Readers: *get incredibly sad and start grieving for characters and fearing for their safety and getting angry at the injustices they face*
Me: What the… oh, right. Humans have empathy and compassion.
It always takes me by surprise when people react to my characters the same way I react to characters in other media. I’m like, no you guys don’t understand. They’re not like Riz Gukgak or Mark Scout or Lyra Silvertongue. They’re just guys I made up. It’s different.
No he’s a fictional character, my guys are made up guys, it’s different
Derin you wanna know a secret
brian murphy made up riz gukgak. he’s just a made up guy.
No it’s different. He’s a special little guy who must be protected from the evils of the world and he’s been through so much that is so hard and he deserved better :( .
