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TheMuse Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
#1: Sep 18th 2013 at 9:21:18 AM

So one of my female characters is married, but her husband dies over the course of the story. Obviously, she doesn't react very well to it (they had been married for about 15 years at least) she happens to be a bit of an Action Girl as well, so when I show her in such a vulnerable state, I don't her to become overly weak.

  • Any tips for this?

MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#2: Sep 18th 2013 at 7:18:07 PM

Everyone mourns a different way. There's no real right or wrong way to portray it.

BaleFire Since: Dec, 2009
#3: Sep 19th 2013 at 1:31:13 AM

As Major Tom said, everyone handles it differently. However, if the husband is dying over a period of time (no idea how long) then chances are she will have come to terms with it by the time he finally expires. She'd still be sad, but not a complete mess.

If I had to choose a specific way for a her to mourn, maybe have her isolate herself? She could lock herself up in her house or something, then emerge a day later, composed. Not sure if that will work with the story you have in mind or not.

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TheMuse Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
#4: Sep 19th 2013 at 5:56:04 AM

Actually it's pretty sudden. She does break down at one point but her situation forces her to be a Woman Wearing The Queenly Mask and hide her mourning fom everyone else, but it's slowly revealed in situations where she's by herself

CrystalGlacia from at least we're not detroit Since: May, 2009
#5: Sep 19th 2013 at 6:06:08 AM

Then, that seems fine. That's how I pictured this as well, but of course, there's a good deal about this character that the rest of us don't know about.

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