how could I not understand that? that’s not even analysis or thinking deeply, that’s literally just stated in the podcast. Going with other Fears COULD have worked, because “the fear of being different from others around you” can fit into so many different Fears depending on the nuance - from The Corruption to The Stranger to The Eye, and definitely others. Could also very much apply to “the fear that no-one will understand you.” that could so easily apply to even, like, The Dark, or The Eye or The Spiral/Stranger with just a little rejigging. Neither of those ideas are at all unique or particularly special - literally everyone feels like that - so obviously they’re going to be a facet of multiple different Fears.
(( @ariawhatstheirface ))
randomthingsandstupidstuff:
martinblackwoodhater:
misterhappines:
martinblackwoodhater:
misterhappines:
TMA oc concept
I have this idea
A avatar of the Lonely but is a mean girl who goes around making the people insecure of themselves like “if you aren’t pretty enough nobody will like you” or something like that. Driving people to believe they have to be beautiful for not dying alone or smth.
Could also be a avatar of the Flesh I think
Patricia in mag171…
I through I was being original help
if it helps she’s a victim of The Flesh (bc The Lonely isn’t a real Fear) and she’s like only loosely linked to your idea 🤞
Simply curious, why do think the lonely isn’t a real fear?
I’ve ranted enough abt this before on my account, I go a lot more in-depth if you look for it, but basically I just think that it is a very boring Fear that can easily be picked up by any of the others (e.g. Corruption or Stranger for the fear that there’s something wrong with you and thats isolating you, or Vast for a more existential loneliness, or really like any others.) Obviously the interactions between Fears are like one of the more interesting parts, but I just feel like there’s not anything unique enough to The Lonely to justify it being a whole Fear for itself. I think that it was only created as a proper fear because of Jmart.
