Coping

by Little Miss Slytherclaw

Everyone has their ways of coping. It's almost a necessary part of war. We rise, we fight, we win, we lose, we mourn, and we cope. Everyone has their ways of coping, and no… it's rarely healthy. A collection of short (under 1,000 words) stories showing how some characters cope with the overall tragedy of war. Warning: Some/most behaviors are destructive.

1. Entry

Hi everyone.

So I know I promised I'd get the next chapter of Memories up this weekend, but then family visited and I spent far too many hours with my cousin instead of with my computer.

And then this story popped into my head.

I've been playing around with the idea for about a week and a half now, after witnessing some heartbreaking forms of coping firsthand, and vabam! This was born.

These will be short stories, probably all under 1,000 words. All of them will be in the same Universe, and they all follow the books, but happen a few to a lot of years after. The most general timeline is about 10 years after the war ended.

They won't be in any particular order and will just follow how some characters cope. Most of the coping is incredibly destructive and is a little less coping than just loosing themselves to depressions.

I'm not going to lie. I don't have any happy stories at the moment. I only have one fully written, but all of my ideas aren't bright and positive. Most of them are depressing and contain destructive attitudes. If you think it might affect you, then don't read. But if you think you will be alright, then read on and let me know what you think/what characters you want me to break next.

Thanks!