People think "gray morality" in fiction is about Both Sides Are Partly Right Actually but so much more often it's about choices having inescapable negative outcomes that have to be weighed against the benefits, or it's about having to choose between a series of bad options, or it's about making hard decisions about what you are willing to sacrifice to achieve the outcome you believe is good.
So often, I seem to see people angry that a story in a video game didn't present a Good Option with no collateral damage and no negative outcomes whatsoever, and if there are any downsides it's seen as the writers punishing you for the decision, because they see the primary purpose of stories to be moralizing rather than exploring the complexities of human experience. Or they argue that the collateral damage didn't really happen, or that the negative outcomes weren't really that bad actually, and thus miss the point altogether.
And I feel like it's important to remember that a narrative telling you a decision is difficult is not the same thing as the narrative telling you it is wrong.
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Hey :). My name is ella and I love to record fanfics. I want to do a spooktober podfic fest. I read you story common ground and was wondering if I could record it for this and pit it on Ao3 and yt (all non profit). I would link all your work to it of course. If not then that's totally cool too, so don't feel pressured. Anyway thanks for everything you do :)
Hey there! Iād be honored! Would love to listen once youāre done recording. Thanks so much, this is very exciting!
I have been in a funk lately and canāt seem to find the words. But I desperately want to finish it, as itās the first thing Iāve ever written that I completely love. Thereās only about four chapters left, so I just need to get back on the horse. Working on it!
A very late piece for StoneGrot week 2021. This is for āthe night beforeā, with parts 2 and 3 as āthe morning afterā and ātomorrowās promiseā. Hope you enjoy the late addition.