#that is his defining character trait

[the-writing-mobster]

Y'know - canon Sans is PROBABLY TERRIBLE in a relationship now that I think about it lol

It's the lack of participation in the daily upkeep of life for me.

At the end of the day, while yes, men will clean up their act to GET the person they want... once they're comfortable, old habits resurface and cause problems.

Sans is a dude who skates by on the bare minimum.

Sure when push comes to shove he pulls out all the stops, like... *after* you've killed everyone. (And I know it's because he's hopeless and desperate and moreso cares about punishing the player than it is about stopping you... But apply that energy to a relationship... Yeah....)

Do I think he would be just so awful all the time? No. Of course not. He would be a great guy to be around. He's fun, he notices things, he can be surprisingly caring —

Which is why I think his partner would keep giving him chances to clean it up. Because when it's good, it's great but... It's also really important to participate in the labor of a relationship. Putting all of the work onto one person will eventually wear them down until they just can't do it anymore. Then that resentment begins to build up...

Until eventually everything about him puts a bad taste in your mouth.

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#this is also why I soriel wouldnt work in the long run #Toriel would never put up with this #Frisk would put up with it longer because they're stubborn and younger so they'd be a lil inexperienced #about how they should be treated #which genuinely is why in the fic they stay together for 4 years #wowie #undertale #ask and answer #THANK YOU FOR THE ASK! #it all boils down to not offering to do the dishes without being asked man #a break up doesn't have to be over some grand horrible thing #sans character study #sans is lazy #that is his defining character trait #and everyone can speculate about how its all a front or he's so much more but... #he still hasn't picked up that damn sock #break up au

[petr1kov]

simon:

every character on fionna and cake: ugh simon, why are you so boring and sad now? i miss when you used to be the fun and happy and beloved ice king

ice king on the actual original show:

#like... the fact that he was constantly sad and lonely and barely tolerated even when he got better were his defining character traits... #a lot of selective memory going on here. tbh #fionna and cake #at #simon petrikov

[beebmo]

why are people mad that movie william doesn't have a motive. guys....... william afton hasn't had a motive in Years............. like. this is the same man who, in the games, crawled his way out of hell SOLELY so he could kill more children. there's no reason for why does the things that he does he's just Like That

#i'm sorry but at this point his motive is that he loves child murder. that's his defining character trait #fnaf #brody.txt

[drbatsponge]

I don't think Batman fans understand the point of Batman at all sometimes, lmfao.

Yeah, and Batman still believes Harley can redeem herself despite all that, this is a man who literally has tried to redeem the fucking Joker on several occasions, like he does not care what you've done, he believes that anyone is worthy of redemption.

#LIKE THIS IS HIS MOST DEFINING CHARACTER TRAIT #HE WANTS TO HELP HIS VILLAINS #OH MY GOD- #batman #bruce wayne #harley quinn #injustice #dc comics

[cluescorner]

I cannot imagine being a Damian stan right now. You've got both Zdarsky's bullshit (where he clearly doesn't give a shit about your boy) and The Boy Wonder (where Juni Ba clearly gives so many shits about your boy) coming out on the same day. The whiplash must be insane. I hope y'all get some nice warm soup for your efforts jfc

#damian wayne #damian al ghul #damian al ghul wayne #batman #batfamily #for all of the issues that come with having Steph as your fave having too much wild shit happening at once is never one of them #btw I quite like The Boy Wonder Issue 1. wow shocker an artist and writer who I have liked everything they've ever done #has once again written something that I am enjoying with art that makes me want to be part of its world. #it's almost like Juni Ba is really freaking talented or something #like I have some problems with it but it seems like many of those are part of the point. Damian is learning that his siblings are more #three-dimensional than he realized and that is part of this 'coming of age' story merged with fairytale #so I can't be mad at the oversimplistic defining of Dick and Jason and Tim until the conclusion of the series. that might be the point. #I hope that the series will address Steph as a Robin but if not then frankly it's not an issue unique to this series. #I'll be annoyed and disappointed but ultimately roll with it like I am with Babsgirl being here. There's too much good stuff here to get #hung up on shit that seems to be almost an editorial mandate at this point. at least that's where I'm at. #I am also very sorry that Chip Zdarsky is massacring your boy. he has 'X (Tim for him) is the best Robin so everyone else must suck' diseas #where a writer really likes one specific Robin and in trying to uplift them demeans all of the other Robins. instead of like...just writing #for that one character only or alternatively not demeaning the other characters in order to make his blorbo look good #it's wild because I actually think his writing for Tim is pretty solid. but he's not writing a Tim series. he's writing a Batman series. #and if you are going to write a Batman series and include other Batfamily members you need to actually write them well. #instead of assigning them like 2 personality traits while Tim gets to be a whole character #I accept that behavior in fanfic where I have lesser standards because it's fucking free. not a comic run that wants me to pay #tens of dollars in order to understand what the fuck is going on. he's been going for a while now it's gotta be a lot of money. #I can buy Steelworks with that money. I can see John Henry and Natasha Irons in a trade. Fuck you Chip. #it's why it takes such a special person to write a good ensemble story/a good Batfamily story. you have to be good at writing a LOT #of different characters. which I don't think most people are. I sure as hell am not. I can write maybe 3 at a time confidently well. #and you also have to give all of them at least SOME love or else people will be upset that you aren't focusing on their fave #and also the writing as a whole will suffer. Chip Zdarsky is a pretty good Tim writer. I'd maybe read a Tim solo written by him. #I would not read a story focusing on multiple characters that I like written by Chip Zdarsky. because every character who isn't Tim #is at least a bit weak/inconsistent/out of character INCLUDING FUCKING BATMAN. THE NO. 1 GUY MOST ARE HERE FOR

[dowiththatwhatyouwill]

God imagine Vegeta slowly falling accidentally in love with a human and he has to come to terms with his own internalized homophobia and xenophobia

He has to earn respect and forgiveness for his past misdeeds and learn to be better and simply just how to be without Frieza or the need/acceptability for violence

There's enough suffering in the universe already, and he realizes that love and kindness feel worlds better than the worlds he's destroyed

Falling in love feels simultaneously like heaven and the worst form of torture he's ever experienced

For the first time in his life since childhood, someone sees him and it is the most terrifying, painful ordeal to memory

(Also this way he won't get neutered like he did in the show and can have real (slow) believable character development that culminates in a real person with morals he knows how to stand by without contradicting them but is still very much chaotic and Proud)

(Imp Vegeta supremacy)

This man needs to be held

But he also needs to work for it

#his pride is one of his defining character traits #don't take it from him #but this man needs to balance his priorities #f this show had so much potential #especially the namek saga #help i love him #imp vegeta supremacy #vegeta x reader #vegeta x male reader #vegeta dbz #dragon ball z #namek saga

[funforahermit]

so here's the thing about casper, like a surprising amount of rhys darby characters he's remarkably selfish but has the ability to charm you so much that you don't care. he wants what's best for him, and you want what's best for him too. perfect.

#i'm oversimplifying for comedic effect #i don't think selfishness is a defining trait in most of his characters but i do think it's there to some extent in a lot of them #rhys darby #relax i'm from the future

[juhbebbie]

I give you: Steven Grant and his slutty little raised eyebrow

#he is literally the 🤨 emoji #its his defining character trait. to me. #also im fully aware some of these are a stretch but shut up #moon knight #moon knight comics #marvel #marvel comics #moon knight 2021 #jed mackay #moon knight 2016 #steven grant #moon knight meme #moon knight shitpost

[toils]

i think a lot of ghirahim redesigns don't understand that he NEEDS to show some skin, like not letting him show cleavage is cruelty. its like removing anime girl's hair vents. he cant breathe. you're fucking leaving him to die

#slutty gay outfit is his defining character trait #camposts

[subsequentibis]

i think part of what Gets me abt metalocalypse is how clearly the people making it really love metal music, like i've mostly seen it in extras and non-show material (skwisgaar guitar lessons, charles on the phone talking abt vintage guitars, defense of speed guitar in the comics) but then of course like. all the music for the show whips ass as genuine metal songs of their own accord, they put the effort in on music videos & visuals, it all just rings true with this genuine passionate love of the genre and i truly don't think i'd be half as interested without that beating heart at the core of it.

#ignore me #once again archival tag pardon me #metalocalypse #there's faaaar more heart in this mid 2000s intentionally low budget adult swim cartoon than i expected. it's nice! #they also frequently do not go for the low hanging fruit punching down jokes which makes it WORSE in the bits where they do #it's like by no means a progressive show but they have characters who would be the butt of the joke in anything else but are #allowed to be like full fledged people independent of traits that would usually solely define them in another show #theyve just also got that fuckass clown that i cannot under any circumstances tolerate. this is an anti rockso blog. #i do NOT think he's been to med school i will not put that respect on his name. ok im done

[saturnsorbits]

Okay, so I know we all hate him, but Mahito is a legitimately brilliant villain...

#He's what happens when the trope of 'Villain just wanting to watch the world burn' is done right. #He's the embodiment of 'Fuck around and find out'. #Does he do morally incomprehensible things? Yes. Is that what makes him such a good bad guy? Also yes. #There's no arguing either... #90% of the fan base can't stand him and if that isn't proof of him being brilliantly written as a villain idk what is. #I think what I like the most about it is that there's no attempt to humanise or moralise him - at all. #He's bad. #Full stop. #And instead of making this reduce his character to one dimension; he's jam packed full of personality instead. #He's fun and carefree and silly - trying to figure out what else he can fuck up in the world. #He still has motivations and wants... Fuck; he even learns fear when he makes the mistake of touching Sakuna. #(This fear is also then his ultimate downfall as we realise it's his most defining trait...) #Also he's super fucking fun to watch in fights; lets be honest. #And his technique is cool as fuck. #Is this me coming out to say I'm kind of down for a bit of Mahito? #- Everyone look away - #Yes. Yes it is. #Is he a horrific; gross little gremlin man that deserves the worst and is probably responsible for killing your fave? #Yes. #Do I want to squish him into a little bottle and keep him on a shelf so I can shake him when I'm annoyed - #and let him out from time to time to have a little fun with? #Also; regrettably; yes.

[akkivee]

i feel a special kind of unhinged whenever kuukou leans low to look up at someone lol

#this is vee speaking #that bat short has been on the brain since they updated kuukou’s bio lol #it perfectly captures what they’re trying to say in the last statement of it lol #but since i’m equal parts ‘i want to study him under a microscope’ stan and general kuukou simp #i roll a die and whatever it lands on is the vibe my brain settles on lmao #i am more parts kuukou simp today LOL #lmao it’s just before hirono-san (and hayama-san to a degree) defined the way kuukou moves #i used to imagine that on my own lol and i favoured stuff that made kuukou be kinda unsettling lol #like he stares unblinkingly and his eyes track your every movement #a ​low center of gravity gait just weird draconic traits lol AND THEN HIRONO-SAN GAVE ME JUST THAT #THE WAY HE GOES LOW AND ALMOST SLITHERS UP HE GETS IT HES ALWAYS GOTTEN IT #AND ITS NOW INCORPORATED INTO KUUKOUS CHARACTER ENTIRELY THE WAY HE WILL BEND LOW AND STRETCH THAT NECK UP EVEN THO HE ALREADY NEEDS TO LOL #HES CREATURE CODED!!!!!!!!!!!! KUUKOU!!!!!!!!!! KUUKOU!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!! KUUKOU!!!!!!!!!!! #💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[fallow-grove]

still thinking about brennan lee mulligan's "evil is boring" quote as applied to cartoon villains. because he's right. in this story he's right many times over. evil is boring and lonely and miserable. what's interesting is the things that get in the way

#hater's most defining traits are the things that prevent him from being an effective villain #his arrogance his obsessiveness his insecurity etc #but theyre integral pieces of his character and they make him stand out as a villain that can be both genuinely terrifying and dorky #yet ultimately and most importantly self-defeating #dominator isn't that interesting to me on her own. she has character sure #shes cruel and bored and powerful #but shes arguably at her most interesting when she spends a night at the club with sylvia and we get more of an idea of her as a person #not just a wall of force #shes most interesting when we see her almost try to make a genuine connection with another person and fumble it #of course shes also a fun foil. but my point is #the deepest moments we have with these characters are the ones where they fail or falter #where they have a glimpse at who they could be in another life #tag ramble #fallow buzzes #woy #wander over yonder #can you tell this show made me

[ardentpoop]

they literally had no clue what a special and one-of-a-kind character they had on their hands

leagues above the rest of this show’s characters in terms of emotional depth

#not to sound like a broken record but the fact that the writers treated him like shit adds a layer to his narrative #like if he wasn’t saddled with his particular role within the restrictions of his particular universe I wonder whether he would’ve spoken #to as many sad freaks like me as he did #if he wasn’t written thru a misogynistic lens for a misogynistic audience his story may have been significantly less tragic #if he wasn’t in a story that viewed mental illness and addiction as moral failures. #if he wasn’t in a story that ultimately believed in Us vs Them and in the inherent Rightness of the nuclear family #if he wasn’t in a story that handwaved and made excuses for the abuse he suffered at the hands of his loved ones bc it was #merely a consequence of him straying from the Mission #thee singular male character that I’ll tell you is a woman and mean it in the sense that you CANNOT engage meaningfully with him without #acknowledging that his central conflicts and his defining traits and the way the fandom at large treats him are all tied up in #traditional expectations for female characters #he’s relatable if you’re a misunderstood woman and if you’re queer and if you’re a 2nd gen american #if you’ve felt lonely your whole life and if you feel like you never fit anywhere #an actually perfect character to me few others can compare #tag vomit

[horsegirlalexkralie]

the way you write jay always is so good, you write him just as feral and fucked up as the others and it always is so good and correct

ty !!! he needs it the woobification of jay merrick has had irreperable consequences

#g.txt #jay #hes rabid. his defining character trait is curiosity so insatiable it got him killed

[erazonpo3]

latest chapter of way out is subtly pushing my 'the guy who encourages the teenage kid to fistfight rampaging noble pokemon is maybe not actually Dad material' agenda

unless the Dad material you're talking about is Dad who doesn't actually know how to be a responsible adult and tries to make up for that by being Fun and Rules-Free, which you know, fair.

#I know I've said adults pushing kids into dangerous situations isn't something to read too much into in the child hero power fantasy genre #but it /is/ one of his defining character traits that he'll put himself in risky situations in the name of progress #and even better if someone else puts their hand up #he's not a bad guy but is he actually a Dad™ or is he just a male adult figure who is nice