STORY STARTER

Your character is at a feast but cannot eat a single mouthful.

Think about what could be preventing your character from tucking into the food, and how you can portray their emotions.

I Cannot Eat

The food laughs at me. My stomach growls, wishing to be filled and put out of hungry misery…but I cannot condone its wish. Through the silver utensils, I find my reflection, and I am reminded. I cannot eat, no, for it will only bring me pain. “You’re doing good,” the voice in my head says. People at the table look at me with displeasure, but I do not care. They do not know— They do not understand. I have suffered enough all ready. If I give in and eat this feast of food, all the damage and pain I went through will be for nothing. I can’t—I can’t let my suffering and agony go to waste… It is better to waste this food, rather than waste my pain. And so as clueless eyes judge upon me, I remind myself, “They do not know nor understand. Food is your enemy, so fight it and withstand its luring voice.”
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