(My girlfriend sucks at readers' rule number one. And eighteen.)
I honestly have no idea what I'm doing. This is just for fun, and to see what happens with it. I thought of this in a split second and, like most of my ideas are; the thought was quick and vague, but it made me curious enough to try something. This is what I came up with:
When it comes to reading books, there are unspoken rules that every reader knows and understands. Whether the reader obeys these rules, is up to them.
Some of these rules are obvious.
Rule Number 1: Always start with page one of the book.
Some rules can be broken.
Rule Number 6: Don't dog-ear the pages.
Some absolutely cannot.
Rule Number 18: Never under any circumstances, spoil the ending of a book for another reader.
Some of the rules are flexible.
Rule Number 22: Do not write in the book.
Some of the rules are stable.
Rule Number 25: If the author doesn't say it, the reader can decide it.
But did you know, unspoken rules are not just for the reader. Oh, no. There are unspoken, unwritten, rules for the characters as well. Their set of rules is slightly different from the reader's. And, unlike the reader, they thrive to follow the rules without question.
In the world inside the words written on a page, there are characters, people, who know their place. But what if one day, one person stood up and shouted at the top of his lungs;
"I don't want to be this character anymore!"
Whatever would happen then?
How would the written world continue on without their character?
Or the better question, what will happen to said character? Surely there will be a large consequence. After all, they had broken the biggest rule in their fictional rule book.
Of the fictional world, there is only one rule that is more important than any other. If there would be only one rule a character should follow, it's this one. Who would dare ignore such a rule? Who would allow such selfishness in their heart?
Everyone knows this rule. From the minor-est of characters to the protagonist. Everyone knows they should always follow this law.
Rule Number 1: Don't. Break. Character.
This is the story of when every fictional characters' biggest rule, was shattered.
Tell me what you think of the intro.