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Thetallerestpaul t1_j01clfc wrote

Reply to comment by SamuelVimesTrained in [WP] Legend has it, the princess waits for her beloved prince who never returned from war. The princess is seen waiting every day where they used to meet secretly, a lake now known as the Lake of Longing, with only her attendant at her side. As her attendant though, you know the story differently. by salmontail

Great username as well. I love a bit of Vimes in the wild.

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Thetallerestpaul t1_j01bdbo wrote

Reply to comment by S4njay in [WP] Legend has it, the princess waits for her beloved prince who never returned from war. The princess is seen waiting every day where they used to meet secretly, a lake now known as the Lake of Longing, with only her attendant at her side. As her attendant though, you know the story differently. by salmontail

Yeah, and even that not for months. Someone on the WP discord server proposed it, and we all said go do it. But then no-one had any real energy to go and sell it to people, so its basically the 5 people who liked the idea on discord!

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S4njay t1_j01a4t2 wrote

Reply to comment by Thetallerestpaul in [WP] Legend has it, the princess waits for her beloved prince who never returned from war. The princess is seen waiting every day where they used to meet secretly, a lake now known as the Lake of Longing, with only her attendant at her side. As her attendant though, you know the story differently. by salmontail

I was like, "that sub exists?". But as it turns out, it does exist!

Funny how most of the posts there are from you, though.

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Thetallerestpaul t1_j0158be wrote

Reply to comment by the-book-anaconda in [WP] Legend has it, the princess waits for her beloved prince who never returned from war. The princess is seen waiting every day where they used to meet secretly, a lake now known as the Lake of Longing, with only her attendant at her side. As her attendant though, you know the story differently. by salmontail

This is not my normal direction. I'm more of a r/GoSleep kind of guy!

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Thetallerestpaul t1_j01541k wrote

Reply to comment by shadeslayer0930 in [WP] Legend has it, the princess waits for her beloved prince who never returned from war. The princess is seen waiting every day where they used to meet secretly, a lake now known as the Lake of Longing, with only her attendant at her side. As her attendant though, you know the story differently. by salmontail

Based on trauma, yeah, but then kicked up a level in the fantasy land where it's not the person that has been damaged by the experience, but a whole new thing has replaced them.

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Fenrunner t1_j013r67 wrote

Reply to [WP] You were the hero, the prophesied savior of the world. But you are so very tired of sacrificing for the greater good, of having to do the right thing at your expense. So when they ask you to do it again, you say no. by CyrusFallen

They said it so often during those horrible times. 'Hero' they would say, all smiles and joy. I saw it on the news, in online articles, heard it on the lips of every radio DJ.

Yet I never believed a word of it. I just suited up, put on the mask, and braved the dangers every day.

I was threatened. Villains who were convinced of their righteousness, willing to go to any length to get their way, cost to those around them be damned.

Many others tried to fight this battle. So often they fell victim, always calling on the chosen one, as they called me. I was just the one who answered the phone. Id come back to the battle again, tired and scarred from my own bouts against this scourge.

"No. Im staying home. Get someone else to cover your 'essential worker' cashiering job tonight. You didnt even pay for our sick time, none of you managers were willing to step up when I got sick. Fight your own damn battles this time. Im going back to bed."

I would hear about the 'devastation' for weeks, how a manager who pushed every possible barrier to make me work alone overnight at a gas station had to cover a workers shift for the first time in years. Threats to my hours would soon follow. Yet I did not care.

They forced me to treat my job like my world, and I the hero who had to save it every day from COVID. The bad guys won. Im tired.

Let my world burn.

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shadeslayer0930 t1_j013ju3 wrote

Reply to comment by Thetallerestpaul in [WP] Legend has it, the princess waits for her beloved prince who never returned from war. The princess is seen waiting every day where they used to meet secretly, a lake now known as the Lake of Longing, with only her attendant at her side. As her attendant though, you know the story differently. by salmontail

This is so good! Is this based on PTSD suffered by war veterans or something different and more on fantasy based? Because thats what im getting from the whole "he's been different ever since the war" vibes

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Thetallerestpaul t1_j012x3o wrote

Reply to comment by Davikka in [WP] Legend has it, the princess waits for her beloved prince who never returned from war. The princess is seen waiting every day where they used to meet secretly, a lake now known as the Lake of Longing, with only her attendant at her side. As her attendant though, you know the story differently. by salmontail

I'm not sure if this is good or bad? Where I live slow clap would be for sarcastic clapping, but that might be different all over. Hopefully, it's a clap of enjoyment! Have a good one.

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