Dude just curious u don't have to answer but is Maggie's letter based on a personal story cause I mean I'm not out to my parents and I don't think they'll do something like Maggie's but that shit felt so raw and hit me so hard I cried. It's well written and so so good. I mean I'm sure it's real for a handful of LGBT+ people but it just felt like it stems from your pov or someone close to you. Anyway I'm not really into AUs esp college/uni ones but this one's interesting. And I love the prptrayal of Kara and her relationship with Maggie!!
Oh, I'm more than happy to answer - this is why I love writing - hearing people's responses and questions and feelings!
The best answer I can give is: Maggie's letter is somewhat of a personal story but not exactly. The CONTENT of the letter isn't personal - I was pulling straight from what I imagined Maggie's story to be - but writing letters to process my feelings IS personal for me. And many of the EMOTIONS in Maggie's letter are things I've deeply felt throughout the course of my life (Shame. Disappointment - wishing I were enough / wondering why I wasn't enough. And of course, yearning for things to be different). So while the story itself may not be personal, my heart breaks for those who have to feel all those feelings at such an amplified level, because I know what it feels like to sit with those at my level.
That's how Maggie's letter became Maggie's letter.
Those emotions are all so universal, I think in particular in the LGBTQ+ community. Even if a person doesn't have quite as tragic of a coming out arc as Maggie does, for the most part we all go through some stages of those confusing and conflicting and horrible feelings mentioned above as we make sense of who we are in a world that isn't always quite so okay with who we are.
Anyway. Sorry for the thesis statement. At any rate, I'm so glad this was an AU you enjoyed. Thank you so, so much for your incredible comment.
And when/if the time is ever right for you, here's to hoping you have a much kinder and gentler coming out story than Maggie.
I'm currently reading chapter 3 but had to pause cause your last line above made me cry lmaodjskdnfjlskdk I cannot put my feelings into words and I'm glad to be able to read it from others' writing, such as, again, your mere response above re our community. You can never be more correct. Thank you for that. And thank you for the fics. I hope you are in a better place and will keep holding on for a lot better one. :)
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