#both Rhett and Bob are charming characters is such distinctly different ways… so I think either will be cute

[dulcewrites]

Ok I have a question that I would love the answer to. I want to do a While You Were Sleeping au with a lewis character, cliche yes I know but just work with me. But I can’t decide if I want to do it with Rhett or Bob

Those who haven’t seen the movie, first omg go watch it, and second you can check the synopsis here if you are curious.

A case for Rhett is that there is the built in tension between him and Perry (who sucks ass lmao). In the movie, we get the sense that Peter is the golden boy of his family while Jack is sort of just… there. Then the whole undercurrent of Rhett wanting to get out from under Royal’s thumb. Which can correlate with everything going on with Jack and his dad’s business. Plus you have all the supernatural stuff going on in Outer Range. It would interesting setting up how Perry even ends up in the coma. Where did readers/oc’s parents go 👀

BUT, in the movie, a huge part of why Lucy keeps up the lie is the sense of family and the love she receives from the Callaghans… which the Abbotts do not give at all :/. A case for Bob is that it would easier to create a kooky but warm and well meaning family for him. More believable than just rewriting the Abbotts to be something they’re not imo. I’m imagining a bunch of fun older sisters, and of course an older brother that Bob lives in the shadow of. A part of the reason why he went into the navy was to create a path of his own and gain some independence. He still feels a bit like the baby when it comes to the family dynamic.

***just for my own sake and others, I did search various things to see if this idea had been done before (for a lewis character). I didn’t see anything but there is something I missed please let me know.

Also if to want to be tagged when it comes out let me know