I'm firmly on the abusive stepfather side by now too. (I like the idea perhaps a little too much...)
The only exception in my head is the one (totally neglected) pet universe I came up with when I first heard the "Uncle" thing and before I knew that it was a misdirection. That was a universe where Frank was Winona's (probably younger) brother. She'd been abused (by her father probably, sexually) growing up but thought that Frank hadn't been, because he was a boy. She could deal with raising a family only because George was there to show er how. Then he dies and she doesn't trust herself and gives the boys to Frank (she still thinks he's ok, but he was in fact sexually abused too) who then abuses the boys like he had been abused. Then Winona finds out and shit happens.
So, ehm, tl;dr, but mostly I'm on the stepfather side. That idea is also pretty much all over in fandom and had already been very widespread when there was a little confusion about the uncle-thing. I also think many people who wouldn't have read the novel listened to the audiobook because Zach read it and so people know it says stepfather there.
I've never actually written, well pretty much anything really. All my pet universes exist in my head. The primary ones usually get so epic that I'm too intimidated to even try writing it and then I also always remember the one or two embarassing pieces I tried to pen way back when... (... I first entered fandom at 16).
I might try to write something as part of a resolution to change my life around a bit, but then I might never get around to it.
All ideas I post in a comment are always up for grabs though if anybody feels inspired.
(Also I just found some early hidden easter chocolate eggs, so I'm good on that front for now ;))
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Date: 2010-03-07 07:44 pm (UTC)The only exception in my head is the one (totally neglected) pet universe I came up with when I first heard the "Uncle" thing and before I knew that it was a misdirection. That was a universe where Frank was Winona's (probably younger) brother. She'd been abused (by her father probably, sexually) growing up but thought that Frank hadn't been, because he was a boy.
She could deal with raising a family only because George was there to show er how. Then he dies and she doesn't trust herself and gives the boys to Frank (she still thinks he's ok, but he was in fact sexually abused too) who then abuses the boys like he had been abused. Then Winona finds out and shit happens.
So, ehm, tl;dr, but mostly I'm on the stepfather side. That idea is also pretty much all over in fandom and had already been very widespread when there was a little confusion about the uncle-thing. I also think many people who wouldn't have read the novel listened to the audiobook because Zach read it and so people know it says stepfather there.
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Date: 2010-03-07 07:50 pm (UTC)I like your pet universe idea because it would make a lot of sense! Ever wrote anything for it? Can I send you chocolate as motivation? :)
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Date: 2010-03-07 08:59 pm (UTC)I might try to write something as part of a resolution to change my life around a bit, but then I might never get around to it.
All ideas I post in a comment are always up for grabs though if anybody feels inspired.
(Also I just found some early hidden easter chocolate eggs, so I'm good on that front for now ;))