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little_detailsHello little details,
Two of the characters in the story I'm drafting get abandoned in the woods by their parents. They're about 10 years old when that happens and at the start of the actual story they're 13/14, with ideally only a couple of months passing after leaving the woods. I have not worked out the exact details, though since I'm working in a fantasy setting I have considered having fairies kidnap one or both of them to explain the timeframe.
So far my research has only yielded cases where the isolation started way too young for my time frame, or the child in question was gone for only a few days.
I assume social skills *will* be negatively affected by isolation, but to what extent? Are there any other major psychological effects I should keep in mind? Any behaviors you'd expect to form after the period?
Thank you all in advance !
Two of the characters in the story I'm drafting get abandoned in the woods by their parents. They're about 10 years old when that happens and at the start of the actual story they're 13/14, with ideally only a couple of months passing after leaving the woods. I have not worked out the exact details, though since I'm working in a fantasy setting I have considered having fairies kidnap one or both of them to explain the timeframe.
So far my research has only yielded cases where the isolation started way too young for my time frame, or the child in question was gone for only a few days.
I assume social skills *will* be negatively affected by isolation, but to what extent? Are there any other major psychological effects I should keep in mind? Any behaviors you'd expect to form after the period?
Thank you all in advance !
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Date: 2025-04-04 12:38 am (UTC)The woods/forest would lean more temperate but be closer to taiga in precipitation, their mother did teach them some short-term survival skills but definitely not something that would last that long. The two of them already had issues with their parents and one of them does have a habit of thievery which could both play into the issues of food, hygiene(maybe? thinking in regards to the menstruation point), and other people.
Speaking of other people, there is a bit during the time frame where a third party interferes in the siblings situation, which is where the idea of fairies kidnapping them comes up. My outline/notes currently has this part written down as "While lost, a strange magic woman locks the two in her 'abode'". I'm not sure if she counts as an authority or parental figure, especially since I currently have it so she's been dead a good couple of years at the start of the story.
A lot of this stuff is rather early stage so I do apologize for lack of details that come up, but it is very fun to hear other peoples suggestions and all of the new reading material I have. ^v^