Talk:Dear Theodore/@comment-9041013-20191114123530/@comment-36012429-20191114181610

Ahhhhh You and Ether are godsends! I love when people analyze my work and you guys do it so well. ;w; I appreciate you taking the time to put so much thought into my little story~

You're right, as well, and I'm very happy some of the things you two mentioned shone through. I tried to incorporate some psychology into both the monster itself and its justifications: abuse would affect him psychologically, and yes, so would his parents' deaths, but the monster decides to weigh one against the other and decides that sudden, short-term pain with residual consequences is better than steady, long-term, consistent pain.

And yes, since the "monster under the bed" trope is a common utterance among children, the intent was to make it sound like anyone could potentially have a sentient being, and hey! Maybe it's not necessarily out to hurt the kid. :) It has the potential to be like a vigilante of bad parenting, lol! Parents better be good~

Again, thank you so much for your comment-- I think I may just narrate it at some point, if I don't have another plan one week! :)