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I know this might hurt to hear for some but the ending of Falsettos is the necessary climax and conclusion to all of the men's character arcs.

Bill Finn didn't write it just to be a downer ending. He wrote it so Marvin would have to overcome his misogyny and take on a caregiving role and so he could learn to rely on his family for support.

He wrote it so Whizzer would have to overcome his pride and allow himself to be cared for and loved. To bring him and his family together.

He wrote it to knock Mendel down from his g-d complex. To show him he doesn't have the answers, that he has to help his family process their feelings instead of just pretending everything is fine.

He wrote it to teach Jason to give up his king, to concede, to learn from his mistakes. To teach him about being a man.

Whizzer's death happens at the end of Jason's bar mitzvah because it symbolizes all four men finally growing up. Becoming men. It is their final step out of falsettoland. Ignoring the ending robs them of their growth.

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fucking love when I'm on a call with someone and they start to do a little errand or go somewhere else and they say "and you're coming with me" like. absolutely I am let's go on an adventure I've been spirited away

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Pornbots are so annoying like I’m not gonna fall for this I’m not an idiot I know sex isn’t real and its just something made up for destiel fanfiction

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Don't know how to create hooking character arcs? I got you!!

(✨Dos and don'ts in character arc creation, part 1: don'ts✨)

Every writer knows that's a good character arc is something hard to achieve, and that there is usually a very fine line between making your characters evolve to the better and making them change completely... But don't worry! That's why today I wanted to share some of my tips to give your characters that something that will make their transformative journey unique, and also make your readers fall in love with them. So, let's get right to it!

DON'TS

1. Don't make your characters passive.

Your story needs someone strong to fight against whatever you are planning to put them trough! Making your characters strong doesn't necessary mean creating buff characters, but a good character will always have that *something* that can always push them to their try best. Could be a goal, a loved one, an ideology...

2. Don't give your characters some random disaster for no reason.

Of course, this things sometimes happen, but the best kind of disasters are the ones your character has put themselves into: they have no one else to blame (even if they tried). This are the disasters you should be pressuring for your characters, because they will teach your character something. Maybe your character was very egocentric during most of the story, and now they are alone. You can now either make them realize, or start a villain character arc were they believe the world has made them like that...

3. Don't make the decisions easy.

During the story, your character will have to take a lot of decisions, including many important ones, but here is the deal... Most of them shouldn't be easy. Make it hard for them to decide, make the decisions something that they feel guilty of, make them think that, maybe, "there really was a better alternative". Also remember that when taking hard decisions, characters usually decide what they think will make them suffer less: that's what we call pain vs pain.

4. Don't make everything terrible.

Remember: there's always calm before the storm. And, if you give your characters a false sense of victory, failure will always hurt more. (Even if you don't plan your characters to fail, it's a good technique to use before eventually everything comes down).

5. Don't be afraid of giving the character the ending they deserve.

When the story ends, you should be capable of naming at least three mayor changes in your character. But, of course, when the story ends you also want your readers to think "yes, that's what needed to happen". So, writers: don't be afraid. If the character deserves a bad ending, give it to them. If they deserve to succeed, let them win. Each story is different, but there will always be that ending that you feel is the right thing... Believe me, if a character deserves to fail, I'll want them to fail at the end, and there is not a feeling as good as someone getting what they deserve, what they have been earning since page one.

I wish this was helpful, and if you are interested keep tuned for the part 2: dos in writing character arcs. Happy writing everybody!!

Other tips for writers: previous

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wanting to talk to people is so fucking embarrassing. literally hi it's me again I wanted to have a conversation with you because I think you're fun to talk to. oh god you can just fucking kill me if you want sorry

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[DAZED FROM BLOOD LOSS] hey not to kill the vibe completely but i think i am in love with you

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destiel being the antithesis of "i love u in every universe" in canon makes me so crazy btw. its so special?? to be the SOLE outliers among billions of realities where u have only known each other in the veins of hatred or apathy. to have smiled and held and loved #here and only #here.

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James McAvoy as Robbie Turner Atonement (2007)

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dean saying "Hell no. 😐" to sam then immediately reassuring cas on the phone "No, not you. 🥺"

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The concert Christian was recently in is called Broadway’s Leading Men: A Musical Celebration, and is apparently going to air on PBS later this spring. According to Reddit, Christian sings “All I Care About Is Love” from Chicago and “A Bit of Earth” from The Secret Garden 😁😁

thank you! can’t believe i didn’t even try to check reddit 😅😁😁

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to all christian borle brainrot people

does anyone have more info about this concert? in this news segment they say it's going to be aired???

also i can't hear the song he's singing -- if it is going to be aired i'm excited to hear him singing! also all the others too!!!

TW: matthew morrison jumpscare though (not in the segment, just the event in general) /j

#christian borle #borle #broadway #musical theatre #Youtube

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Hello,

You said that Aziraphale is obviously gay coded. Do you think Crowley is too?

I think Crowley is disaster coded.

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I got jumpscared by my readings tonight

#phandom #dan and phil games #dan and phil #dnp #phan

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I've never watched a single episode of spn but I've been thinking about the implications of being stuck inside a meme

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can you tell this is how i cope

#our flag means death #ofmd #UGGGRGRHGRGRRRGGGRRRRRR