Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-174.135.62.244-20160603201323/@comment-14138255-20160716040742

The Devil&#039;s Advocate WP wrote: SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote: ^IIRC, the time skip was between 6 and 9 months or something like that. Big enough to stop crying in angst, but not enough to deal with the angst entirely. Just enough to not indulge in it every 3 scenes.

Also, like hell it would make him an emo. That is Wangst, when the character angsts too much for too little (not the case here) or just angsts too often (which I fear may happen). Some angst makes sense given what he's been through, even if not as much compared to, say, Ruby or Blake. Lack of angst would be nonsensical, and would make him more unsympathetic. Six to nine months is more than enough time really to get past the angst of losing someone close. Honestly, only way I can really see them pulling it off without it coming off as emo given the timeframe would be if something happens to reopen the wound. Maybe someone else dies or he thinks someone else dies and he starts despairing, but otherwise I don't see it working. He can be somber a few times here or there, but angst is a bit much if we expect him to be a half-decent huntsman. I'd imagine being on a physically and mentally exhausting journey to save the world would cause his emotional shields to deteriorate. If too hurt or drained, he might lose his composure.