Mamihlapinatapai

by WritingSpirit

Optional Read: How This Story Came To Be

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The Many Variations Of Mamihlapinatapai - A Little Insight

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[WritingSpirit]

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All three were, at the very least, subconscious decisions I made, based on the direction I wanted the story to go, as mentioned in my recent blog post.

Their portrayal as star-crossed lovers was my reaction from my examination of Flash Sentry's position within the fandom as time passed, beginning with overwhelming hatred and ending with a neutral, sometimes begrudging acceptance. That portrayal ended later on in the linear timeline of the story, when it shifted to different themes based on the ideas of misinformation and withholding of information, among other ideas.

Flash's haplessness, apart from it being my attempt of differentiating this Flash Sentry from those in other stories, was something that I think many of us would behave as well had we been thrust into that position. It's overwhelmingly common in the story, but I do believe that was the point: for it to be so overwhelming that he himself gets sick of it and decides to do something for it. You'd want him to do something to better himself and in certain parts, he finally does. It's the closest I could get to a Nietzschean approach (Übermensch, in particular; here's hoping I did it right) with cathartic intent, and I think that idea of nihilism and the resulting hope from it was something we needed today. That there was nowhere else to go but up.

As for leaving it unresolved, I'd pose this question: why should it have a conclusive ending instead? Personally, I felt that if I ended it on a conclusive note, it would disregard the readers themselves from the themes of fear and uncertainty prevalent throughout the entirety of the story. The narrative might go full circle, but the story still keeps going. They themselves would be left not knowing what they have in store and we wouldn't either, and we would never know if it would it be a cycle, or if it would be different this time. Of course, I could give it a conclusion and many would think that their story still continues, though I felt it would lack the amplitude of uncertainty I desired.

Also, thanks for adding it into your top favorites! Really means a lot for me to take your time to read and critique about it too! Really like the stuff you're dishing out!

[Mira Starlight]

I've got to say, this is easily one of the best fics I've ever read.

I was somewhat apprehensive going into it, mainly because of the tags- Dark, Sad, Tragedy, and Gore all in one.

But in the end, it did not disappoint. This story is filled with wonderful characterization and kept me at the edge of my seat all throughout. It's the perfect blend of romance and thriller.

If I were to rate this, I'd give it a solid 10/10. Plus bonus points for being one of the better Flash Sentry stories out there.

Just one question: what language is the title in? Is it an existing one, or did you make it up for this story?

[WritingSpirit]

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Glad to hear that you liked the story!

All the words used in the list were from other languages and aren't easily translated into English.

Madrugada - Spanish
Forelsket and Hyggelig - Danish
Nunchi - Korean
Pochemuchka - Russian

Mamihlapinatapai itself comes from a language used by the indigenous Yaghan people inhabiting the isles of Tierra del Fuego in the country of Chile. It is also considered as one of the hardest words to translate in the entire world.

[Mira Starlight]

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Wow, that's really interesting! I guess I can see why it would be hard to translate!

[WritingSpirit]

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(Wasn't aware that bug existed, lol.)

Glad you enjoyed the story! I'm also plenty honored that you added it in your Favorite Favorites shelf. I'll try as much as I can to live up to this story with my next work, hopefully in the near future. Though knowing how inconsistent my schedule usually is, that might not usually be the case!

Again, thanks for taking the time to read it! I'd have a lot more to say, but I'm really bad at dishing out thank-you messages, so I'll just leave it at that.

[Galaxy of Equestria]

hope this got sequel is in work!