I saw this picture on Facebook
today and it struck a chord in me. If I start counting the number of
times I've finished a book or an episode of a TV show and mourned at the
fact that I could never be with a particular fictional character, we'd
be here all day.
Yeah, you may scoff at my statement and call me deranged but you'll be surprised at how many people feel this way (I got 7 Likes for the picture in the first 5 minutes after I re-posted it). However, I may have taken this to an extreme. I'm someone who has had innumerable crushes in school. I can't recall a time I DIDN'T like somebody. I think the first time that happened was in class 12th but that didn't end for long. But since I've joined college (an all girls one, thank you very much)- I'm so disinterested in the whole thing. It's so hard for me to get excited about guys I know... I'd rather spend the day watching Dean Winchester on Supernatural.
And in case you're wondering, no- exposure to so many boobs at the same time has not turned me into a lesbian (wouldn't life be so much simpler if I was though? Well, except the whole part of traditional parents bawling their eyes out/ kicking me out of the house).
The other day a close friend even tried hinting at the fact that my obsession with fictional male characters who are bad boys on the surface but with a potential to be good has infiltrated my real life and I don't realise the extent I'm taking it to. To quote her, 'this isn't some fantasy... it's real life.' But you know what, screw real life. Yeah, I said it- SCREW REAL LIFE. If I want to spend my time around potentially making a mistake, that's alright since I'm having a great time doing it.
And what if I need someone who excites me in the way FICTIONAL characters do? We're all flesh and blood and I don't think any writer can capture the complexity that we are... And if I have to wait around for someone like that, hell yeah. Totally worth it.
Yeah, you may scoff at my statement and call me deranged but you'll be surprised at how many people feel this way (I got 7 Likes for the picture in the first 5 minutes after I re-posted it). However, I may have taken this to an extreme. I'm someone who has had innumerable crushes in school. I can't recall a time I DIDN'T like somebody. I think the first time that happened was in class 12th but that didn't end for long. But since I've joined college (an all girls one, thank you very much)- I'm so disinterested in the whole thing. It's so hard for me to get excited about guys I know... I'd rather spend the day watching Dean Winchester on Supernatural.
And in case you're wondering, no- exposure to so many boobs at the same time has not turned me into a lesbian (wouldn't life be so much simpler if I was though? Well, except the whole part of traditional parents bawling their eyes out/ kicking me out of the house).
The other day a close friend even tried hinting at the fact that my obsession with fictional male characters who are bad boys on the surface but with a potential to be good has infiltrated my real life and I don't realise the extent I'm taking it to. To quote her, 'this isn't some fantasy... it's real life.' But you know what, screw real life. Yeah, I said it- SCREW REAL LIFE. If I want to spend my time around potentially making a mistake, that's alright since I'm having a great time doing it.
And what if I need someone who excites me in the way FICTIONAL characters do? We're all flesh and blood and I don't think any writer can capture the complexity that we are... And if I have to wait around for someone like that, hell yeah. Totally worth it.

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