Don’t break your universe

Jump the shark
Nuke the fridge
Split the doctor

In fiction your universe (your reality) is a combination of

What you described

A combination of the Interaction and implications of what you describe (whether you’re aware of it or not)

The expectations you set up – knowingly or unknowingly

The many interconnections of the ideas, events, implications and interactions between you and your audience members as well as between audience members without your knowledge

The tone (the voice) you have used in your writing

You break your universe at your peril…