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>That actually was the problem I had with my story idea. I was worried that I want to get to the post dark (well, post very dark) part.
Well,try not to think as too dramatic.Just repeat it and look for ways to make it seem less extreme or more attractive to go thorugh. Not less scary or darker,just a little contrast, irony,description, figures,a metaphorical lesson,psychological view...something of more value or put into its own background. Darkness is beautiful but it cannot be alone too much as the main thing. Too little makes you feel nothing,too much makes you lazy and tired. A little bit here and there with x line or context, attracts and gets its own charm.

>One of the bigest problems with dark moments and dramatic moments in general they are used to the point that they are not shocking, just overdone. often going right into the raw emotion part.
There you have FNAF. When something supposed to be scary makes jumpscares a tiring cliche. Good job for the industry.
>If you are going to have a character bring down his world in revenge for whatever angsty reason, at least show a build up for it. If you are going to show someone who has family troubles, show the cause, not just the anger afterwords. In many ways it would be more dark and subversive to have it the point of view of the common sterotypes antagonist in these things.
The best movies are usually remembered because the antagonist showed up as much as the protagonist to the point where you could emphasize with the antagonist,even more than the main character. Villains and heroes are kept separated to the point where it splits the light and darkness into the black and white territory way too much. The spectator is believed to think that all that the villain does is bad,edgy and dark and the hero is good and flawless...the path of the light. Only dramatic changes happen and not always in a very interesting way to expose them.
When you care about the build up,you prevent a lot of Deux Ex Machinas,but you also risk youself in losing the interest of some people who are hungry for the active/dramatic part.

btw that Twilight is cute,I love how bats could serve as alternate alicorns from nature and not artifically ascended or extraordinary ponies