[Suzerain of Sheol]

*devours comments*

Appreciate the compliments. I think this is my best short story, though I haven't written many. It's the most concrete, if that's believable...

For your questions. Well, actually, rather than answer them individually, I'll say that for one, despite how it probably looks, this piece wasn't planned or premeditated. It started with the opening 3 or 4 sentences, which at the time were my own thoughts. After I'd wrote them and looked at what I wrote, I considered and thought, hey, I can make this a story. And I think it was the process of self-deflation, going from I'm so damned profound in the initial moments to get over yourself, this is pompous and self-indulgent that really gave me the inspiration to write this.

And it's not so much that I am or ever was this person, believe it or not, rather that I understand this person rather well. (Or maybe I wish I was this person when I was younger. :p I actually didn't start writing seriously until I was in my late teens/early twenties, and I didn't much thinking when I was younger, either.)

But, as I said, it certainly reflects an aspect of my personality. I personally think it's more of an ego thing, and this whole piece was an exercise in self-recrimination. But, nonetheless, I empathize with this character in some ways -- mostly the "lock self in room like lunatic and write grandiose nonsense while hating family" part (:p), even if it isn't directly me speaking. Rather, it is me speaking, but once removed from the direct narrative, if that makes sense.

And... well... honestly... *shrugs* I can't help it, I find angry, angst ridden, sociopath goth girls kind of hilarious. I have a poem that sort of goes along with this same thing, written a ways before, that I don't think I ever posted. Will do that when I get a chance.

Again, thank you for commenting, I very much appreciate your analysis.