Author speaking again. The more I think about this, the more it was worth deleting the original. The events did happen in its canon, but the intent didn't line up. I didn't approach it as "I'm going to traumatize it as an excuse to grow", it was "I want to explore the strength of its convictions."
Be honest. Did you traumatize your original character for the sake of character development? Was it for better or for worse? #OCASK #OCQOTD #OCSKY