man i love a good exposition. It’s my favorite thing in narratives. Like. The first act of le nozze di figaro?? The first lotr film?! The first chapter of the picture of dorian gray?? The first part of dracula????!! Like yes, introduce those characters!! Tell me about the shire!! Describe the atmosphere of the castle! I need to know about it!! That’s my shit. First sentences even!! “The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses…”, “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” Ugh. I love it.