Not all wounds bleed. Some appear after the choice has been made.After the “right” action.After the victory that was supposed to feel like relief. Instead, it leaves a quiet damage. This is moral injury. What… Moral Injury in Games and Fiction
There is a pattern that repeats across myths, novels, games, and modern fantasy. The hero suffers. Not briefly.Not symbolically.But deeply, often unfairly, and sometimes beyond what feels necessary. This is not accidental storytelling. It is… Why Heroes Must Suffer
We know fictional worlds are not real. And yet, we mourn characters who never existed.We feel nostalgia for places we have never been.We carry choices made in games as if they say something true about… Why We Find Meaning in Fictional Worlds
From an evolutionary perspective, the human brain is obsessed with stability. We like categories, patterns, and certainty. They keep us safe. Liminal states disrupt all three. When we enter a threshold space — physical or… Why Liminal Spaces Feel So Powerful