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@calidris Yoh! You just hit the nail on the head! Yeah, this is the type of advice I am looking for. I have literally been wrestling with those types of questions about the character… I definitely have the purpose in mind to show a story of restoration and redemption, definitely not out for willy-nilly here. The context is intended to be one of some form of coercion and then a journey through learning to heal.  I’ve read some amazingly powerful books that didn’t shy from acknowledging the occurrence of sexual trauma while still being extremely tasteful. My ultimate goal is to do something like that and that The Grand Weaver would turn her sorrow into joy. [For the sake of clarity, young woman here: Uni grad. :)] My heart is to come at this from a place of compassion and vulnerability myself. I’m a thinker so I like weighty issues and drawing people into them to find where God is in it all. But, I am aware that it’s very touchy and I, perhaps, am not in a position to write something like this and fair enough. So, I’m trying to work through what I want out of the story, looking at the questions to be answered in the plot and what I can do in good conscience.  If I just scrap the entire plot point, well…  c’est la vie: but then I need something to replace it with if I do that.  I’m struggling with what would be an excellent replacement (no clue) vs simply redirecting my intentions with the plot point. The whole story really centers around the theme of redemption, seeking after God and when we are vulnerable, desperate, and in despair, God is there weaving the story together into something good. So, keeping a strong emotional weightiness and vulnerability is essential to the plot/theme, but how to get that in the right manner: yeah, not sure. Anyway, I’ve put so much world development in this that the last thing I want to do is table the entire story because I can’t get it rolling again– Thanks so much for your input. I really appreciate it 🙂