Tom
Istar
So.
Recently I realized something about my protagonist, Tomrin.
He's gay.
I've been writing and rewriting his story for almost half a decade, and I never figured this out until now. Now, when I look back at the very first version of the story, I can see the first inklings of his sexual identity that I wrote in, unintentionally and unaware of what it meant for his character. There was always a lot more chemistry between him and another male character (who I now realize is bisexual), than between him and his designated female love interest. I feel like this revelation hit me between the eyes, it was so obvious.
How...how do I handle this? I feel like I'm going to have to rewrite every character interaction in my current draft to bring it in line with this new bit of character development.
Recently I realized something about my protagonist, Tomrin.
He's gay.
I've been writing and rewriting his story for almost half a decade, and I never figured this out until now. Now, when I look back at the very first version of the story, I can see the first inklings of his sexual identity that I wrote in, unintentionally and unaware of what it meant for his character. There was always a lot more chemistry between him and another male character (who I now realize is bisexual), than between him and his designated female love interest. I feel like this revelation hit me between the eyes, it was so obvious.
How...how do I handle this? I feel like I'm going to have to rewrite every character interaction in my current draft to bring it in line with this new bit of character development.