I think that this has the potential to be different from Universal Chaos in a couple of clear ways. The foremost reason it's different: Harry lacks the possibility of remaining in his alternate universe as a permanent thing. In the end, while an alternate universe, it's one he only travels to in his dreams, leaving a much clearer boundary of where-Harry-belongs. Additionally, the alternate Draco seems very clingy and needy and far more cowardly than real Draco, as your story outline already points out. Harry needs to be needed--but ultimately, he's also going to need to be wanted, and alternate Draco won't necessarily need or want him once the trial's over. Real Draco will. And, the real world offers a lot more possibilty for growth and a job and a future, involving the friends he loves and a new successful, determined Quidditch player boyfriend.
I dunno about this story...if you're already going to mental battle with it, it sounds like it would be less fun for you to write, and therefore less fun for the readers to read. I'm still hoping you won't forget about Ragnorak, or Bastardy/Opportunity, or all your other myriad story ideas I drool over but know won't probably get written.
Then again: Perhaps this is a story that needs to be written, whether it wants to be written or not. But, that begs the question: are you an author who needs to write stories--or wants to write stories?
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I think that this has the potential to be different from Universal Chaos in a couple of clear ways. The foremost reason it's different: Harry lacks the possibility of remaining in his alternate universe as a permanent thing. In the end, while an alternate universe, it's one he only travels to in his dreams, leaving a much clearer boundary of where-Harry-belongs. Additionally, the alternate Draco seems very clingy and needy and far more cowardly than real Draco, as your story outline already points out. Harry needs to be needed--but ultimately, he's also going to need to be wanted, and alternate Draco won't necessarily need or want him once the trial's over. Real Draco will. And, the real world offers a lot more possibilty for growth and a job and a future, involving the friends he loves and a new successful, determined Quidditch player boyfriend.
I dunno about this story...if you're already going to mental battle with it, it sounds like it would be less fun for you to write, and therefore less fun for the readers to read. I'm still hoping you won't forget about Ragnorak, or Bastardy/Opportunity, or all your other myriad story ideas I drool over but know won't probably get written.
Then again: Perhaps this is a story that needs to be written, whether it wants to be written or not. But, that begs the question: are you an author who needs to write stories--or wants to write stories?
Can't wait for the next update.
-Jolene