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Oh absolutely! Throughout the whole story, there's a clear difference in what the main character feels and what's considered "socially acceptable" to feel by those around him.

He often hides his actual thoughts/feelings.

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In #s3, Rebecca constantly hides when she's not doing well. Her mask is the "I'm Fine" mask, which is arguably the most dangerous.

In #TFTNG, Acanthus wears many masks to their detriment. Cypress is pretty true to himself.

In #YP Phoebe masks being aloof a lot.

#LGBTQWriteAThon D7: I suppose they're both wearing masks in a few senses.

For example, Honore is an angel and Al is a demon, both of them trying to get along in a society where the existence of the supernatural is largely a secret.

#LGBTQWriteAThon Ruby, and by extension everyone else with powers has to metaphorically mask up so that other people are unaware they have powers.

In my mage guild series, there is a masquerade ball, so they literally mask up there! And that's before the master of disguises himself, Harlequin!

#LGBTQWriteAThon for Hallid, he's terrified of spreading the blight, and of hurting people.

He's compelled to continue on, despite his fears. He's kind of in a state of terror all the time about his existance.

#LGBTQWriteAThon Don't we all wear masks of different types?

But, overall, I would say that Hallid does wear a mask of pretending he's fine when he's absolutely not. Eventually, he's forced to remove that mask.

He finds that it doesn't stay on like it used to once it's been removed.

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Not so much for the main characters, though a lot of people have generally flimsy facades. Muriel, the main antagonist, does it best with the appearance of a friendly, responsible local businessman and not the cutthroat illegal magic kingpin he is, but there's still cracks.

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Blake is afraid of losing his flat and having to return home with an accent that no longer sounds like his family's.

Marcus is afraid his career will finally flop. He's been a singer since he was 17, he doesn't know anything else.

A6. Ari: Losing his family (esp after his parents' deaths). It's why he's at a job he hates at the start of the story -- it's to support the ones he loves.
Cy: Losing his identity after so many years of building it. Tho now Cy has to decide if he's masking or being his true self.
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A5. Design my revenge arc for my love interest, Cy. It's loosely modelled after the revenge arc from The Count of Monte Cristo and I'm trying to decide if I should start at a point of contention or work backwards.

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A4. "Ari knew Cardoso could be lying, and forboding feeling he got from being caught so craven on a night like this. He was already exhausted from the double shifts three days on. He didn't want to explain why he needed an extra day off on top of everything. Not on his birthday."
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#LGBTQWriteAThon I finished my draft! I'm gonna take most of this week to catch up on beta reading and commissions

#LGBTQWriteAThon uhhh let's see living their lives stuck doing something they hate, disappointing their parents, oh and like. Monsters. Potential death and dismemberment. The fear of being unlovable forever to everyone. the usual.

A3. Long week ahead so lots of plotting and catch-up. Wishing everyone luck from mid-week on.
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What if you never find a publisher for your book?
Or never finish writing your book?
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👻Rave: being an unseen ghost

🕵🏽‍♂️Nico: being psychic, loss

🧑🏽‍🦰Dylan: his dad getting worse again

🙎🏻‍♂️ Zephyr: no control over his life

👩🏽‍🦱Bree: not knowing something

👩🏿‍🔧 Riley: being unable to fix something

👱‍♂️Nix: never finding his soulmate

👨🏽‍🦱Max: accepting himself, losing Nix

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 6

Seymour is a restless and edgy person in general, and is mortally terrified of abandonment. Kent fears losing the good things in his life, and that he isn’t enough to deserve more. Gina fears losing her mom. Chuck fears Gina will take more than she can handle.

#LGBTQWriteAThon: Vern is terrified of losing a stable foster home and being placed elsewhere plus, at 17yo, has to make family planning decisions that cis kids dont need to make.