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Ack. The stress of being a writer! So, here is my dilemma:
My vampire romance series. I've had this thought ever since I read this one manga online- the ending on it was memorable as the husband needed to save his pregnant wife, but in order to do so, he had to die. In which case he did. Then the comic had a bonus page where the wife is out playing with her around 5 year old son, and all of a sudden she hears "Honey!" and turns around. The End.
Since then, I've been thinking about something along those lines for my ending on my vampire series. For a little background- my male lead, throughout the whole series, is portrayed as this mega powerful vampire leader who can't be killed (by regular vampire means), and at the last book- there will be a major fight after she gives birth. A fight where he surprises everyone by his emotional protective state to protect his loved ones, but in the end- a dying enemy actually hits him with the only thing that can kill him. He dies while holding his newborn one last time.
Then, I'm thinking of an epilogue where my main female is not only trying to get through her child's fourth, maybe fifth birthday, trying to be happy for him/her, while holding her grief inside since the same birthday of her child's is also the death of her husband. And all of a sudden he comes back, and dum dum dum- The End.
I'm thinking of this way because he's like so unkillable throughout the main story, that something needs to happen in the end to cause some shock. But since I still need a HEA ending, that epilogue will close things out nicely, while still giving me some room to write some bonus books. For example #1)- book after about her struggles with a newborn and being alone, up until the time when he comes back, and #2) events after he comes back, etc etc.
My dilemma? I hate that my male lead will miss out on caring for his child as a newborn with his wife, and missing out on all the milestones as it grows. UGH. But I just can't seem to be able to put a happy ending where he kills all the enemies and survives without it being GOOD, you know?
The struggles of being a writer I love it but at the same time hate it LOL
My vampire romance series. I've had this thought ever since I read this one manga online- the ending on it was memorable as the husband needed to save his pregnant wife, but in order to do so, he had to die. In which case he did. Then the comic had a bonus page where the wife is out playing with her around 5 year old son, and all of a sudden she hears "Honey!" and turns around. The End.
Since then, I've been thinking about something along those lines for my ending on my vampire series. For a little background- my male lead, throughout the whole series, is portrayed as this mega powerful vampire leader who can't be killed (by regular vampire means), and at the last book- there will be a major fight after she gives birth. A fight where he surprises everyone by his emotional protective state to protect his loved ones, but in the end- a dying enemy actually hits him with the only thing that can kill him. He dies while holding his newborn one last time.
Then, I'm thinking of an epilogue where my main female is not only trying to get through her child's fourth, maybe fifth birthday, trying to be happy for him/her, while holding her grief inside since the same birthday of her child's is also the death of her husband. And all of a sudden he comes back, and dum dum dum- The End.
I'm thinking of this way because he's like so unkillable throughout the main story, that something needs to happen in the end to cause some shock. But since I still need a HEA ending, that epilogue will close things out nicely, while still giving me some room to write some bonus books. For example #1)- book after about her struggles with a newborn and being alone, up until the time when he comes back, and #2) events after he comes back, etc etc.
My dilemma? I hate that my male lead will miss out on caring for his child as a newborn with his wife, and missing out on all the milestones as it grows. UGH. But I just can't seem to be able to put a happy ending where he kills all the enemies and survives without it being GOOD, you know?
The struggles of being a writer I love it but at the same time hate it LOL