LJ Idol Week 13: But you haven't seen my man.

[ohelectricshock]

I haven't been given this much attention since I was an only child, before my siblings were born. It's intoxicating, it makes me feel more desirable than I have ever felt in my life. Going through a breakup in such an insular community basically broadcasts and projects your freshly solitary status to every waiting man. And there are a lot of them

Comments

[dreamsreflected]

this is sad and beautiful and so well written. love is hard.

[ohelectricshock]

thank you so much <3 it most certainly is, even though (most of the time) it's worth it.

[halfshellvenus]

Beautifully written, and the scenario of being desired by many but exclusively loved by no one is described so clearly. It's a unique kind of loneliness.

[ohelectricshock]

Thank you so much, I'm glad that was able to come through. It most absolutely is, I do feel fortunate that I was able to experience it for a while just for the psychological exercise it provided for me.

Marauder's Era RPG

[wizardingwar]

Since the reign of Grindelwald in the 1940's, pureblood traditions have rapidly digressed. The suppression of muggles and muggleborns lead to an extreme alteration in lifestyle. This can be clearly seen by those who uphold the old ways