Daria Mental-Torture Fiction
A sub-category of angst fiction (the term was coined by TerraEsperZ), Daria mental-torture fiction involves fics in which characters go through a staggering amount of psychological anguish and torment, usually at their own hands or in a self-punishing manner. Fiction of this kind pre-supposes that the protagonist(s) are in fact responsible for their own situations and inner torment.
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The true torment for these characters is that they either cannot see their responsibility for their self-harm, or else refuse to see it, thereby remaining prisoners within hells of their own design, with the keys easily within reach but unused, possibly forever. In this fashion, hope for a reprieve exists inside each character, if they only dare look inside themselves and attempt to change, not for others or as others would like, but for themselves.
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