Most stories end after the big event, understandably so. The character's arc is over, they learned their lesson or whatever, and probably beat some kind of opponent.
What then? How do they keep living after that high? What gives them any feeling after that?
I'm especially interested in ones from the perspective of a character who loses this final moment. How do they live with themselves after such an immense fuck-up? What do they even do knowing it will amount to nothing compared to what could have been if they made it?
It's something I fear every day, being on the verge of greatness and then just… not making it. Not because of losing but because I'd have to remember how I failed at such an important thing every night while I try to sleep.
I'm especially an enjoyer of "everyone in this story sucks" comedy/dramas, but it is in no way a requirement.
by ismasbi
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