31 Plays in 31 Days, #7 - “Change the World”

More Forever Captain fan fic scenes, this time from the currently-in-progress story Boulder in the Stream. The primary character struggle I've been writing for Steve is he's pulled between a fear of changing the timeline for the worse if he takes action, and his uncertainty whether the things he does matter at all. I thought it was a compelling challenge for a time traveler. This story is about putting him on a more active, plot-focused adventure where he has to very directly confront this struggle. This is a scene where, after seeing the results of his actions and being unable to stand the uncertainty any longer, he goes to try and seek answers from someone who might know.

I have a tendency to figure out intense, high drama moments before I figure out all the mechanical, structural plot beats-- I find that part to be much more work. So I sometimes end up spoiling important story moments because that's all I feel able to draft. So for this scene, I tried to cut it off before the real climax, while still including enough material to count as a scene.

This also references events from an earlier, completed story in the series, As Long as He Needs.




( Day #7 - Change the World )