What Is Fantasy Novels & Stories

ngumiti ako ng pilit dahil ramdam ko talaga yung lungkot. "Fantasies are impossible to exist, do you know that?" sinsero at makahulogan niyang punto. "Yeah, and that's very sad talaga." sagot ko naman. "I didn't intend to hurt you by pointing out this matter, okay? I just want to remind you that fictional stories and their characters are different from reality. They were just a fruit of writers mind and they were also created to help people escape reality. Hence, they are also made from the idealistic perspective of the writers, which makes people think about setting their standards higher than normal." I hate to accept this, but he's right. Walang labis, walang kulang. Nasabi niya lahat ng

Maraming lalaki na siyang nakatalik. O mas tamang sabihing malaking tagahanga siya ng sex. Pero sa lahat ng pagkakataong iyon, si Andrew ang nakikita niya. Madalas nga niyang sabihin noon sa sarili niya na ito ang kaniyang wildest fantasy.

“Bakit ba, Fel? Don’t you ever imagine this kind of plot? Yung parang straight out of a drama?” Felicity sighed, half-amused. Sino ba namang hindi nangarap ng ganon noong bata pa? Fantasy ng lahat—na may perfect prince charming na biglang darating to save the day. Pero alam niyang panaginip lang iyon.

“Mga enchanted kingdoms, magic, curses, at destiny.” Napangiti ako. Bagay nga sa kanya. Parang siyang fairy tale princess magsalita. At sa totoo lang, halatang mahal na mahal niya ang fantasy genre. Samantala, si Ari Tala naman ay mas kakaiba pa. “Ako ay gusto ko ang tungkol sa Goddesses. Mga diyosa, mythical realms, at celestial beings.” Parang lahat sila ay may sariling mundo sa isip nila.

Dahan-dahan pa ang paghawak ko sa handrail nang umakyat, sinabayan ko rin nang gala nang paningin. Nanghinayang ako bigla sa bahay na ito. Yong pangarap ko dito na bumuo ng pamilya, nasayang lang. Sa dami ng silid, balak kong mag-anak ng mag-anak para mapuno. Pero ganoon talaga ang buhay, minsan mararanasan natin ang mga fantasy, gaya na lang ng nangyari sa amin ni Frank, naka-kategorya sa pantasya. Hindi totoo. Lahat imahinasyon ko lang.

Most of my thoughts are already circling around him. I shared the note file with him from drive, during breakfast itself. He was beaming with childish excitement. He mentioned his regret at not having read any YA Fantasy works, and also the fact that it was another reason for his sheer curiosity. I had to give him a small briefing about fantasy creatures like vampires and hollowers, werewolves and shifters, faes and fairies, nymphs and naiads, certain creatures and characters from Greek Mythology and even the hint that Greek and Indian Mythologies are subtly connected at the very basic level of conceptualism.