one so torturedArooooo it's The Wolf :]
I don't have a caption drafted out so I don't know how clear this will read bahaha-
I've said a couple of times that The Structure of Snow was my little comfort story to work on while I was struggling in high school, and I think I'm reminded of that the most with Blackout and The Wolf.
Blackout is kinda obvious because she originated from me (although I'd say we're quite different from each other nowadays), but The Wolf was based on someone who really meant a lot to me when I was younger -- a lot of the characters originated from people I knew (particularly my friends back then), and The Wolf is the most true to his real life counterpart, in a way? Of the entire cast, I had to be the most intentional with Alexis to keep him distinct from the person he was about.
Part of the way I did that was by incorporating things that felt core to me into him (so rather than the instrument the person he's based off plays, his main instrument is the flute instead since that was my first instrument I picked up :] ). He's mildly frustrating as a character because from a writing standpoint, he's so so so fascinating to me arghhh. Stupid tortured dog <4 I'm always hesitant to let my characters be too flawed (something I need to work on
) but Alexis is the exception to that lol, he's so so messy and I love that. But from a personal standpoint, I have such a grudge against him arghhh the choices he commits to makes me angry T^T
I think it's extra frustrating because the things that annoy me about him are things that I'm still trying to work on with myself sigh :') As time passes I feel like he becomes more similar to me and it's kinda weird to contend with lmao-Jan 20, 2026
I don't have a caption drafted out so I don't know how clear this will read bahaha-
I've said a couple of times that The Structure of Snow was my little comfort story to work on while I was struggling in high school, and I think I'm reminded of that the most with Blackout and The Wolf.
Blackout is kinda obvious because she originated from me (although I'd say we're quite different from each other nowadays), but The Wolf was based on someone who really meant a lot to me when I was younger -- a lot of the characters originated from people I knew (particularly my friends back then), and The Wolf is the most true to his real life counterpart, in a way? Of the entire cast, I had to be the most intentional with Alexis to keep him distinct from the person he was about.
Part of the way I did that was by incorporating things that felt core to me into him (so rather than the instrument the person he's based off plays, his main instrument is the flute instead since that was my first instrument I picked up :] ). He's mildly frustrating as a character because from a writing standpoint, he's so so so fascinating to me arghhh. Stupid tortured dog <4 I'm always hesitant to let my characters be too flawed (something I need to work on
) but Alexis is the exception to that lol, he's so so messy and I love that. But from a personal standpoint, I have such a grudge against him arghhh the choices he commits to makes me angry T^TI think it's extra frustrating because the things that annoy me about him are things that I'm still trying to work on with myself sigh :') As time passes I feel like he becomes more similar to me and it's kinda weird to contend with lmao-Jan 20, 2026
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#thewolf_thesos
#inwhichulanwritesalongcaption
#sorryforanytyposicannotseeathingrn
#arooo
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ohh i relate to the hesitation of adding too much flaws to my characters too, and the frustration of them relating them to myself. but it makes them more human, i guess (shrug emoji)
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