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shinigami-striker · 2 days

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Prince Zuko Joins NASB2!! | Thursday, 04.25.24

Originating from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation joins Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2!

A master of the twin swords and firebending, Zuko can dominate in both close-quarters and long range combat!

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pendarling · 10 months

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Common Sense Villain Prompts & Dialogue

Thoroughly making sure their identity and name stays hidden

Using a gun in situations when it’s more convenient

Double-checking someone is dead or really is gone with no chance of return

“Untie me!” “Okay, what do you think my response is going to be? Hm?” “I… no?” “Exactly, use your head.”

A villain that doesn’t tell anybody about their plans except people they actually trust

Stealing items and then hiding it somewhere they know it won’t be found

“I’m not listening to someone who touched radioactive material and got powers.”

Not looking into mysteries for “hidden meaning” and doing their job

Minding their own damn business when it doesn’t involve them

Fixing their schedule so nothing overlaps

There is no such thing as a “self destruct button/lever/switch” that exists somewhere anyone could accidentally touch

“What if I gave you an offer, Villain?” “No thank you, I’ve seen what your offers look like before”

Leaving a scene right before things get worse when they know they have lots of time on their hands instead of rushing at the LAST SECOND

Not doing a dare no matter what

Reading the contract before they sign

“What was that noise?” “We should go back.” “But what if someone needs help?” “Fuck them.”

If Villain can’t see well, they would keep spare glasses with them at all times

Using someone else’s car to get somewhere because hell if their license gets revoked

Labelling ingredients and other items correctly and making them distinctive

Not monologuing or springing into a fantastical musical theatric display

^^^“Aren’t you gonna sing about your childhood and hard upbringing?” “Why would I tell you about my private life?”

Immediately snitching to the boss when they catch the traitor

Opting out of an activity they know will get them hurt

Not flaunting about anything to anyone because they know it’ll attract attention

Getting somewhere early

“I wonder who sent out this weird package?” “Don’t touch it and don’t bring it inside.”

When a machine starts leaking they immediately fix it instead of brushing it off

Looking for cameras and microphones in a hotel

Not having a top secret discussion outside in public

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girlwithherheadinthestars · 3 months

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Sidekick: Hero is going to hate his plan.

Reformed Villain: Oh don't worry, it'll work. Also, I find pissing off Hero to be an art form.

#writeblr #writing #enemies to lovers #spilled ink #hero x villain #villain x hero #villains and heroes #hero and villain #villain #writing prompts #dialogue prompts #reformed villain #sidekick

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tellsfromninjago · 3 months

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Club for the once possessed

I used inspirobot for the posters except for the cactus one. Lego's Possessed/brainwashed characters in a support group just cuz why not.

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the-cypress-grove · 5 months

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Prompt: 142

"You need therapy, like serious help."

"Are you going to pay for it?"

"What? No."

"Then shut the fuck up."

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heroes-villains-side-blog · 1 year

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Villain: YOU'VE BEEN HOLDING BACK THIS ENTIRE TIME?!?!

Hero: Yeah! :D

Villain: WHY????

Hero: I didn't want to kill you.

Villain: AND NOW???

Hero: Now. I know I won't.

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When a reformed villain has a friendly sparring match with their old enemy and realizes the hero was always stronger than they thought

#wordsmith #hero x villain #heroes villains side blog #heroes and villains #reformed villain #villain turned good #changing sides #prompt #aftermath #realization #dialogue prompt #my prompts #tw killing mention #hidden strength #my writing

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thepenultimateword · 1 year

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Hi I don’t really see this trope often, so could u do prompts for reformed villain x hero? But it’s totally fine if not

Oooo yes!

1. A reformed villain is partnered with the agency’s golden hero, making them feel terribly inadequate. What they don’t know is that Hero was also once a villain years ago.

2. Hero does not trust this supposed ex-villain. You can’t just wake up and decide you’re not bad anymore and act like nothing ever happened. But the villain’s surrender is very good for the agency so they are putting a lot of pressure on Hero to show ex-villain the ropes and make it work.

3. After Villain reforms and joins the Hero’s team they are constantly bombarded by the press. And not all of it is nice. Hero notices the way Villain panics at the pressing crowds, cameras, and microphones, so they set out to protect them from the attention.

4. Villain did something horrible to Hero when they were nemeses, but now that the criminal has reformed and joined their team. Villain, wanting to be on good terms with his new teammates, makes several attempts at getting close to Hero but finds Hero constantly pushing them away. Villain wonders how they can show Hero they’ve really changed.

5. Villain is riddled with nightmares from their criminal years. Since the hero team shares a dorm apartment, Hero overhears them crying out in the night and feels compelled to comfort them.

6. Villain and Hero dated briefly when they were nemeses, but ultimately split because their beliefs were too different. Now Villain, newly reformed, is on Hero’s team and neither can keep back the bitter jabs. Worse, they realize still have feelings for each other, though neither is willing to admit it to the other. It’s probably much too late anyway.

7. Hero helps Villain reform and thus feels responsible for them. None of the other heroes trust Villain, but Hero volunteers to mentor them through their first year until they get the hang of things. They also always makes sure to include them in get-togethers and parties with the others. It’s nice, but Villain can’t help but start feeling like a project.

8. Villain reforms right as Hero defects to villainy; now that their roles have flipped they begin to see new sides to each other and their dynamic, and it’s all very weird.

9. Villain may be reformed but they’re still going to do good their way. This is very aggravating for the straight laced hero they’re partnered with.

10. Leader was dating Villain in secret before they reformed. Now that Villain is on the team, they’re excited to finally be able to date publicly. However, Leader keeps rebuffing their affections and acting like there’s nothing between them. It turns out Leader is still afraid of what the team will think if they find out, especially when they’re supposed to be an example.

11. An absolutely feral villain is “adopted” (into the agency) by a sunshiny hero.

12. Hero has never been good at making friends and they’ve always been apart from the other heroes. But when a new hero, a reformed villain, joins the team, they finally start to make a friend.

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whump-4-ever · 6 months

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Reformed, Part 1

This is just something I had in my head that needed to be written down. Let me know if you guys would like a part 2 😅

Part 2 -> https://www.tumblr.com/whump-4-ever/732499030072016896/reformed-part-2?source=share

Part 3 -> https://www.tumblr.com/whump-4-ever/733802194445402112/reformed-part-3?source=share

Hero’s whole body shivered and shook as they trudged through the desolate, snow-covered forest, hugging their arms to their chest and curling into the thin fabric of their shredded clothing in a desperate attempt to shield themselves from the harsh winter wind that tore through the trees, carrying with it a chill like Hero had never experienced before. They weren’t too sure where they were or how long they’d been wandering through the cold. All they knew was that they were nearing hypothermic, at least on the outside. On the inside, they were suffering from such a high fever that they were convinced their organs were melting into puddles of goop.

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Hero let out a soft grunt as they stumbled over something in their path, hardly having the coordination to keep from face-planting. There was no denying it. This was bad; really bad. They were completely lost and so, so sick. Supervillain had been holding Hero captive at their lair over the last several weeks, demanding information from them about their team, their vulnerabilities, the location of their base, and inflicting many different types of torture upon Hero when Hero refused to oblige. Just today, only a short time before their escape, Supervillain had injected Hero with what they’d called an “experimental drug”, but, as time went on, and walking became increasingly difficult, Hero developed a sneaking suspicion that Supervillain had poisoned them. With what, they didn’t know, but, judging by their current state, they were pretty damn sure it was bad, and it was only getting worse. At this point, Hero could barely see two feet in front of them, and they were just coherent enough to know that their hindered vision wasn’t due to the darkness of night. Their condition was deteriorating rapidly, the poison in their system practically leeching the life out of them like a blood-sucking parasite.

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It was only moments later when Hero was hit with a rush of dizziness so overwhelming that it forced their muscles into submission, forcing them to stop in their tracks as their knees started to buckle. They willed themselves not to pass out with all they had, but the buzzing in their head only intensified, the disorienting sensation of spinning in circles sending their stomach into a fit of nausea. It gurgled angrily, threatening to expel its contents. Hero then dry heaved once, twice, three times, their heart pounded furiously in their chest, their legs turned to jelly, then they collapsed, a single spool of saliva oozing out of the corner of their mouth as they curled up onto their side, attempting to quell the urge to vomit. After a minute, the nausea faded, leaving Hero able to take in their surroundings (or, at least, what little bit they could see), but as they tried to focus their vision, everything tilted and swayed before them, shadows and shapes blurring together. They were so screwed.

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“Hero?” A deep, grumbly voice suddenly echoed from somewhere above Hero’s head. “What’re you doing so far from home?”

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Villain, Hero’s brain supplied, but when they opened their mouth to speak, all that came out was a groan of agony, their thoughts rapidly melting into incoherency. “……d-don’….” Hero mumbled, fever chills rippling through them violently.

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Villain knelt beside Hero, lifting their chin and forcing their gazes to meet. Hero’s eyes were glassy and glazed over, barely even open as they stared blankly at Villain. “You’re running one hell of a fever,” Villain murmured as they cupped Hero’s face in their palms.

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“…….S’p’rv’ll’n….” Hero slurred. Their eyes then rolled up into the back of their skull and they went limp, their head lolling bonelessly in Villain’s hands.

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“Hero?” Villain gripped Hero’s shoulder with one hand, supporting Hero’s limp head with the other, and gave them a gentle shake. “Hey.” There was no response. After a moment of thought, Villain scooped Hero up into their arms and walked off into the night.

#whump prompt #whump writing #whumpblr #writing prompt #whump community #writing prompts #hero whumpee #hero whump #hero and villain #reformed villain #hero prompt #hero prompts

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gale-gentlepenguin · 8 months

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There is something about the fallen hero trope that is so fascinating to me.

Unlike the Reformed Villain, the fallen hero is the one who sees something that they truly desired available to them but not by following the path they have been on, something they were desperate for, maybe it was power, maybe it was a forbidden technique, or maybe it was a way to save a loved one/loved ones that. Now the first one is usually because they werent as pure hearted as initially believed, but a good hearted hero can lust for power if they are led to believe they need it to protect those they love, or to achieve their dream.

The fallen hero trope hits harder because its someone that is viewed having higher moral standing falling from their pedestal, and this change is often seen as negative, as it should be.

People love reformed villains because it has someone bad crawling out of the darkness to try and do better, something we as humans can relate to. We want to see villains be reformed and redeemed because it tells us that no matter how much we messed up, we can always find our way back to the light.

The fallen hero trope is the reverse, we naturally dislike the trope and the individuals that fall because we have these expectations of this Paragon to be good, to do right. And it mirrors real life. Once we see someone do something morally dubious or make a mistake, we pounce on them. We berate them, yell at them, and thats just how it is.

The fallen hero trope is representative of how people's expectations of you can be turned against you after an error in judgement. While the Reformed villain trope is the dream that people will forgive and bring you back should you properly atone.

#tropes #fallen hero #reformed villain #gale rambles

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seafoam-icecream · 1 year

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“What you do is admirable, but we both know that no amount of good deeds can clean the blood off your hands.”

#dialogue prompts #story prompts #writing prompts #creative writing prompts #superhero prompts #heroes and villains #retired villain #reformed villain

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prettyboytortureclub · 9 months

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Snippet #3

Hero scoffed at their former rival. "Please, a villain? You're more like a morally ambiguous goth these days." They gestured towards the lunatic wreaking havoc on the city. "That's a villain."

"Seriously? You see that amateur as more of a villain than me? " Villains voice was dripping with discontempt. "That useless tool doesn't even understand the basic fundamentals of evil. I bet he's never even read A History Of Villany."

"Well, if he's so bad at his job then why don't you prove it?"

"I am above participating in your trivial hero work."

"Fine, fine." Hero paused a smirk spreading across their face. "Could've just said you're too chicken to fight a guy like that. You didn't need to make up some dumb excuse."

Villain disappeared into battle without even a moment's hesitation. They were many things. Spiteful, untrustworthy, manipulative, but they were no chicken.

#hero x villain #villain x hero #writing prompt #snippet #writing #this was actually so fun to write #totally didn’t watch megamind before writing this #megamind #seriously though this movie is iconic #anti hero #former villain #reformed villain

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pendarling · 7 months

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I Can't Keep Up The Act

Pretending to be a reformed villain was the stupidest idea they could've imagined.

For weeks, Villain had been systematically tasked with only one objective: exploiting and destroying the heroes from the inside. It was brilliant; after all, who was more capable of manipulation than them?

However, had they put their mission first instead of their emotions, Villain might have never been in this situation. They sighed and locked the door in their quarters. Villain pushed their laptop out from beneath their bed and looked at the last email sent from their boss. There would be a power outage in the headquarters any minute, either today or tomorrow.

It was supposed to be a final attack on the heroes; villains had planned this event for months, and the invasion would happen soon.

They bit their thumb, still nervous at the prospects of the event. What was it? Someone once described this feeling as having a change of heart, but how could a villain like themselves ever betray their own for something like that?

Villain often caught their eyes lingering on Hero's small frame from a distance in the lounging area. They were doing that thing again. The one where they put up that big smile with laughter that just bounced off the halls.

It annoyed them, it was seriously pissing them off.

At the same time, though, they couldn't shake this feeling chasing them, dragging them, begging Villain to succumb. It must've been some kind of trick. They tried to convince themselves. This would all go away as soon as they heard the satisfying sounds of Hero break.

Their eyes stayed lingering on Hero, silently observing them. They had their suspicions from the past week begin to grow that maybe Hero was finally catching onto them, and that wouldn't be so good, would it?

"Good morning, Villain."

They glared hard at Hero's feeble attempt at fabricating their kindness. They rolled their eyes, frowning as they looked away, "It's the afternoon now."

"Oh…" Their hands fiddled at their shirt and looked at the clock behind Villain, "…so it is… I guess that's just what happens when I'm always working. Losing track of time and all." They sat next to Villain on the chair's cushion. What was the use of trying to cozy up to them? It wasn't going to work. Villain wouldn't fall for that.

The criminal wondered how long they needed to converse with Hero until they got the hint. Their eyes stayed glued onto the far wall as the criminal remained silent.

"You're kinda lucky though, you just got here so nobody really expectes anything from you."

Was that a jab at their competency? Did Hero think highly of themselves or something? The irritated faces they made didn't go unnoticed this time. Causing a scene right now wasn't in their best interests, Villain instead chose a different approach. They had to convince everyone they weren't a threat, even if that forced them to befriend Hero in some way. They seethed with a feigned smile through gritted teeth.

Hero reflected their expression back, but they had to admit there was a charm to this specific smile they didn't see Hero display with anyone else.

"Right…" Why were they reacting so poorly?

This was definitely some kind of tactic to get Villain to unveil their intentions; Hero knew what this game was about.

But that didn't explain the warmth comforting their heart so graciously.

"Actually, come to think of it, I don't think you ever got the opprotunity to look around the place to its fullest."

Their eyes lit up; that was perfect. Having a look around at the building would better expose all of its weakest points. Maybe Hero wasn't as brilliant as they'd assumed. This was their chance to return the layout information to Supervillain; they would no longer need to sneak around.

As they headed down the long corridors, Villain trailed behind Hero, admiring the cleanliness. Back in the Villain's base, or what was supposed to be a base, was really just a collection of scattered buildings and secret entrances to dark rooms. Villain grew solace in this, so there weren't any problems with it, but there wasn't any harm in respecting what the enemy's HQ was like.

"I had thought you were lying when you first got here."

Villain paused in their tracks. Hero's soft words caught them off guard. They almost didn't catch it at all. For some reason, it really stung to be doubted by their rival of all people.

"What?" They stammered.

Hero turned to them slowly, their eyes carrying shame and guilt, "I'm really sorry for distrusting you." Their hands moved around their head, and their eyes stayed fixated on the floor, "I mean, I know you said you were going to do better, and you did, but still…" they sighed, "I found myself questioning your intentions from time to time, but it turns out-- you really are getting better at this!"

They sheepishly laughed, that melody escaping from them, an irritatingly beautiful voice.

"Why are you sorry?"

Villain held their tongue. They didn't mean for those thoughts to escape them. Hero stopped and looked up.

"Well, I only have that to offer." They walked closer and took Villain's palms into their hands, "So, let's be friends this time. No more awkward tension between us, okay?"

Their brows furrowed with confusion; it was overwhelming for their worst adversary to tell them all this now. There wasn't any time for them to negotiate their feelings. They had a mission to lead, and Villain's part was crucial.

If anything, they should apologize for misleading Hero like this and still faking it. Did Hero honestly fall for all of this?

They were awful.

"Yeah… Thanks for believing in me, I didn't think you would appreciate my company. It's good to know we both feel the same way about this, then."

It must have been a sickness to be so bold to keep lying to Hero like this. It must've been. Even though they were confident that watching Hero's pretty face turn to horror would be their dopamine earlier today, Villain was disgusted at themselves.

"I guess we do."

Hero's hands. They were so warm.

Or was that just them again?

Villain really couldn't tell. All they knew in that instance was that they would protect their hero no matter what changed in the plan.

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hurtmyfavsthanks · 1 year

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Febuwhump day 19: “You deserve this,”

“You deserve this,” Growled by Hero as they slam a boot into the groveling villain’s back. Villain grits their teeth and takes it, knowing it’s the price they must pay for redemption.

“You deserve this,” Sidekick hisses, ex-Villain pinned to the training mat underneath them. When they let go, ex-Villain stumbles to their feet, spits the mouthful of blood out, and returns to their sparing position.

“You deserve this,” ex-Villain sighs into the quiet of their room as they stare in the mirror, counting the new bruises. They reach for their concealer and get to work.

“Let me help you,” Medic whispers as they gently unravel ex-Villain’s sloppy bandages, revealing the weeping gashes underneath. They wince at the sight, turning wide and worried eyes to stare into ex-Villain’s face. “You don’t deserve this.”

#febuwhump #febuwhump day 19 #reformed villain #villain whumpee #bad hero #caretaker #hero #villain #ah the good ol fashioned heel turn door slam #i guess kinda

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the-cypress-grove · 6 months

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Prompt: 71

"Why are you here?"

"Did you expect me to just leave you here to die?"

"..."

"You did, didn't you?"

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heroes-villains-side-blog · 1 month

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Prompt #34

*talking to civilian*

Ex-villain with lingering evil tendencies: *unsheathes weapon* I need you as a victim 😈

Hero: WITNESS!

Ex-Villain: Witness 🙄 *sheathes weapon*

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alpaca-clouds · 9 months

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Media does not understand forgiveness

(And to be honest, neither does society.)

Kinda based on what I wrote yesterday about the redemption arcs... Because it has a lot to do with each other. See, people do not understand one thing. Mostly, because Media does rarely ever portray it. (I could like name one book that got it right, but only one.)

Forgiveness should be about the person who forgives - not about the one forgiven.

Let me explain. In our everyday live the entire concept about apologies and forgiveness tends to be kinda trivial. Husband forgot to take out the trash. He apologizes and is forgiven. Kid threw a tamper tantrum and broke some plates. They apologize and are forgiven. Wife got angry for the thing she thought had been done but that was not true. She apologizes and is forgiven.

The thing is that in those circumstandes it is more about the person in the wrong admitting that wrong and admitting responsibility. The forgiveness is not hard to give. Because those are tiny slights that tend to be forgotten a week from now.

I could obviously go into a whole rant about the idea that a forced apology is basically no apology at all, because an apology has to be about taking responsibility - not just doing some lip service to it. But... I am gonna leave it at this for now.

But when we are talking the kind of dramatic storytelling we see in media, it is nothing like those examples. It is usually much more horrible stuff. Oh, yeah, your one friend killed your other friend because there was no way out of it. Your former villain has killed your parents. Oh, and that one guy, yeah... He also is a reformed villain and once held you prisoner for weeks, torturing you every day. Also, that other guy there? Yeah, he raped you.

That is the kinda stuff we deal with in media too often. And yet... in those cases most media still is gonna follow the social script being laid out above. Bad guy says they are sorry, bad guy gets forgiven. Sure, maybe he has to go an extra step or two. But it is the basic script.

And this just completely and utterly ignores trauma.

Come closer, please. I am not letting you in onto a secret. Ready? If you are a mass murderer and realized that murder is wrong, no survivor forgiving you is gonna make you feel any better. And also: That survivor does now owe you that forgiveness.

What people tend to ignore in our society at large is, that violence in any form - like actual violence - tends to leave trauma on both sides of the conflict. A ton of people struggle to admit to it, especially on the perpetrator side, but... It is a thing.

Because - as I will harp on in this blog again and again - humans have evolved to be pretty social animals. And contrary what so many stories will tell you, we are kinda neurologically opposed to violence (unless trauma or brain injury changed that). That is why military and the fucking police put their people into boot camps to kinda... traumatize the brains into being okay with violence.

And suddenly, that violence that gets apologized for... it is all about trauma. It really is.

Actually forgiving someone - and meaning it from your heart - is about coming to a state of acceptance towards the trauma. To accept it has happened and it cannot be undone. This is a step taken by the victim and only the victim. Sometimes the victim might never get there. But even if they do... This process of arriving at this forgiveness is something that first and foremost afflicts the victim, because...

Even when the victim goes to the perpetrator of whatever violence and tell them: "I forgive you for what you did to me/my friends." It doesn't do shit for said perpetrator.

Because what happenes - on a purely psychological basis - is, that when that person realizes they did wrong, their brain usually will also tell them: "Jo, man, you are aware that we like have lots of trauma from doing this, right?" And their victim(s) forgiving them is not gonna take it away.

What needs to happen - and what people hate in that regard happening, because they have been trained to see that as wrong - is, that this reformed badie has... to forgive themselves for what they had done. Because nobody else is truly able to forgive them. Because in those cases the forgiveness is about the person, who forgives, healing... And not some karma getting somehow balanced.

And, heck, yes, this can also be true in the other way around. Because heroes being the heroic type will at times actually feel bad for what they might have done to the antagonist, especially when the antagonist reforms and joins the good side.

But there, too... The reformed antagonist saying: "I forgive you." Well, it won't the hero make feel better. Because they gotta reach that stage of acceptance and self-forgiveness on their own.

And yes, all of that is kinda... messy. But it is realistic. And I kinda hate, how it is ignored in so much media.

I personally like to play around with it a lot in my stuff (turns out it comes up a ton in both my original stuff and the fanfics). With people getting told by their victims or their reformed villains: "It's alright. I forgive you. You had no other choice." And their trauma brain reacting with: "That's to fucking easy! Not buying this."

#redemption arcs #writing #psychology #character development #reformed villain #apology #forgiveness #trauma

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