It's very easy for writers to handwave away potential and even probable trauma, I'm sure I've been guilty of that myself at times although hopefully only in fics that are supposed to be funny. I try to be more accurate in the serious fics. But it does get annoying for a reader, and for a viewer. So often in Torchwood the effects of trauma are simply ignored. I liked that you showed Ianto's mind shying away from what happened to him, not wanting to face it, bring borderline in denial as if by ignoring it, it might somehow not have happened. It's realistic, and adds to the impact.
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Date: 2024-02-05 09:44 pm (UTC)It's very easy for writers to handwave away potential and even probable trauma, I'm sure I've been guilty of that myself at times although hopefully only in fics that are supposed to be funny. I try to be more accurate in the serious fics. But it does get annoying for a reader, and for a viewer. So often in Torchwood the effects of trauma are simply ignored. I liked that you showed Ianto's mind shying away from what happened to him, not wanting to face it, bring borderline in denial as if by ignoring it, it might somehow not have happened. It's realistic, and adds to the impact.