Dreamscape Chapter One Commentary

So, here we are at another Labyrinth fanfic! I know, I really must beat my muse into submission so she stops doing whatever she likes, but until I get the courage up to do that, I hope you enjoy “Dreamscape.”

This fanfiction actually has a lot of dream symbolism in it. If you’re interested, you can look it up on your own, or I have listed the pertinent dream symbolism below. My sources were “Dream Moods A-Z Dream Dictionary” (http://www.dreammoods.com/dreamdictionary/) and The Dream Encyclopedia by James R. Lewis (2002, Visible Ink).

• Canyon: represents your hidden emotions and feelings. It may point to emotions and relationships you did not recognize.
• Bubbles: merriment, childhood joy; the bursting of one’s bubble means disappointment.
• Sunglasses: poor perception in a given situation; pessimism.
• Elephant (riding): you are in control of aspects that once caused you fear.
• Acrobatics: a need to balance one’s life.
• Bees (being stung by): you feel as if you have been wronged by someone
• Swimsuit: feeling exposed or, if comfortable in the swimsuit, at ease and relaxed.
• Pool of water: you need to acknowledge and understand your feelings better.

The glasses Sarah was wearing (glam, lip-shaped, purple sunglasses) were taken from these as inspiration:

I have to admit, I find them pretty snazzy. I wouldn’t mind having a pair of those, even if I’m not sure I could pull them off.

Story Outtake/Edit: I actually envisioned Sarah in a monokini at first, something like this, which clearly had a “top” and “bottom” attached. I mean, that’s the only type of monokini I knew. Then I learned that a monokini originally meant that a person wore a bottom part of the bikini without the top! Suddenly, the scenes in chapter one took on a whole new meaning. I decided, just to avoid potential pitfalls, I’d change the monokini to a bikini.

Also, the “official” song for this chapter — the one I listened to the most when I wrote it — was Nero’s “Promises.” Sometimes, a particular chapter just matches a particular song. I just liked the longing in Nero’s voice in this one, seemed to fit.

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