Finally posting about the Omegas and Giant's Lair in the AU
After the Rain of Fire and the disappearance of the "giants," awakened bugs weren't the only thing that showed up. Omegas came around as well. They are heron-like birds which are mostly bone and struggle to stay alive due to how delicate their immune systems are.
Because of this, most flock to shelter like the Giant's Lair and fight over the resources and territory within it. To keep themselves safe from each other and illness they use whatever's left in the lair to build themself some armor. Alan's is made from computer parts and electronics, B's is from table cloths and small parts, and C's is taken from a grandfather clock
"Kill your darlings" means "if something is holding you back, get rid of it, even if it sounds pretty."
That's it! That's all it means! It means if you're stuck and stalled out on your story and you could fix the whole block by removing something but you're avoiding removing that thing because it's good, you remove that thing. That's the darling.
It does NOT mean
That you have to get rid of your self-indulgent writing
That you should delete something just because you like it (?wtf?)
That you need to kill off characters (??? what)
That you have to pare your story down to the absolute bare bones
That you have to delete anything whatsoever if you don't want to
The POINT is that you STOP FEELING GUILTY for throwing out good writing that isn't SERVING THE STORY.
The POINT is that you don't get so HUNG UP on the details that you lose sight of the BIG PICTURE.