalities, social probability, and speed of the dialog so you're left with two or three possible outcomes. Then choose your favorite one. Ta-dah! You have an ending!

Re: Since that completely missed the mark...

[onemoreparadise.livejournal.com]

I completely agree with this.

I think that hat torchlight said works best when the ending is one of those "twist" endings. You have this idea at the beginning that the people should have been paying attention to, but probably weren't and all of a sudden the big twist reintroduces that idea. The only example I can think of is the first SAW movie that demonstrates that.

Speaking of SAW, you could always mess with peoples perception of things. I don't know if you've ever seen that movie or not but I'm going to toss in a little spoiler to make my point (it also kind of goes along with what torchlight said too).

At the beginning of the movie there's this supposably dead guy laying on the floor with two people trapped in a room with the body. The entire movie most people disregarded the body and because it didn't move, seem to breath and had a massive wound to the head, and assumed it to be dead. At the end of the movie the supposably dead body stands up and is revealed to be the man who trapped them there.I remember experiencing the biggest mind fuck ever when I didn't even think there was a possibility the body wasn't dead.

Since empaths are technically dabbling into the supernatural I think mindfuck endings are always fun... especially seeing as Zexion is a "mindfucker". That's what I call his power. That and I just watched case 39 and it reminded me of Zexion.... I 'll shut up now. I probably didn't help at all :|

Re: Since that completely missed the mark...

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

I don't know how I would make a mind-fuck ending.... I'm not too good at it, since I'm straightforward(ish). I'll try and think of something to do....

Re: Since that completely missed the mark...

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

Eh, it made sense, I'm just sorta trying to figure things out.

See, that detail thing? That's how I got the idea for the reincarnation for Mnemonic.

What I do will probably end up being the "pull a detail out of your ass and run with it".... I guess I just wanted to have a bit more a definite? I'll think about it. *is a little frazzled right now*

Please, for the love of yaoi, don't listen to me.

[key2thekingdom.livejournal.com]

I'd probably kill someone, probably Demyx. He's all psychic and stuff and that leaves room for government conspiracy and all that. Please, don't use my idea. I like the other person's better. XD

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[zenelly.livejournal.com]

Oh no, no one's dying. Government conspiracy has nothing to do with it, and he's not going to die. The whole point of this is for him to find a way to live.

Re: Please, for the love of yaoi, don't listen to me.

[xtorchlightx.livejournal.com]

I WAS THINKING THE EXACT SAME THING. <3 He's an empath, so it would make so much sense to kill him off. Just... kudos, girl. <3<3<3

And I also have to say that last part made me laugh so hard. *hug*

Well, this is me just saying I love you, so yeah... ^w^

Re: Please, for the love of yaoi, don&#39;t listen to me.

[key2thekingdom.livejournal.com]

XD Wow, someone appreciates how much of an angst whore I am.

Re: Please, for the love of yaoi, don't listen to me.

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

Baugh, angsty story has not an ending yet. And actually, how does him being an empath make it make sense to kill him? *is curious*

Re: Please, for the love of yaoi, don't listen to me.

[xtorchlightx.livejournal.com]

It's just that it leaves many things wide open for conspiracy theories.

Re: Please, for the love of yaoi, don't listen to me.

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

I suppose so. *isn't really into conspiracy theories*

[onemoreparadise.livejournal.com]

BAH SO I JUST THOUGHT... I don't know, just throwing out more random not-useful-at-all crap because I watch too many movies. Maybe you could find a way to incorporate Zexion's cannon powers into the fic? He's an illusionist, so, perhaps it can be an untapped into thing that Zexion can discover about himself. You mentioned in response to someone else that the goal is to keep Demyx alive. Well, I was thinking that perhaps Zexion can help him escape metaphorically, not actually escape. Keep Demyx happy in a created illusion while he's kept alive? I don't know. I don't know enough about the story to really say anything that makes sense.

Just throwing things out there :)

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

No, I like the ideas that are being thrown at me, but I keep forgetting how little people know about this story.... *Sweatdrop* (it's being kept under some SERIOUS wraps, it's true)

[onemoreparadise.livejournal.com]

Well either way, I'm excited. Especially for the ending. You'll do fiiiiiiine!

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

I think I will! And I think I just figured out the ending, so now it's time for me to finally start writing! *fistpump*