#for some to find the characters appealing?

[saraswritingtipps]

Some tips on the do’s and don’ts of adding more description to your Writing

Do‘s:

Make your writing come alive by describing things that appeal to the senses. Instead of saying "It was a beautiful garden," you could say "The garden was filled with the scent of fresh roses, the sound of buzzing bees, and the vibrant colors of blooming flowers."

Instead of just saying what something is like, show it through your words. For instance, instead of saying "She was sad," you could describe her actions and surroundings to show her sadness: "Tears welled up in her eyes as she stared out the rain-streaked window, clutching a crumpled tissue in her hand."

Instead of using general words, get specific. Instead of saying "He drove a car," you could say "He drove a sleek, black convertible, the wind tousling his hair as he sped down the open highway."

Keep your writing interesting by mixing up short and long sentences. Don't always write in the same way. For example, "The sky was dark. The trees swayed in the wind. It felt eerie," could be improved by adding variety: "Dark clouds gathered overhead, causing the trees to sway ominously in the gusting wind, casting an eerie feeling over the landscape."

Use your descriptions to set the mood of your story. Instead of just saying "It was a scary place," describe the setting to evoke fear in your readers: "The abandoned house loomed in the moonlight, its broken windows and creaking doors whispering of unseen terrors lurking within."

Don't just drop descriptions randomly into your writing. Make sure they fit naturally into the flow of your story. Instead of stopping the action to describe something, weave it into the narrative: "As she ran through the forest, the branches clawed at her skin, leaving scratches like whispers of the dangers lurking in the shadows."

While descriptions are important, don't forget to keep your story moving forward. Don't spend too much time describing things at the expense of the action. Find a balance between describing the scene and keeping the plot moving.

Don't:

Using too many adjectives can make your writing sound cluttered and overwhelming. Stick to the essentials and choose your words carefully.

Don't forget that dialogue and interactions between characters are key parts of your story. Use them to reveal personality and move the plot forward.

Don't repeat yourself. Once you've described something, trust your readers to remember it. Don't keep saying the same thing over and over again.

Sometimes, what you don't say can be just as important as what you do say. Let your readers read between the lines and draw their own conclusions.

Avoid using tired old phrases that everyone has heard before. Try to come up with fresh, original descriptions that will grab your readers' attention.

Be mindful of the pace of your story. Don't slow things down with long descriptions in the middle of an action scene. Save the detailed descriptions for quieter moments when the pace naturally slows down.

#writing #writer on tumblr #writerscommunity #writing tips #character development #writing advice #oc character #writing help #creative writing #writing block #bad writing #writer stuff

[puppetdaily]

For three years now I have dedicated myself to posting puppets on the Internet. And the ways people respond to some of these puppets fascinate me. They say things like “would”, “kind of a MILF”, “hear me out”, etc. They do not say these things about Miss Piggy, or Janice, or any other character with perfectly respectable sex appeal. They say them about the freakiest looking motherfuckers I can find.

I have collected the puppets which have garnered the highest number of these responses into the groundbreaking Sexy Puppet Mini-Tournament.

(This is going to be a short, low-commitment tournament, so many puppets had to be left out, and propaganda will not be collected. Sorry!)

Matchups below cut

HENSON VS TUMBLR

Digit (The Jim Henson Hour) vs Wally Darling (Welcome Home)

Uncle Deadly (The Muppets) vs Dr. Boris Habit (Smile For Me)

Skeksis (entire species, The Dark Crystal) vs Tony the Talking Clock (Don't Hug Me I'm Scared)

Silver Beak (The Muppet Show) vs Sketchbook (Don't Hug Me I'm Scared)

CREEPY VS CUTE

Norman (Evil by Interpol) vs Crow T Robot (Mystery Science Theatre 3000)

Sockhead (Freaked) vs Tulio Triviño (31 Minutos)

Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors) vs Arinelson (Rá-Tim-Bum)

The Creature (Frankenstein, Hamburg State Opera) vs Cleo Lion (Between the Lions)

#sexy puppet tournament #is the tag if you want to blocklist #all of these matchups pain me greatly i hope everyone wins #i am going to post one matchup per day each lasting a week sometime in the evening probably idk

[graveyardcuddles]

Some rambling personal thoughts on Astarion's endings since I can't sleep.

I find myself really loving Astarion's spawn endings and ALL of their variations even more the more I think about them (the exception ofc being the cursed af endings where you don't help him AT ALL and he either gets turned into a zombie or is still being hunted by cazador even after the game, but I'm obviously not talking about those).

I think I, like many others who grew very attached to his character, were left feeling very torn over his initial spawn ending before the added epilogue. Because Astarion being free from cazador and learning to truly relish in that freedom AND use it towards more positive ends is the entire point of his spawn endings. But we don't really get the chance to see that fully paid off in the narrative. One could argue that we do see the very beginnings of it with the graveyard scene and the morning after scene and how he makes several comments about never being a slave again after he kills cazador. But then we get a rather painful reminder of the fact that he's still been forced to give up something he's come to love and cherish so much over the course of your journey. And then we just kinda end on that note.

I definitely didn't regret keeping Astarion a spawn, even after that. But I will admit there was a part of me that still really wanted to see more for him. And that's why I really do adore the epilogue. I know people have their issues with it and say it's unrealistic for Astarion to be so "healed" after only 6 months but I disagree with this take because we're literally only seeing a glimpse of him on one really good, happy night, it's not necessarily a reflection of how he usually is. He could very well still be having days where he struggles, and he almost certainly does. But comparing his previous 200 years to his possible (good) spawn endings, it's not really surprising that he's thriving. Same with the "counterweight" comment. He's not saying the 6 months you've been together completely negates and erases the 200 years of torture. He's saying his freedom and your love have been such a HUGE contrast to what he's had to live through for so long that they feel like a counterweight to the horrors.

I think about how far he has to come for him to actually get to those endings. His bounty hunter/adventurer ending? Amazing! He's relishing in violence and living his best rouge life. Leading the spawn in the Underdark? Speaks so much to his character development that he actually cares enough about them to even attempt such a massive undertaking. Lots of potential for healing of course but also: Holy shit the potential for unhinged shenanigans as well. Going to the hells with Karlach? Incredible! He's not just getting to enjoy tearing up cambions all day he's devoted to Karlach and helping her it's literally so beautiful.

Something else I really adore about his spawn ending vs. his ascended ending is that he burns down cazador's palace in his spawn ending. Burns it to the ground and destroys it for good. Whereas ascended Astarion literally moves into the palace and like...sure you can headcanon that maybe he eventually has a new, even grander palace built. But the mental image of Astarion wandering those halls is just so fucking sad to think about. He could go anywhere and do anything but he's still physically occupying the space that hosted so many horrors and tortures for him. And it to me that just screams that he's still there mentally.

I'll always defend people who like the ascended ending because I understand the appeal of it. As a dark romance enjoyer, I very much understand the appeal of the dark consort ending. And I don't even think this is the "worst" ending for Astarion because there's at least still potential for him (as opposed to the endings where he dies or is still being hunted, which ARE the worst endings for him). But it does feel like a step backward for him. And I think the people who go "Well this is just NATURAL character progression for him he's selfish af of course he would want this" Think too little of him or at least underestimate his capacity to care for others.

Because he very obviously DOES care. And allowing him to get to a place where he can foster that sense of compassion for others is truly so beautiful and so profound to see. I'm someone who is easily moved by fiction already but Astarion's story really touches my heart just because of how rewarding it is to see how far he comes in those endings.

#this is all just my personal opinions not trying to start another spawn vs ascended debate PLS #bg3 #astarion

[rewritingcanon]

no girl tell us what you think about jegulily!! im so here for it (tone is weird but I mean that genuinely, I don't ship them so I'm not here to be weird)

dw bae ur tone is fine ! (i’ve been waiting for an ask like this 💀) i think jegulily is... yeah its…. like usually as long as its legal idgaf as long as shippers portray their characters right but regulus fans are literally incapable 😭🙏 WHY WOULD U PAIR A MUGGLEBORN AND A BLOOD SUPREMACIST IM SO DONE WITH DIS FANDOMMMM!! that actually goes for a lot of lily ships like bartylily as well (no clue where that came from either but it’s equally as stupid lmfao).

and jegulily just feels like shoving in lily because people feel bad for ditching her, or shoving in regulus because some people like jily and jegulus and want them (for some reason) to coincide even though it makes zeroooo sense for it to. like, idk if i said this with jegulus before (i yap sm on this account i forget what i say), but like it, jegulily can be done well if a realistic dynamic is taken into account, but the marauders fandom is allergic to nuance and so just chalks up everything regulus does and believes to his neglectful homelife. hes not all-bad, sure, i do feel bad for him, but im nowhere close to shipping him with a woman whos part of the people hes trying to eradicate, or with her man who purposefully went against all pureblood tradition (which is such a large part of james’ character— he is a pureblood that chooses to be seperate from that culture hellooooo plz wake uppppp).

marauders fandom has a chronic “i can fix him” mentality when it comes to wizard neo nazis, i have never understood it. but thats a topic for another day.

jegulily should be filled with envy, toxicity and prejudice stop nerfing it to be some fluffy feel-good polyamorous stable marriage where they raise harry together. yall are looking over the potential. this ship has blood and guts in it plz act like it or else idk what to say 😭 if it doesnt end with at least one of them getting murdered i dont want it.

#imho ​it just feels willfully ignorant of all three characters to ship them #this goes with most the regulus ships tbh except like bartylus. bcuz barty is just terrible too LOL #just characterise ur characters right people. not to majority fanon interpretation but to who they are CANONLY #you may think its less fun but to me. that’s honestly what makes those three so appealing #+its generally important to understand the media u consume. and yes. that means harry potter as a book series if ur in the marauders fandom #u are not seperate from the hp books if u are attached to its characters (no matter how far youve spun their personalities away) #on a seperate note people are allowed to ship what they want and im being lowkey serious when i say im not gonna find someone weird if they- #-ship something as long as its legal #maybe some jegulily people follow me so let me just say i dont hate the shippers i just heavily dislike the ship 😭 #worse than jegulus but somehow less annoying idk how to explain it #harry potter #hp #marauders #marauders era #anti jegulus #anti jegulily #lily evans #jily #pro jily #james potter #lily potter #regulus black #anti regulus black #the marauders era #the marauders #ask #anon #rewriting #tyyyy anon for the ask i luv to yap 🫶🫶

[posletsvet]

I frequently think about how challenging it must be to write convincing antagonists. It's relatively easy to justify morally driven, righteous thinking and good-hearted actions (that is, if justification of something like this is at all needed). Pulling off solid reasoning behind uncompromising, dedicated malice is harder. I think that is because benevolence comes naturally to us -- that's what our evolution as social beings taught us to be beneficial. So more often than not villains come off as cartoonish, false and awkward with their cardboard-thin beliefs and exaggerated petty grudges. And that's why it's always exciting to see characters who are objectively horrible people but still exhibit intricately nuanced and dimensional personalities you can at some extent empathize with.

I guess that is also why I like Toji as an antagonist so much. (Yes, this is a Toji Fushiguro post,, Why do I feel like I should I be sorry?) He is essentially a case study of a deeply flawed, disrespectful and inexcusably violent character with a plethora of other gruesome traits (I mean, the anime adaptation isn't even remotely subtle about showing his nastiness) who's also... just another ordinary human being. He eats take-out food. He overspends inpulsively. He watches sport and gambles. He loves and misses his wife and settles down while he's with her. Toji has harmless basic needs like entertaining himself with a hobby in his free time and having someone to keep him company while doing so. He seems to seek simple human connection (like when he suggests that he and Shiu go eat out in some fancy place after receiving their reward). He gets genuinely amused with the job's destination which is Okinawa and expresses his confusion over the cult's representative's bigoted speech in a mundane, kind of goofy way. He's curious when something goes slightly off a pre-established course of action and asks Shiu about it. He gets nervous and tries to calm himself down by strategizing. He thinks of his family in his last moments.

I'm saying all this with no intention to condone Toji's terrible actions or make them seem more forgivable. I guess it just drives home a point for me that while he destroyed the destiny of entire Jujutsu society he was really just minding his own business by going through another job. Yes, he was in some way taking out his spite on the Jujutsu world by trampling on the 'blessed talents' of both Gojo and Geto, but there was never an emphasis put on it. Defeating two Special Grade sorcerers wasn't a prime event in his life (well, up untill he died as a consequence of it, I guess). Even if there were some strings attached to this job, Toji was in it first of all for the money.

He's mundane. The extent of his cruelty and filth is sickening. He's just like those people you could pass by in the street. He's so morally corrupt it's alienating. He's both unthinkably horrible and still just an ordinary person.

Toji is a walking representation of the duality of man, really, and I find it truly admirable how Gege tied all those conflicting traits into a coherent and convincing character.

#jujutsu kaisen #jjk #jjk analysis #toji fushiguro #shiu kong #hidden inventory arc #star plasma vessel #really i don't think there's a character i don't find at least in some way appealing #so it's kind of weird for me to see people fighting over characters #and i genuinely find toji to be an amazing villain #he's immensely interesting to think about him #and the body of meaning he introduces in the narrative #he was a character who opened my eyes to the theme of cycles in jjk #all that perpetuating the cycle which he himself was a victim of stuff #all that said #i can't stand him #i hate him and everything he did SO MUCH #jjk meta

[punkeropercyjackson]

Thinking every character would be into older men is a weird ass assumption to make actually,especially when the characters in question aren't even adults

#fr i'm 22 and men with full head of grey hairs have hit on me and i still wish i'd beat their asses in public instead running away in fear #i don't even have p//edo trauma i just find no appeal in dating men old enough to be my dad(the way this phrase is a romance/p*rn trope.die) #and no i am not saying all age gaps are bad i ship some age gap pairings and one of my selfships is a 40something y/o with a 60something y/o #i just think there's a world of difference between a young adult and someone a few years older and two minors with a 1 or 2 year age diff #and someone who's just starting out being grown and someone with decades of experience or a middle schooler and a college student #this goes quadruple for characters from pg media.you can't call 'curate your experience' when you're invading children's spaces #i assure you that most kids and even adults are MUCH more interested in rizzing up people their age than getting pewpaws and mewmaws #antiproship #age gap cw #percy jackson #antilukercy #dick grayson #jason todd #tim drake #damian wayne #stephanie brown #antisladick #antisladejay #antijayslade #roy harper #antijayroy #ra's al-ghul #antijaytim #antitimras #jon kent #antidamijon #antijaysteph #bi #trans #summerposting

[palettepainter]

Seeing the drama rise in Hazbin cuz people like problomatic characters is reminding me why I distanced myself from this fandom to begin with

(I was gonna put this in the tags but not everyone reads them, and to avoid getting those types of anons again when I was in Hazbin/Zoophobia I'm going to clarify what should be obvious: Liking/drawing a problomatic character in a show or movie does not mean you stand by their actions or beliefs)

#I just find it disheartening that the Hazbin fandom is so ready to raise their pitchforks at other people #Sometimes people might just like a design and want to draw the character #It's honestly sad cuz I think the concept of Hazbin is an interesting story #but the fandom is so vicious at times it makes me hesitant to even touch these characters in fear of promoting a gang war #Sometimes it's nothing to do with villain characters you draw two characters interacting the wrong way and you'll be hunted down #Again #it's just disheartening #Obvs Valention is an asshole and no sane person would stand by his actions #But his design and voice actor are cool that's the only appeal his character has #He is a visually interesting character #Despite this fandoms flaws I hope that this show does well in hopes it'll spark more indie animated shows being picked up #Cuz god knows Disney isn't making movies like it used to we need some good movies/series again

[invinciblerodent]

an unforeseen side effect of my boy discovering the power of friendship, and the fact that emotions and human connections are good actually, is that it comes with simultaneously discovering that he's at least lowkey attracted to two types of people exactly: those who project confidence on the outside, but are sweet, soft, and in need of comforting on the inside (not entirely unlike a frightened animal), and pretty men with long, brown hair looking at him through lowered lashes with big, dark eyes.

a downside to that is that his newly found friend group is half one, half the other, and Gale kind of sits in the exact middle of the Venn diagram like an appealingly plump toad on a rock.

Look at him. The thought behind this face is very much an ".... oh, I'm not indulging this thought. I'm burying this so quick, and so deep, that it suffocates immediately."

#squirrel plays bg3 #oc: petyr wildbrook #why do all my characters wind up being at least lowkey into Gale a little bit #.......don't answer that #i know it's because i'm a little in love with him and find some quality of him that appeals to all of them #i'm aware that i have a wizard-problem in that i cannot make a character that's immune to his charms #Arvid just fell up to his ears in love with him period; but first fell for his philosophical edge and artistic flair #Iona was drawn to his genuine enthusiasm and warmth; and she likes the way his magic feels #Petyr is drawn to his vulnerability and candor- Gale's is so unlike his own cagey nature that he can't help but be fascinated #Mara is immediately drawn to his helpfulness; confidence; and intelligence: her mind is full of holes so she instantly trusts his more #and Ray just... can't be around him because god; Gale makes him so sad #the easy flit of his wrist; that stormy feel of his magic; even the quickness of his wit... it all reminds Ray of Dorian #around Gale the loss just... feels too immediate again

[idiosyncraticrednebula]

People on social media will get mad as hell and call you problematic if you enjoy a villain for being, well, a villain.

#txt #“this villain promotes bad values” ok and what's your point? #just because a character is morally questionable it doesn't mean i can't like them lmao #we are in an age where you can't like anything that isn't “pure” and “progressive”. fuck off #now if the villain's stans are actually trying to paint them as a poor misunderstood angel victim that's DIFFERENT #and let's be honest stans (usually female mind you) do this when the villain is attractive/hot/sexy #if a dude is ugly or fat there is no way you would have swarms of women defending that son of a bitch #but because he was drawn to be hot (or the actor who plays is hot) some chicks are READY to paint him as a poor baby #like... baby you are missing the point #just appreciate that son of a bitch as he is. there is no need to “sympathize” with him #i miss it when villains were villains and people appreciated that about them #anyways yes a character can be a very shitty person and you can still like them because that's the entire point of them #they are the antagonist/villain #i enjoy palpatine as a villain but that doesn't mean i think he was a poor lonely wholesome baby #that piece of shit deserved to be burn in hell lol but he still is a fantastic villain #but again tumblr twitter and fandom in general have no grasp of the concept of enjoying villains because they are villains #one side thinks you are fucking evil and disgusting if you admit to enjoying a villain #and the other side wants to find every justification in the book to paint the pos as an actual good person who is misunderstood :( because #that mofo has a six pack and a nice smile or is generally visually appealing lol

[bitchthefuck1]

I will never understand the fanfic impulse to take characters with thee most coo coo bananas codependent/nuanced/toxic/insane relationship and turn them into love interests #1 and #2 in a generic romance novel. like what is even the point anymore

#i don't just mean 'bad' relationships that they're trying to romanticize or sanitize; this happens all the time with 'good' relationships #with some funk or flavor to them where they sand off all of the things that actually make them interesting and compelling #and you're just left with this bland ball of nothing like they're generic couple no. 4 in a clothing ad #like girl why are you even here then?? what was the appeal for you that made you want to write about these people in the first place??? #you've taken all the flavor out??? #it always reminds me of that one screenshot someone took of a tag on a succession fic that was like 'logan is a good dad au' and its like #okay well why are we here then? like that changes so much about the characters and the story (and also like the entire point #the show is making about power and abuse) that you might as well write about literally anyone/anything else bc you're sure as shit #not writing about these characters anymore #and like. there's nothing wrong with enjoying bland or formulaic romance i'm not gonna find you and come to your house #but if that's what you're into then why do you even like these people??? #to be clear i don't mean 'take them and place them neroses and all into a suburban home to watch them chew the wallpaper and #confuse their neighbors' that's completely different

[jessamine-rose]

So I finally found the time to read Chapter 5 + the Hades event of What in Hell is Bad? and AAHHH LEVIATHAN?!! God, his character is so interesting and I can’t wait to see more of him.

Idk I just find his personality and cold attitude towards MC quite refreshing. Not to mention that he has such a lovely voice and beautiful appearance…….aaahhh he’s so intriguing <3

AND LEVIATHAN’S H SCENE?? Let’s just say that my inner sadist was very happy with how it turned out. Honestly, we need more characters who are masochist + power bottom ψ(｀∇´)ψ

#jessamine rambles #spicy warning #mdni #i’ll be honest tho. i may be the only player who was relieved/ neutral about whb’s uncensored stuff being limited to the erolabs version #if only bc i rlly dislike looking at errr…..certain body parts in both 2d and irl. idk i’m more of the ‘let’s artfully cover this body part #with angles or a random item covering it.’ mayhaps it’s one of the little aspects of me being somewhere on the gray ace spectrum #but that’s a topic for another day skskk #re: leviathan’s attitude towards mc. i just find it delightfully realistic in the same way that twst handles mc’s relationship with the cas #i.e. the twst boys don’t fall head over heels for yuu nor become close to them #idk i used to play obey me! and got burnt out by how the focus on romance affected the story quality + how some characters were written #so maybe that’s why whb’s leviathan appealed to me. that and it simply makes for an interesting dynamic between him and mc #and i do hope that whb gives us more sub! or masochist! characters bc AHHHH WE NEED MORE #as an S. i was fcking delighted with leviathan’s scene #anyway that’s all from me re: whb xD

[llycaons]

love looking at a relationship and going hmm kind of fucked up. best if they never met again for many reasons that they have little control over. and then ppl decide to make them a couple 😔 you can't 'it's true love' yourselves out of everything!!!!

#this is about bflf unforch #their final scene together was SO good it didn't need to be anything else #and how are they supposed to be comfortable around each other given the hideous trauma they respectively went thru #either because of or directly incflicted upon each other #ppl got rly excited about toxic matching lesbians when thats not what was actually happening #like on some level I do think hc cared abt sqx and vice versa ofc but #for hx to be at peace sqx HAD to lose everything. so where could that leave them huh #like I do see the appeal but I don't find it realistic or satisfying #and most ppl seem to just like it for the aesthetics anyway #its a mess and not even in a fun way like that separation is the culmination and end of their respective arcs #and I LOVE hx and sqx. they're both incredibly compelling and engaging characters #hc is like my no.3 fave. but he did some rly awful things to sqx!! #cor.txt

[coelacat]

just know if you take a faceless character (covered by a helmet, hood, anything like that, just generally a masked face) and give them a face this is ruining autistic representation. just so you know

#so fuckin annoying but this is my like. most niche hill to die on #i just wanna look at nebarra fanart no your face hcs arent interesting #come back to me when you dont make him conventionally attractive then i might listen #this applies to pyro tf2 as well stop giving him a face beyond that like #generic ass one one sfm modeller made #variations on that only #if my characters ever in any universe get popular #ESPECIALLY my faceless ocs #the only one id ever allow is iron tongue just because itd be funny but i am laughing AT YOU for that one #i wish people could just like #love characters who dont show their face for what they are #maybe its the autism in me but maybe we should just let people be what they show to the world and not do further digging #i just find the desire to make characters have faces so. weird #the appeal is the mystery. isnt it? #unless youre doing some really weird fuckshit under there in your head like. what difference does it make #only exception ive ever had for this rule was zer0 because i saw someone who had a cool ass alien design for them #that got a bit freaky with it #like. if youre going to force them to have a face at least be unique #these nebarra ones are all just. so generic. no appeal. F minus #like. everyone makes him such a prettyboy #FUCK you hes bald that hair comin out of his helmet is a wig #most of this is lighthearted imma be real i dont really care its just like. annoying #something ive been wanting to get off my chest for a while

[aroacettorney]

perhaps the reason why aup ended like *that* is because it was not supposed to have a happy ending in the first place, but sayren didnt have the guts to deal with readers' backlash for when they finally kill off the main character so a half baked happy ending is what we get 😔

#for a happy ending of a story to be narratively satisfying the characters gotta actively work hard for it #this happy ending feels empty because quite frankly speaking ludger did nothing to deserve it #he has zero character developments from the beginning to the end and has always been the same #well except for his emotional state getting worse over time #bc instead of making any attempt at all to healthily address it like a mentally mature 40yo adult he let it swallow him whole #(not that im necessarily blaming him but its quite frustrating to see him remain unchanged if aup is meant to be a redemption story) #his OPness is inherent #his genius is inherent #(this is not to say he isnt hardworking / only relying on his inborn talents but the author repeatively failed the 'show dont tell' checks) #(bc it was only implied in the past and we've never truly seen it in the canon present timeline either) #his kindness is inherent #ngl dad!ludger content doesnt appeal to me as much as dad!edgeworth cuz the latter is the fruit of the character's growth and hard labor #while the former is well... its just who he is #usually i love found family content but in aup it bores my mind out bc his interactions w the students + owens are so static & predictable #it was heartwarming at the moment of adoption but later on i find it as tedious as reading generic established romantic relationships #was it because of the lack of tensions and conflicts i wonder #they all became his yes men and no one ever actively challenged his unhealthy mindset or behaviors #anyway id have been more interested if he recognized his biases/favoritism/prejudices towards some certain characters & worked to change it #but welp. that would require character growth which is too much to expect from him ig #he has learnt quite nothing from his journey and tbh aup would ironically feel more meaningful if it ended on a tragic note #ofco i got noblesse'd again 😔 #would i kill for aup to have a happy ending? yes #would i rather have a sad ending over the half baked and empty good ending we get? also yes #if it must burn then let the whole world burn. cuz at least it would be more much memorable and impactful that way #and i wouldnt have to feel this disappointed and lose all of my interests in one of my only two beloved aroace MCs in aup </2 #rant

[sjura]

Recently saw a post with several ppl in the notes implying that people who write "the batsiblings" as not getting along are clearly only children and dont understand sibling dynamics.

Usually justified by "me and my sibling put eachother in saw traps all the time, but we're still ride or die". But like... not everyone ends up having a functional and healthy relationship with their sibling who put them in a saw trap, and I think it's perfectly valid to explore those dynamics through fanfiction as well.

#it's funny bc on the other end of the soectrum theres batsibling fics that are so intensely fluffy that comes off as shippy to me #tho i see the appeal of those stories as an escapist idealist version of siblinghood (with all the potential trauma and bullying removed) #that doesnt read more as “authentic” or valid siblinghood to me than when they loathe eachother either #ig my point is that it doesnt fucking matter #and that theres a ton of room within their dynamics and characterisations to project ur own sibling issues or explore interesting dynamics #i think the op's point was that they didnt understand why someone would pit characters against eachother when they love all of them #and the answer is obviously that some ppl find that interesting or narratively satisfying as characterisation or conflict #fandom bs #post

[feluka]

hello i'm here to start problems for no reason ^_^ i dont like zelos i dont like flynn and i dont like alvin

#the flynn one... i call him a cop all the time and ik people are thinking 'but you like some cop characters?' #and yeah cop characters can be well written and interesting even if they're terrible people! #i can enjoy characters that aren't good people! completely fine by me #but... the whole 'fixing the system from the inside' trope is so trite to me i really cant stand it #i just find nothing about him compelling sowwy 😔 i understand the appeal though #no hate to people who like him!