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It's been sort of quiet in the room lately, so I thought it might be fun to play with some "what if" threads. A pretty common element of romance novels is one of the pair doing something stupid/thoughtless/misleading that causes the other person to become angry. Obviously, the act can't be anything so hideous that there's no coming back from it, but needs to be serious enough that there's a real question whether the other person is willing to forgive the act to reach the HEA.
So, let's say that the horrible thing has happened and one person is not speaking to the other one---for perfectly legitimate reasons. What is your favorite act of redemption? What is good enough to let the love shine through and let the anger fade?
My personal favorite is when the person who screwed up, in their grief, realizes what they did and knows that there's probably no fixing what is broke. But they do the "right thing" anyway and solve the other person's (or a third party's) problem, despite knowing it won't help get back their true love.
How about the rest of you? What's your favorite redemption (feel free to cite favorite books if you want.)
So, let's say that the horrible thing has happened and one person is not speaking to the other one---for perfectly legitimate reasons. What is your favorite act of redemption? What is good enough to let the love shine through and let the anger fade?
My personal favorite is when the person who screwed up, in their grief, realizes what they did and knows that there's probably no fixing what is broke. But they do the "right thing" anyway and solve the other person's (or a third party's) problem, despite knowing it won't help get back their true love.
How about the rest of you? What's your favorite redemption (feel free to cite favorite books if you want.)