What is the best way to show wordless hurt after a betrayal without melodrama?
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I’ve been trying to write a scene where my protagonist is quietly processing a major betrayal, but everything I put down feels like melodramatic inner monologue or cliché physical reactions. How do you convey that deep, wordless hurt on the page without telling? I’m worried my attempt at narrative restraint just makes the moment feel flat.
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