if a character means enough to me i will truly never stop thinking about them. i just retire them into a little back room in my brain and periodically bring them out to stare at them under a little light
oh, you’re a gay couple? then who’s the unskilled yet passionate brunette who needs a goal to harness that passion no matter the cost and who’s the beautiful blonde with dubious morals, a hidden agenda, and the smuggest expression you’ve ever seen in your life?
older sibling characters that have been dealt with the shittiest of cards in life, who struggle to keep their family afloat, who have witnessed grief and tragedy at a young age that will later force them to develop a hard exterior in order to protect themselves from the cruelties of the world. older sibling characters with a chip on their shoulder. older sibling characters who are overprotective of their younger siblings because they fear the world will be even crueler to those they love.
older sibling characters with anger issues and are meanspirited because they refuse to let the narrative soften them after all the shit they went through.
when i say jealousy is my favourite trope i don’t mean the ‘if i can’t have you no one can’ type i mean the ‘PLEASE love me PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE’ pathetic wet cat type