Fanfiction question
Dec. 23rd, 2006 04:18 pmCan anyone tell me why, in h/c fanfiction, a character who normally has no predisposition to stuttering suddenly starts doing so when he or she gets pummeled? Is it supposed to signify just how wounded the person is, that he/she must lose the ability to speak without stuttering, or do all these characters' backstories come complete with a childhood speech impediment that resurfaces during times of stress and trauma? I missed all of those backstories.
I really can't figure it out. It's almost as maddening as the weird manner in which people try to type slurring and/or confusion upon regaining consciousness - e.g. "J'ck?" or "Wha happen'd?" I cry apostrophe abuse on those, after I finish simply crying.