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Big fan of sun motifs in characters not necessarily being about positivity and happiness and how they're so " bright and warm" but instead being about fucking brutal they are.

Radiant. A FORCE of nature that will turn you to ash. That warmth that burns so hot it feels like ice. Piercing yellow and red and white. A character being a Sun because you cannot challenge a Sun without burning alive or taking everything down with them if victorious.

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Good Traits Gone Bad

Exploring good traits gone bad in a novel can add depth and complexity to your characters. Here are a few examples of good traits that can take a negative turn:

1. Empathy turning into manipulation: A character with a strong sense of empathy may use it to manipulate others' emotions and gain an advantage.

2. Confidence becoming arrogance: Excessive confidence can lead to arrogance, where a character belittles others and dismisses their opinions.

3. Ambition turning into obsession: A character's ambition can transform into an unhealthy obsession, causing them to prioritize success at any cost, including sacrificing relationships and moral values.

4. Loyalty becoming blind devotion: Initially loyal, a character may become blindly devoted to a cause or person, disregarding their own well-being and critical thinking.

5. Courage turning into recklessness: A character's courage can morph into reckless behavior, endangering themselves and others due to an overestimation of their abilities.

6. Determination becoming stubbornness: Excessive determination can lead to stubbornness, where a character refuses to consider alternative perspectives or change their course of action, even when it's detrimental.

7. Optimism becoming naivety: Unwavering optimism can transform into naivety, causing a character to overlook dangers or be easily deceived.

8. Protectiveness turning into possessiveness: A character's protective nature can evolve into possessiveness, where they become overly controlling and jealous in relationships.

9. Altruism becoming self-neglect: A character's selflessness may lead to neglecting their own needs and well-being, to the point of self-sacrifice and burnout.

10. Honesty becoming brutal bluntness: A character's commitment to honesty can turn into brutal bluntness, hurting others with harsh and tactless remarks.

These examples demonstrate how even admirable traits can have negative consequences when taken to extremes or used improperly. By exploring the complexities of these traits, you can create compelling and multi-dimensional characters in your novel.

Happy writing!

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Cold hands

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I think the funniest dynamic for arranged-marriage royalty would be a queen who came here 100% prepared to murder her future husband and rule as a widow queen in her own right, only to discover that the king is autistic as hell and responds to her wish to rule with "oh thank god please do, I don't want to be bothered by these people. I can just tell them to go bother you instead, if you really want that. I've got beetles I wanted to study."

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[dnd au]

nikolai, the hobgoblin college of glamor bard/battle smith artificer 📯💣

alex, the variant human archfey warlock 🦿✨

farah, the earth genasi drakewarden ranger 🪨🐲

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gaz stuns in new selfie

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this is how i deal with canonical angst - nuh uh

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Random COD headcanons

Soap and Gaz constantly argue like an old Victorian couple

Gaz used to be a really bad germophobe. He's gotten better about it, but there's definitely situations/days that he just is so clean and paranoid about germs that he will seclude himself in an office. Doesn't necessarily mean it's his office, it could be Price's or Ghost's. It's almost never Soap's but he never explains why. (I will be expanding on this hc in the future)

Ghost makes really realistic animal noises

Price had a very brief punk phase during his teen years

Price was actually a horribly misbehaved child. We can still see remnants of this in his feralness as Captain.

I am also in agreement with the idea that Ghost has an iron stomach and just eats whatever. However, he tried sparkling water once and immediately spat it out, gagged, and went "BAD"

Price, while in the US, once tried Southern sweet tea, and he secretly craves it every day.

Soap started his punk phase as a teenager and still hard commits when he's home on leave. It's become a running joke in his family during the holidays to always have his weird looking ass (affectionate) in the photos

Gaz definitely got in trouble staying up late but for like nerdy shit, and never anything cool, like sneaking out to parties. (said with as much love as possible, I adore the idea of Gaz being a big fucking nerd)

Ghost is like a bird whisperer or something. He can just be chilling on a park bench and suddenly there's a flock of birds on/around him

Soap is a carbon copy of his father. They just look so much alike it's terrifying, and then they have very similar personalities

Gaz is scared of horses (idk why this feels right but it does)

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people in fanfiction are so good at identifying v specific smells. I literally struggle to identify vanilla when I’m sniffing a candle labelled “VANILLA” how are these kids getting woodsmoke, rain, mint, and a whiff of byronic despair from a fuckin tshirt

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Comic I made about doing psychedelics as a depressed trans burnout and briefly visiting another, kinder dimension. Download for PWYC on itch.io! Also on Twitter and Instagram

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#codex seriphinianus

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So apparently last year the National Park Service in the US dropped an over 1200 page study of LGBTQ American History as part of their Who We Are program which includes studies on African-American history, Latino history, and Indigenous history. 

Like. This is awesome. But also it feels very surreal that maybe one of the most comprehensive examinations of LGBTQ history in America (it covers sports! art! race! historical sites! health! cities!) was just casually done by the parks service. 

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what are songs that make u guys ache… they don’t even need to be very sad songs, really. just songs that make your heart hurt in its place in your chest

#man i have a playlist #novels by rusty clanton #jaded by near tears #healing ritual by whatever dad

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hatsune miku

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i fucking love tumblr on new years i scroll past a glittertext gif wishing me a happy 2002 i scroll past my mutual wishing me a happy 2018 i scroll past a gifset wishing me a happy 2013 i scroll p

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What if Benedict is called to answer before Saint Peter before the year ends