#and this is just as bad on the villain side as the hero side

[epiclamer]

The scientist shivered against the cold breeze of the air-conditioned laboratory, their white coat was barely enough to keep the hairs on their arms from standing on end.

Just a few more hours and then they could sleep. That’s all they had to keep telling themselves.

Keys jingling in the doorway spooked them out of their stupor, shooting to their feet and away from their work. At the entrance stood Villain, backlit by the bright hallway lights streaming behind them and into the lab.

Scientist could feel the sweat beading on their forehead when a moment ago they were fighting the frigid air. Villain’s presence always seemed to have that effect on them.

“You can leave now, you know? You don’t have to stay here.”

I won’t keep you here. Is what they truly meant, but phrasing it like the scientist had a say in the matter made them feel a little bit better.

Both of their gazes fell to the chain that had recently come off the scientist’s ankle. When the villain had first kidnapped them two months ago, they weren’t even allowed to leave their chair. Now, however, the villain was practically inviting them to leave.

“T-That, um, new poison you wanted? It’s almost done, I just need a few more hours tonight—”

“I won’t kill you.” The villain raised an eyebrow, gaze piercing through the researcher in front of them, picking them apart piece by piece, layer by layer. “If that’s what you’re worried about.”

Scientist swallowed, it was loud enough that their gulp could be heard bouncing off the thin walls of their workshop. “I-I thought you wanted this poison done by tomorrow for your big fight with Hero.”

The criminal took a step towards the other, dragging a finger down the edge of their work table as they did. “That poison was just a thought—a rough draft. It’s not even supposed to exist, it shouldn’t even be possible.”

They were standing almost nose-to-nose now, the scientist could feel the villain’s minty breath ghosting the bow of their bottom lip, which they bit down on to try and stop it from shuddering. Something about the villain’s eyes stole the breath from their lungs, something about their tactile fingers always seemed to catch their wandering attention.

Something about the villain was in itself completely mesmerizing.

“Go home, Scientist. You have people waiting for you, you have a family, friends, even the police still scour the city for a clue to your whereabouts.”

Wrong, the villain was terribly wrong. They had no one to go back to, no home, no spouse, no kids, no friends, no coworkers. And the police had ended their search three weeks ago, they had seen the delcaration on the news headline.

Scientist didn’t exist anymore. They didn’t exist anywhere outside of this very lab.

Villain cupped the researcher’s hands in their own, taking them gently and holding them firmly. “Go home.”

If their stomach wasn’t exploding with butterflies, Scientist probably would’ve bolted for the exit the second the chain had come off. Instead, they were frozen to the spot, lost in the eyes of the city’s top criminal, and silently begging to never have to leave their side. As their colleague or as their partner in crime, Scientist simply craved the attention, the praise, that came effortlessly from the villain’s mouth at the sight of the scientist’s work.

They had worked many jobs throughout their various degrees, yet nobody flattered the scientist like Villain did.

Truthfully, it was intoxicating. Scientist never wanted it to stop—even if it meant working for the ‘bad guys’.

“Just let m-me finish this for you— please.”

“I don’t want a peace offering, I’m already setting you free. No strings attached.” The criminal shrugged, letting go of the researcher’s hands and pushing their own into their pockets.

Scientist was crudely greeted by the cold air on their skin once more, but they did their best not to show their disappointment. “I-It’s not that—”

“Then what is it? Because I can’t have you stay here any longer without a proper excuse.”

The scientist always hated when people got stern with them, still they managed to mask their wince of fear and carry on, the words sticking to their throat. They had reasoning, but it was still up to the villain to decide if they would accept it or not.

One deep breath and two seconds of solid eye contact and the researcher felt like they were going to pass out from the stress. Their whole body was drenched in sweat, maybe the villain could kill them to save them from this embarrassment. On the other hand, maybe the villain would say yes.

“Villain.” Another deep breath. “I want to work with you.”

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[problemswithbooks]

On Hawks, I think his wasted potential is in his use as the Endeavor supporter. He should have been allowed to have been more hurt by the reveal. When your idol turns out to have a lot in common with your abuser(s) that should be upsetting. Ya know. He was kinda blocked from being more complicated for the ease of Endeavor's redemption arc. In that sense he was robbed. As were other characters but him especially.

Oh, I think Hawks and Alicent have wasted potential, but I was more frustrated with people saying "x character has such wasted potential because they weren't written the exact way I personally wanted".

Many of the complaints I see about Hawks being wasted as a character come from people who wanted him to turn villain or be portrayed as a corrupt Hero. They aren't arguing about what could have made him a better character in the direction Hori decided to take him in.

As for being stuck as Enji's cheerleader, I do think it needed more set up to work better, but I understand why Hori went the direction he did with it. It's not just that it eases Enji's redemption arc, it also cuts down the amount of time he needs to spend on the manga, keeps the the Todoroki sub-plot more centered on the family, while also helping not rehash the same arguments/growth other characters have already done in this side plot.

Also, Hori has a tendency to tell, not show due to his rush to get this story finished. He wants to reiterate for the audience that Enji is trying and is helping during the AfO fight. Having Hawks be the one to think about how Enji is changing, or tell AfO about how Enji's attack was successful despite his regeneration, is an easy way to make sure readers understand Enji's arc. It's clunky, but I will admit that what Hawks says about Enji is far more backed up by what we're shown then what some of the villains have said.

I think it would have been nice to get more interactions between Enji and Hawks post first war. Having one scene at least where Hawks talks to Enji alone, wanting even more conformation on his change, or asking what made him change at all would have actually gone a long way. Heck, having Hawks reply to Enji steadfast desire to be better by saying "maybe I gave up on my parents to soon", only for Enji to tell him he had/has no obligation to forgive or help his parents would be even better.

It would make Hawks' support of Enji feel more earned. Then he's not just supporting the Hero Endeavor, but Enji as the better person he's trying to be. It'd also be really nice to have Enji help Hawks for once, even if it was just with some words. There relationship has been more one sided since the end of the first war arc, and I think that makes Hawks talking Enji up, feel even worse.

Enji showed genuine care for Hawks and worried about him at least twice during the fighting. Given it was his son who burned Hawks to the point his wings were permanently damaged it makes sense he'd feel guilty. A nice call back to that hospital scene after the Highend fight would have been brilliant. Enji doesn't hold a grudge against Hawks for putting him in danger back then (because now he'd know about the spy thing) and Hawks wouldn't blame Enji for Touya burning him. Also maybe just throw in Enji hyping Hawks in some way during the AfO fight.

I don't think Hori had to have a huge, long drawn out thing with Hawks being super upset with Enji. He just had to have some sort of scene between them that showed that Hawks was hurt by the reveal, but have Enji win back his trust in someway. Then just continue that so Enji shows just as much faith in Hawks during the AfO fight. It doesn't feel like a one sided relationship that Enji didn't even have to repair that way.

And this sort of fix still keeps Hawks in the story the way Hori wants. He's can still hype Enji so the audience is reminded about his arc/ contributing to the AfO fight, but it's just better set up and organic. It's not changing Hawks entire role in the story.

#ask #thanks for the ask :) #Hawks #bnha #bnha spoilers #mha #i do get why Hori skipped over so much stuff #but it still blows my mind that we never get clear conformation if anyone knows what the HPSC did to Hawks #or any reaction to hearing he was a spy #And it does feel weird that we don't get more reactions by characters to finding out about Enji's abuse #and this is just as bad on the villain side as the hero side #if not worse #like none of the lov say shit to Touya after the reveal #like at least Hawks does ask about Shoto's scar #and some of 1A comfort him #meanwhile none of the lov say anything to Touya about it #like toga even talked to him after he burned down her house #The only villain who mentions it is AfO #in the end it really didn't feel like a big deal #and is kind of the reason I wish the reveal had been done sooner #like before the lov destroyed everything #so we could have gotten a bigger focus on it and it's fall out #as it is its kind of a tiny thing compared to the world literally ending #no wonder no one cares about it everyone's just trying to survive at this point

[antianakin]

It's really depressing that the only real Jedi centric and Jedi positive show in existence is written for preschoolers, while many of the more "adult" shows are edgy and about morally ambiguous or straight-up evil characters. As if lessons about being kind and selfless are somehow not important or relevant to adults just as much if not more than they are to children.

It feels like characters who are unambiguously good are seen as only enjoyable by the very young and adult viewers will only actually appreciate characters who are cruel and selfish (and the requisite "tragic backstory" that always goes with it to help excuse their cruel and selfish choices).

It's just really sad and disappointing.

#star wars #listen i love andor #i really do #but i'm seeing a pattern of shows aimed at older audiences always always ALWAYS having moral ambiguity as a central theme #the good ones like andor always keep in mind that these people are doing awful things #they're not necessarily heroes even tho they're on the right side #the bad ones like ahsoka and acolyte find ways to send the message that being selfish is actually the right thing to do sometimes #i'm just so tired of the jedi getting relegated to the side because no one can see nuance in unambiguously good people #like at best they are just not there at all #at worst they are turned into the villains specifically for refusing to stop practicing their culture even in the face of persecution #give me my adult jedi show #GIVE ME THE REVA SPIN-OFF I DESERVE #STOP GIVING ME THIS JEDI CRITICAL BULLSHIT #IT'S ALL HORRIFICALLY BAD #I DON'T CARE HOW GOOD YOUR CGI IS THE STORY IS NO LONGER STAR WARS IF YOU HATE THE JEDI #GO MAKE YOUR OWN SCI FI IF YOU CAN'T RESPECT THE JEDI

[ilivelikeimtrying]

Nimona AU where Ballister is a villain but like, he's not even really that evil, like, at all. He's just, really bad at being a Villain.

And him and his "Nemesis" have the worst relationship, meaning that they have a great relationship because they don't even actually hate each other like Nemesis' are supposed to.

V!Ballister, doing an 'evil' monologue: Well well well, sir Goldenloin, it has been quite some time since we've last- What's wrong?

Ambrosius, whose face was scrunched a bit: Huh? Oh, it's nothing, these ropes on my wrists are just- they're burning and itching is all- you can keep-

V!Ballister, panicking and running over: Really?! Oh Ambrosius you've been here for hours! Why didn't you say anything sooner?! Are they too tight? Is it this new brand? I told Nimona not to get these ones but no-

*cue to Ambrosius staring fondly at Ballister as he continues to ramble about never buying this specific set of ropes again*

Half the time Ambrosius doesn't even know why he's fighting the guy, like, The Director is all "He's the personification of an Evil Villain" at Ballister and Ambrosius is staring at the same guy seeing him help a little girl get her kitten out of a tree and give a good bit of the money he stole to people in need and points at him like "Really????? "

#nimona #nimona 2023 #nimona movie #Ambrosius questions the Director so much when it comes to Ballister #Nimona he's a little more inclined to believe because she's basically chaos- but even then he hasn't seen her ACTUALLY do something BAD #but Ballister himself is like- trying to be a villain with Nimona- #(and has the means for it I mean- c'mon he's a genius who can fight and has a kickass sidekick) #- But he's just- so bad at actually being bad. #he's very much capable of commiting crimes and doing villainous acts but other then that the guy is so wet cat and actually super nice #the people still 'fear' him as a villain because of the Institute and their propaganda and the other Hero's hate him #(because he's beaten them all before in battle- and wins every time) #but Ambrosius is the only one who's genuinely kind to him because he doesn't actually see him as a villain #kinda wanted to Uno Reverse Card things- so they both like each other but Am is so oblivious to Bal's advances- #even when he's being painfully obvious #like- it's not a 'we can't date cuz we're on opposite sides' thing- it's a: #'I really like him but he probs doesn't feel the same cuz we're on opposite sides' thing #okay so like- looking at it better now- yeah this is defs comic × movie now so #¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ #nimona comic #cuz like- they do give off those vibes #but in my head this Amb is still his movie personality and nice #with a mix of 'wake up don't believe everything this bitch is saying' juice #and as dumb/af comic Amb #like at some point Bal requires his help to get rid of admirers and is like 'I could use something cute on my arm to turn them away'- #and Am is like '... you could always use a nice handbag. You can borrow one of mine if you don't have one- or! I saw this really nice one'- #and Bal is just staring at him like 'Gloreth he's so dumb i can't not have him' #and he mentions that he meant a cute PERSON on his arm but Am is still like 'Oooh... uhm- I have this one friend- they might help if i ask' #and Bal just goes 'YOU! I MEANT YOU YOU ADORABLY DUMB TWINK OF A HIMBO! I COULD USE YOU NEXT TO ME TO FEND THEM OFF!'

[prettyboykatsuki]

bnha is so overhated bro boooo

#aristotle.txt #im tired of pretending its bad man i just dont think so #bnha is for the most part a thematically consistent series #you can disagree with the moral choices of the characters or the direction #but the story itself is well structured #the main ensemble is fleshed out and so is the world building #the biggest issue is pacing and some of the side character arcs #but the main characters are well integrated. the narrative foils of heros and villains is there #there is a lot of things i am critical of in the series and openly voice #but the story itself is overall better than it is worse and i am tired of pretending it is not !!!! #it gets so much shit on twitter like jhkjfdjksdkj #a lot of the hate feels so contrived and based solely on the anime production its not my pookies fault bones dgaf

[quietwingsinthesky]

morally i can’t agree with the relentless queercoding of villains to make them seem more threatening to the straight heroes. on the other hand im only human and when the predatory gay villain starts being seductive i go awooogaaa 👁️👄👁️ more please

#mr doctor who tv movie master ‘i need to be inside his body’ ‘i always dress for the occasion’ im going to suck his dick. right now. #im weak. i can admit im weak. im weak and i have a thing for noncon and this is how it works out. god do i want them to seduce the heroes #over to the (queer) dark side. guhuhhhh. no!! its bad when being evil and being gay are equated!! but guhhh… repressed queer hero being #seduced and forced into having gay sex by the openly queer villain. gahh. ug #anyway. this was supposed to be a post about lucifer again but i dont even have anything to say there i just. 😳 yeah

[putonmyfavoriteshow]

I just rewatched a bunch of Supercorp fanvids and now my brain is rotting so hard from dormant feelings rising. I forgot how much they owned my heart. How did they inadvertently create the most heart-shattering, beautiful, romantic storyline featuring actors with the most palpable on screen chemistry I- 😭

#even if you viewed them platonic how do you not see them as having one of the most important and significant dynamics in the series??? #obviously the danvers sisters is up there #but there's not a single romantic partner kara had that changed her as person the way lena did and vice versa SHE LITERALLY TELLS HER THAT #and lena wasn't a villain she was a morally grey anti-hero but kara never stopped believing in her even when others did #she was the reason lena stayed on the side of good and made their storyline so appealing #and lena was genuinely such a good friend to kara before kara's betrayal #she just got hurt and made bad choices but even kara forgave her because she understood why #and lena really went out of her way to make up for her mistakes to earn kara's trust back #but they also were so romantically coded #the number of parallels between other cw hero ships was insane for what was supposedly a 'friendship' #like on one side sure i'll accept they were 'just friends' in canon #but on the other side there were so many production choices that framed them as a couple IN CANON #non-canon can simply be subtext but supercorp was so blaringly romantic in context i feel like a crazy person rewatching their scenes #if you made it this far have a cookie🍪 #supercorp

[v-arbellanaris]

i think some of u need to calm down and remember this is a game. i did not pay [redacted amount of money] for a game to not explore all the options, and if you did, i think you're stupid and should have just watched a playthrough on youtube.

#objecting to the lack of dialogue/response options. in a game notorious for a breadth of dialogue and response options. is like. not a crime #when 500+ people are like 'man i wish i could've done x or had a chance to say x' and ur response to that is 'well doing x just makes you #a piece of shit and [other black and white thinking options here]' like. #joining the war on lack of nuance on the side of lack of nuance. embarrasssinggggggg #'u are a piece of shit for--' i love Narratives. i love Stories. i love writing characters who do awful and terrible things and are 100% #convinced they're right in doing it. i love that they get mad and upset when people they care about don't agree with their insanity. #great that u have ur perfect fairytale playthroughs. i want blood and guts and heartbreak and messiness #i want a story that rips my spine out. i want character arcs that make me want to die. and then i want to be told Making A Bad Decision #is not the end of the fucking world. actually. it doesn't mean the end of everything and the only option for u now is death. etc etc #like great you're out here writing perfect protagonists who never do anything wrong. i'm out here writing protags one bad day away from #becoming a villain. i'm out here writing protags who ARE villains and are really convinced they're the heroes. i'm out here writing heroes #that the world is convinced is a villain. go write your coffee shop aus and get out of my corner of fandom lol #tbd

[invictarre-archive]

not to change topic, but since we're airing our (justified) grievances:

simply saying "I love OCs <333" or reblogging those support PSAs means nothing if you have no intention of interacting with them. if I can see a million cutesy positivity messages and yet all of your writing and plotting is happening with canons? hm.

same with female muses. same with crossover muses, if you say you're open to them. same with multimuses.

people aren't stupid. they know when your words aren't quite aligning with your actions. I've seen it myself: there is a massive discrepancy between how canon men are treated compared to literally every other type of character

#☆;; out of character #also for what it's worth: both hero and villain muses get shit thrown at them; it's just on different sides #but the sheer amount of times I've had someone try to undermine leon for the sake of making their Big Bad look bigger and badder ??? wild #I'm selective about conflicts/who gets to beat him for that exact reason. if I can't trust you to respect leon then we're not going anywher

[haleigh-sloth]

There is a difference between saying:

“I wish Horikoshi had made this manga focus more on fixing the issues within their society since he put the issues there in the first place and made them obviously a problem. And I’m frustrated that it’s not being fixed or focused on in-manga.”

And:

“The heroes are stupid for being mad at the villains for their actions when they’re just trying to get rid of the broken system and replace it with a better one so people like them won’t suffer 🙄🙄🙄.”

One of those statements is a valid criticism of the manga that, imo, holds up and probably will be valid in the end. Because the system and society probably won’t be a big focus, as this is mostly very personal and character-driven story. But hey, the manga isn’t over and we don’t really know what the ending holds in store on that front. The other is a statement that completely ignores what the League is actually doing and romanticizes their actions and woobifies them into something that they simply are not.

I’m telling you right now—the League does not care who is suffering. They care that they themselves are suffering, and that in itself is enough for them to be angry enough to destroy everything.

You know—in Shigaraki’s destruction, other victims ignored and swept under by the system die. In Touya’s choice going along with Shigaraki’s plans—other kids abused and abandoned by their parents die. His own family dies. In Toga’s choice going along with Shigaraki’s plans—other kids rejected and outcasted by their friends, communities, and families die.

So why is it STILL sooooo surprising that the heroes would be like “Yo wtf? What tf did I do to you???”

Why are people calling Mirio dumb, as if he’s not a character operating on his knowledge based off of what he sees—someone who doesn’t care who gets caught up in the destruction he is causing. How does that make sense.

#I’m glad I’ve been mostly disconnected for several days and just checking here and there #because jeez #I take a break from irl stuff and WHAT #bnha #boku no hero academia #bnha 360 #I’m so tired of the opposite take of hero stans #it’s just as bad on the other side of the spectrum #hate it #bnha league of villains #bnha lov

[shrkshrkshrk]

#sketch #hero x villain #two sides to every story #guess who #the bad guys #the good guys #herosomen #comic character #two sides of the same coin #someone help #i am screaming #supervillian oc #superhero oc #i tag everything #web comic #artists on tumblr #original art #just a sketch

[prophecystation]

i feel like discourse about hockey (and sport in general) would really improve a lot if more people realized that spectator sport is a form of narrativized media and applied their literacy skills accordingly

#sorry these tags are so long #this is not about anybody on this website i just need to stop looking at the bird app #but actually though media coverage of spectator sports exists to construct narratives around athletes/teams/etc. #so if we look at this whole mitch marner/sheldon keefe bullshit #(which is what has me kicking off about this currently) #positioning the two of them as being opposed to one another within the wider narrative of this leafs team #lends itself to a couple different constructed storylines #the first is the continuation of the Mitch Marner Villain Arc (derogatory) #which is playing itself out as sort of a rise-and-fall story structure wherein marner comes into the locker room as a revered hometown hero #and then through time and tricks is made out to be a Whiny Baby Man Who Wants All The Attention And Plays The Hero Too Much #by the way you should be reading that as: #Mitch Marner Wanted To Be Paid The Value Of His Physical Labour Which Is Considered Morally Reprehensible Under Capitalism #And Therefore Everything He Does Now Is Bad #but i digress #the logical conclusion of this narrative is either he wins a cup with this team or is traded and forever villified in the toronto market #either he has a so called redemption arc or becomes a tale of caution basically #the second narrative is that there is a rift in the toronto locker room #this one's a little more straightforward in that it gives fans a side to back in a theoretical conflict #everybody likes to have a good guy to root for and a bad guy to root against it's really just a matter of who you perceive as being the hero #it also lends itself nicely to an overarching narrative surrounding the team and its playoff struggles #hey everybody look at this team that can't make it out of the first round. what the fuck is up with that. #the fun part about this narrative is that you can project whatever the hell you want onto it #are they overcoming adversity? are they distracted? is this kyle dubas' fault? is the team better or worse for it? you decide! #and at the end of the day all of this drives visibility and clicks #which drives (you guessed it) profit #anyways i'm not saying all this to be like 'hurr durr media bad' or whatever #there's a ton of sport media that is highly informative and responsible and incredibly important and i respect the hell out of (most of) it #what i am saying is that when an article comes up that is not based in verifiable fact #(and even when it is! but especially when it isn't) #please please ask yourselves why the person and/or publication writing it is doing so in the way that they are

[sammydem0n64]

Constantly thinking about a conversation me and a buddy had about how people in the modern era always end up making or Headcanoning villains as homophobic or just general bigots...

#No bc I think it’s a very interesting phenomenon #our conversation came down to how people are honestly unable to comprehend a person is horrible unless they’re a bigot #the example we were talking about is how so many ppl headcanon William Afton furnaff was homophobic to make him like. worse #when like. he’s already a kiddy murderer. I don’t think he can get any worse than that? he kills kids and is an abusive father #no need for him to also be a bigot but yet it’s a popular headcanon #and my pal said it’s bc a lot of ppl are unable to comprehend villains who are complex and have complex opinions/world views #and tbh YEAH!!! I think it’s really common for us to see villains or just people we don’t like as. unable to be like us #if a person sucks then we cannot have anything in common with them. when that isn’t the case #not everyone person who’s a piece of shit is a bigot. it’s common sure but not every villain is gonna be openly racist or transphobic #if anything a villain who has the same world views as the heroes/protags/audience makes them more complex!! #because it can show that anyone who is considered ‘a good person’ can actually be a pos despite their views or show how a person can fall to #-the dark side lol #and yeah obviously in certain cases a villain being a bigot makes sense and works story wise #I know I have quite a few antagonists who are bigots #but it’s a super common pitfall to just assign an antagonist ‘oh they suck so they also hate autistic people!’ or smth instead of like #just letting their horrible actions show how they’re a horrible person #I promise if a serial killer is a serial killer then like. yeah THEYRE horrible. and if you can only see them as horrible if they’re a bigot #then uh. I don’t know what to say to that!!!!!! #also going back to the complex point I know it’s common for people to not comprehend when a character does something bad and is considered b #-ad in the story unless it is EXPLICITLY spelled out! and I think the bigot stuff ties into that #ppl refuse to be like ‘ohhh this is a villain!’ unless the guy drops a bunch of slurs lol #once again depending on the story a bigoted villain makes sense and I have several bigot Ocs #but sometimes. bad people are progressive. or just aren’t homophobic. sometimes they have the same views as us #and sometimes... that makes them scarier and better written. #IDFK why I shared this rant here I just thought it was interesting and also this is a site where ppl make every villain in media #-homophobic soooo-

[bluewithpurplepolkadots]

I think the weirdest fandom criticism I keep seeing is the insistence that distaste for certain redemption arcs is solely based on Christian based ideas of purity and suffering and like while a part of me gets this idea, I’m kind of like… the religion that focuses on and is literally famous for forgiveness?

You don’t think those defending often criticised redemption arcs, don’t have any potentially similar blind spots which can show in really ugly ways? That they are somehow immune from such influences?

Christian forgiveness, sometimes takes it too far and can push it to the detriment of victims in their communities and beyond. Especially when the abuser is more powerful in some way in their community. (And let’s be real: abusers by definition always have more power in some way, it’s when they get up the nose of someone with more power than them or those people give a shit /enough people group together against it that sparks can fly).

While I have experienced the anxiety from ‘all sins being equal’ and the resulting guilt: it also has very famously gone the other way and had people downplaying really horrific stuff. To dismiss those hurt. For after all: ‘we’re all sinners’.

Rather like in some of these botched redemption arc stories where the villain and hero almost always have to be bosom buddies: it can have communities make the victim have to interact with the one who hurt them instead of being allowed to at least peace out without losing everything they have ever known. That this will allow access to future and past victims because forgiving means forgetting to them. (Or at least pretending to). Because having a missing stair for new members or those unaware is apparently also fine?

But only being for punitive and worthless punishment can have Christian roots? The reverse extreme doesn’t have this issue? Nah mate.

Like maybe it’s more that almost any major religion or philosophy has its good sides or even ideas you can understand the root/benefit of: but almost nothing is above being exploited or abused by those in power. There’s nothing immune from corruption.

Personal interpretations can go to bizarre lengths. Leaving interpretations up to others to do it for you has its own obvious issues. It’s life and it’s messy just in general. Even trying to find a middle ground between the two methods and discussion can be hard. And you are going to fuck up sometimes. There’s no easy trickty trick trick or perfect level you can keep to forever for perfect results every single time you have to make a decision. You can fail by refusing to make one too.

Christianity has major political and social powers itself in a wider society to the point it’s shaped it for centuries, even affecting non-believers internally in ways they don’t think about.

The perfect religion or philosophy does not exist. It never will. All you can do is the best you can and keep trying. And even then like I said: you’re going to fuck up.

A redemption arc isn’t always good or a good idea just because you projected onto/lusted after the character getting or not getting it. It isn’t always bad it happened because you can’t personally relate or like the character either.

#Fandom problems #idk I just find it really weird sometimes that people don’t realise this can go both ways #it is remarkably easy to exploit something with good intentions to your own ends #like the idea no one is perfect ? #correct and can be helpful #but people abuse the idea no end be it in who they think deserves punishment and who they insist should be forgiven #it’s not just one or the other #Like which characters get what and why? #like are you seriously telling me ky ren fans would go as hard if he wasn’t a particular demographic set? #things like that #To say nothing of the fact some re just not well written #Like bad faith takes exist #even with redemption arcs I personally hate #but the insistence that slavish devotion to redemption arcs can’t have its own twisted side is weird #If anything I wish we had redemption arcs where the hero and villain don’t become friends at all #and that’s fine #or sympathetic villains who don’t get redemption at all because that’s the choice they made #Tragic back stories don’t give you the right to become someone else’s when they weren’t responsible for yours #or villains who have no tragedy except in what they sacrifice when they do make a turn around #I’ll stop talking now

[that-bi-bitch-writes]

i want to write a character that is so person

#at first i was gonna leave this unexplained #because it's funny #but i'll explain #so im doing a reader insert for a series that is definitely has a defined heroic side and villainous side #and it makes you empathize with the villains and hate some of the heroes/ their actions #but i want to creat a character that is so fundamentally human #that he is neither villain hero or anti hero #this is just a person living life #and it's gonna be so hard #don't worry im not starting anything new #this is for p s y c h rewrite #but this means i'll have to leave really awkward parts in the story #i think if they're intentional it's not that bad right?

[lieutenant-amuel]

Will Emilio have a redemption arc? Or it already happened in the latest chapter?

Sort of?

Anyway, the only thing I can say for now is that Emilio's arc hasn't finished yet and you'll see more of his "bad side" again quite soon. And I already mentioned that Emilio's arc finishes by the moment when Valerio's past is revealed, so I just want to say that both Emilio and Valerio will learn a good lesson then.

#Ask me anything #Was Born To Lead #Valerio Álvarez #Emilio Serrano #I don't know how well I portray it but I just hope that nobody perceives Valerio as 'a hero' and Emilio as 'a villain' #Yes it was shown so at the beginning but as I kept writing I revealed Valerio's bad side and Emilio's good side too #So basically they both are supposed to make readers conflicted about them #And honestly at this point I'm a bit worried that I make Valerio way too unlikable now aijskendk #Especially after the next chapter when I finally write it #Akajjdkkd I don't know I'm probably just too narcissistic but both Valerio and Emilio are just so cleverly made characters I love them #And at this point I really don't want to say goodbye to Emilio but I'll have to #The conclusion of his story will be logical so I don't want to unnecessarily extend it #but he's got very special to me so yeah #You'll find me crying when I get to this chapter