Profound musings on the power of words to show and tell, and on the might of metaphor

Words can conjure up a very strong mood. When I write a fic full of words like 'delightful', 'ecstatic', 'gorgeous', that is a fic suffused with happy uncomplicated attraction. When I want angst, I need words like 'scream', 'dazed', 'sluggish', 'horror'.

Sometimes, no plot explanation is needed. The words themselves are enough.

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