• lath@piefed.social
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    1 day ago

    Without the third comment in the screenshot telling us it’s a two-sentence horror fanfic, would you have been absolutely certain this screenshot was about a two-sentence horror fanfic?

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      20 hours ago

      Yes. I got the horror vibe from the first comment and didn’t need to have it spelled out. Slyly looking at the elementary school obviously implies he’s going too eat one or more kids to become a real boy.

      This is classic ‘show, don’t tell’ writing.