Talk:EESM 2.0/@comment-4423292-20190116073146

Back in the day, I would’ve said that Ileana’s is—in the simplest sense—the story of a neglected child, who grows into an emotionally needy young woman, who has to do a lot of deliberate self-work to overcome her self-destructive tendencies. And I still agree that that’s basically true.

Back in the day, I would’ve said I don’t think Ileana is much like me. The above mentioned core is not something she shares with me. And that’s still true.

But what I really notice now is this: she’s a dreamer at heart, but she’s also has a stout realist, and these two things rub up against each other in odd ways—and that absolutely is me.