#ts murder mystery

[where-are-the-spooky-gays-2]

hi! sorry to randomly ask something but an idea is in my head and you seem to be the dukexiety guy.

so what if they were in a elevator and Remus just starts trying to creep out the other ppl there with them? So he starts like pretending he just killed somebody or something and Virgil tries to stop him but ends up playing along. but after they get out they continue talking about their ‘murder’ just for kicks and by the time they’ve gotten to wherever they’re going they just. Have a full murder mystery novel made up.

sorry for bothering you

Heyo! It's perfectly alright you're not a bother at all I love when you guys send asks that's why I always leave the ask box open but oml I L O V E that concept so damn much!!! XD Ree would purposely click all the buttons to the elevator all at once just to freak the other people out more by having them stay longer or each time a person comes in they do it and the moment it reaches the person's floor they immediately run out the elevator like

Remus: There's been a murder in this very elevator... Maybe even this entire building...

Virgil: We've hid the body with various different clues around... If you can't find at least one, you're next... Have fun Detective

Random Guy: *aggressively clicking the emergency exit button* I knew I should've taken the stairs!

#i N E E D them making their own murder mystery novel so damn bad now if nobody writes this i sure as hell might /light hearted #also keeping 'the dukexiety guy' as a title XD #dukexiety #remus sanders #virgil sanders #ts remus #ts virgil #sanders sides #thomas sanders #asks #answers #sorrowandacrow #not a countdown

[thecrowslullaby]

i just finished reading your murder mystery au omggg !! i know it’s been a while but i was wondering if you could give the backstory on janu’s scar, since that was something you had to cut from the story?

Aaaaa. I'm. Really glad you liked it!!!

Absolutely! From what 8 remember the original plot being: Janus got the scar the day he met Virgil. Virgil's parents were shouting about something at Virgil in public (have they found out he's gay? Were they upset he applied to an art school? Were they shouting about him being 'disrespectful'? I can't remember :')) Janus tried to intervene but instead of settling it with words he had earned himself hot coffee to the face from Virgil's mother. And it was personal now.

I do imagine he sewed the hell out of Virgil's mother and befriended Virgil along the way and helped him get away from an abusive family while he was at it.

Gained a son and a scar in one day :D.

#Scars #Abuse mention #Ts janus #Ts Virgil #Tss murder mystery #sanders sides #Ask!

[the-ding-dong-ditch-committee]

Drawing of Roman for an au I'm working on!

Please reblog if you have time.

Do not repost, please don't be gross with my art. You can use my art for profile pics, just credit me and don't try to get money from it.

Murder au will probably be up on my other blog @rex-mortis-six-eyes in a few days/weeks, if you're interested in being tagged with murder au content tell me!

I might make descriptions of how they look since it's a human au.

No promises for making this, cause after all I'm not good at focusing on things.

#tss #sanders sides #ts roman #roman sanders #im gonna make a note compilation for tje au when chapter 1 is done and up #tss murder mystery au #no ships #art #blood tw #tw blo0d

[khwxbeeda]

Date Ideas: Desi Edition

I'm in my TS Lover Era and I need some Pune date ideas so uh.. enjoy my thinking process ig

A proper date: dinner and drinks. Proper manners and polite conversation over good food and good beverages/drinks. You and your date pretend to be very serious adults with very serious jobs, and when you walk out of the restaurant you share a secret laugh as if you've pulled the greatest prank ever.

Chaha date. Standing on the side of a road under the insufficient cover of the chai stall with your fingers gripping the edge of plastic cups or mud tumblers, taking a deep sniff and closing your eyes at the smell of veldoda that wafts up. Looking up and catching their gaze already fixed on you, and looking back down, feeling the heat spread over your cheeks. You attribute it to the chaha's steam, but you know that's a lie. When you look back up, they're wating for you. They wink, and you nearly drop your cup, making them stifle a giggle.

Kulfi date. It's a crowded lane and you cram into the little hole in the wall kulfi parlour that's been there since your parents were children, excited smiles on both your faces. You order laal peru and request them to sprinkle chilli powder on top. Your partner gives you a dramatic scandalized look that has you cracking up and orders a sitafal kulfi without the chilli, please and thank you. With a lot of whining and teasing and mischievous smiles, you finally get them to taste your kulfi, and it ends with them ordering it for themself. You lean back in your chair and grin smugly even as they roll their eyes.

Book thrifting. Hands held, you walk into your usual book shop, a smile lighting up your face at the familiar smell of mogra and yellowing pages that hangs in the little room. It's a tiny shop in the basement of a shady old plaza, but it always has the best second hand books. The idea is to buy a book you think the other will enjoy, and then discuss them when you are done reading them. You pick up Ruined by Paula Morris, because you remember the three M's that your date swears by: Magic, Murder and Mystery. This is a perfect blend of all three, and you rather think they'll enjoy it. When you meet them at the counter, they have Nashtaneer by Rabindranath Thakur in their hands. You both grin at each other.

Juna Bazaar is as crowded as always. You giggle as they grip your wrist and drag you from shop to shop, rambling about their lecture in college. The sonchafa that you had tucked behind their ear is still there, and it makes something warm settle in your heart. You keep your mind on the mission though: buy three of the most interesting things you see, and then explain why you think it is interesting. They gasp and snap up a beautiful crystal vial like a magpie. It turns out to be kajal, made the traditional way. "You have to!" they insist, "it'll look so good with your pretty eyes!" You turn red and accept the little wand, dragging it between your eyelids. When you're done, your partner stares at you with their lips parted. Just as you're about to wave in front of their eyes and ask if they're okay, they lean forward and steal a lightning-fast kiss. "Too darn pretty for your own good, you are."

Camp area date! You two take a whole day to just stroll through Camp, pulling each other into random shops and cafés, looking at everything and eating from restaurants and roadside stalls alike. Your partner drags you deep into a sketchy looking plaza, and you find a clothing shop that sells the most random fashion items. You go to an ittr and perfume store. You visit Pasteur Ice Cream, Cafe Peter, the chaat stalls near Clover Centre and the barbeque corn stalls a little ways from Kumar Plaza. At the end of the day, you go home and show each other all your purchases; they bought you a bejewelled purse that goes with that one pair of your heels and you squeal over it, you bought them a chandan attar because you remember them mentioning it being their favourite smell and they immediately rub it over their wrists with a bright smile.

The two of you are tucked into a little corner of the garden. Sitting on an old bedsheet with several lunchboxes filled with bhel, samosa, kaju katli, shrikhand, slices of mango and watermelon and a bunch of green grapes. Your phone plays a familiar tune— Ishq Wala Love, and you're mouthing the lyrics in the most dramatic style that you can, revelling in the laughter of your partner. There is a mogra cha gajra braided into your hair and three roses tucked behind their ear; your little gifts to each other. Their eyes gleam bright with mirth, lips curved upward into a wide grin, and you can't help but lean forward and press a soft kiss to their lips. This picnic date is the best idea you've had in a while, you think, and the late spring flowers in bloom are the perfect addition.

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[mickedy]

And now spoiler-y TS!US thoughts

I actually mostly just want to talk about the character writing for Sans and Papyrus because they are my favorite characters and my heart flutters when fancontent does them right. Ok first of all

Sans is scary :scared:

I feel like Sans is a character that has lost a lot of his edge when it comes to fancontent. What makes Sans intimidating is the fact that you don't see it coming when he's being serious with you; it's meant to catch you off guard. But nowadays everyone and their mom knows about Sans' secret super powerful scary side in the Undertale No-Mercy Run... and it doesn't have that same bite when fancontent tries to portray him as threatening.

TS!Underswap Sans is a very, very well done subversion of that. He comes right out of the gate letting you know that he hunts down bad people, and that he's not afraid to mess you up if you decide to do messed-up things. And you think that he's talking about his superhero persona, and he's putting on an act for you, but then you do a No Mercy run and find out that he is being 100% serious. You knew it was coming and yet it still blindsides you when he actually decides to hunt you down for being a weirdo murderer. It doesn't feel out of character and it doesn't feel unearned; Sans is a hero, and he will do what a hero needs to do. In every sense of the word.

Writing him to be a superhero was a really genius choice. You can have him be his normal lazy slacker self when he's out of costume, and therefore he can fill in Papyrus' role a la Underswap without it feeling OOC, because he's acting. But as I just pointed out--... he's not acting. He is, but he's not. He's an enigma of a guy, and you never know when you're supposed to be taking him seriously, and THAT is the mark of a very good Sans characterization.

Papyrus... we don't actually know that much about, I feel. I really wish I had more to say about him, but I think the fact that I don't makes it work all the more. He takes Sans' role, so it's sort of a given that he's mysterious. He's an inventor, too! What a fun little callback to Undertale Papyrus and all of those little gadgets he made.

His No Mercy characterization is really, really interesting. Despite taking Sans' role, he still comes at you with utmost compassion and understanding-- and it just makes me wonder all the more how everything will play out. I feel like NM final boss Papyrus is so, so often mischaracterized-- people write him as way too willing to fight, way too willing to get vengeance. That's not him! Papyrus is the one person who will stick with you to the end, and always believe that you can be better-- and dropping him into Sans' role with that in mind could be so so SO interesting! I have the utmost faith in Team Switched to do something clever here.

Also, Papyrus' reaction to Sans' death was heartbreaking.

Changing the subject, in this universe-- Frisk and Monster Kid take the role of the first fallen human and Asriel, respectively. I really, really doubt that Frisk has any ties to Chara's soul in this universe in the same way that Frisk and Chara were connected in Undertale. In fact, I have a good feeling that Frisk and MK were reincarnated into Flowey and Temmie, respectively.

Flowey specifically talks in a very neutral, unwavering tone. They don't have any strong opinions on any route you choose to take, and they'll follow and help you out regardless. They're outwardly friendly but also unsubtlely sarcastic and detatched. Kind of what we get from Frisk, using the very minuscule characterization given to us.

Also, I feel like Flowey being genderless in this universe is pretty significant. Haha.

I think that's all I have to say for right now. I didn't mean for Sans to take up half of this post-- in fact, I didn't really like his character until I played the NM route... and then everything clicked. Such good character writing

[melonteee]

one part of Robin's pre-ts (or more like pre-Enies Lobby🤔) design I find endearing is her eyes, before she didn't have any light shining from inside, she always looked like a very excited cat! you know how their pupils dilate when they're in a playful murder mode.

but again, her eyes post-ts are the prettiest in One Piece

I think that really says a lot though! There was like, a darkness and mystery in her that even covered her EYES! Now, with her ts design, they're LITERALLY more open because she can see light and love now. I think it's a really cute detail!

#ask #melonask

[ashsostrange]

y’all i got stories for days lemme tell you one rn 🧘‍♀️ it’s silly but i promise you’ve never heard anything like it before.

i’m taking forensics and ngl i never know what the hell is going on in that class! anyway, today we got assigned a group project nd tell me why i have to work with my sixth grade roblox opp. she did me sooooo bad nd i’ve been holding a grudge since 😒

so what happened was back in sixth grade, i was friends w this girl. let’s call her jamie. jamie introduced me to her cousin, otherwise known as my “roblox opp.” we’ll call her jada.

so one day me and my two other friends are playing murder mystery two having the time of our lives and then jada, jamie, their two cousins, this other girl from jada’s school, and some random online friend they know joins the game.

tell me why mfs got mad bc me and my other friends kept getting murderer and sheriff but these bitches didn’t even get ts onceee 😭😭 they turned it into a wholeeee big thing. like it isn’t my fault!! anyway they were feeling some typa way so we got into an argument. then jada’s online friend who i’ve never met or heard of b4 decided to try and scare me by telling me what school i go to 😒 ouuu i’m so scared. are you frl my nigga?? jamie went there too so if that random tried to blow ts up we were both goin down 🤭🤭

i ask jamie how this random robloxian knows what middle school i go to, nd she’s gna lie and say “she probably goes there too. idk” HOW DONT YOU KNOW?? that’s ya cousins friend. 🙎‍♀️

anyway few weeks later, i text jada and jamie’s OTHER cousin and he tells me that this random online mf IS NINETEEN YEARS OLD!?!???! so i’m heated as hell and i blow up on them. i knew i sensed top tier oppery. why would you tell a grown mf on the internet what school i go to??? why are you even friends w a 19 year old at age 11. wtv bro. tell me y jamie apologized and jada never did.. ermmm!

we agreed to stay friends bc i was such a sweetie but these mfs were petty as hell. every time i’d join their game they’d leave IMMEDIATELY. like, word?? 🥱 that’s how it is now? 🙎‍♀️🙎‍♀️

a lot of time passes n we all eventually stopped talking in the gc completely cuz we grew up and grew apart. anyway, it’s been like five years, who cares?? (me bc i never got my apology)

i never thought i’d see this girl in person but she just HAD to choose the same high school as me. my counselor j HAD to put us in the same forensics class 😢 and my teacher js HAD to sit us right next to each other. and he ABSOLUTELY HAD TO DOUBLE IT BY MAKING US WORK IN THE SAME GROUP 😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 WDF!!!

anyway it isn’t that deep at all, it’s j real awkward. like ik we’re both thinking ab that bloxy beef when we look at each other 🤷‍♀️

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[ereborne]

Hi 👋 for the book ask: 7 & 8?

7: What book do you love but usually not recommend because it's weird or intense, etc?

This is a really fun question to answer (aren't you OP?? thank you for this ask game!) because it's kind of context-dependent, I think. For instance, I recommend Rescues & the Rhyssa by TS Porter to folks on tumblr all the time, because the world-building is incredible and the main characters have such a wonderful dynamic and the plot and pacing hold it all so well--but I never recommended it to my former boss even though she asked for sci-fi romance titles, because some of the sexual elements were more than I thought she could take in stride. Somewhat similarly, a friend enjoyed Nora Roberts' relatively recent Nightwork and asked me what other Nora Roberts books she should check out, but I can't recommend my top favorites right away, because they're actually part of the In Death series NR writes under her JD Robb pseudonym. There are threats of violence in Nightwork, and the protagonist is a gifted cat burglar so there are plenty of criminal elements, but the In Death series is more like a mystery/suspense series with romantic side-plots, so I'm gonna throw some romantic-suspense softballs at my friend before I wallop her with In Death's major trauma-assault-murder themes.

On a more general note, though, I keep thinking of The 5th Gender by Gail Carriger. It's a good book, and I do enjoy it and think other people would too, but I could never in good conscience recommend it as an example of the genre it seems to be marketed for. The book blurb lists it as "a cozy sci-fi mystery" and refers to Gail Carriger as a romantic comedy author, and it's true that the protagonist is absolutely adorable, and his antics with his love interest are definitely sweet and funny! But also the mystery in question unfolds into a truly heart-wrenching depiction of societal pressure and reproductive abuse. I reread it when I want to experience a speedrun of the full emotional spectrum, definitely not when I want to enjoy a cute cozy sci-fi romance. Reading it for the first time was like when my brother put scotch bonnet in my mango smoothie. It was good! But it would've been better if I'd been braced for it, and I wouldn't do it to people I like without warning them first.

8: What series has most pleased you?

Also a very fun question! My overall favorite series is the Toby Daye books by Seanan McGuire, my favorite for narrative arc and satisfying conclusion is the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews, and those In Death books are perfect for grabbing one to reread at random any time there's a lull, but for sheer giddy joy of reading, I'm gonna say The Pride series and its accompanying Honey-Badger Chronicles by Shelly Laurenston. The Mane Event, The Mane Squeeze, Big Bad Beast, Bear Meets Girl, Wolf With Benefits, Bite Me, Hot and Badgered, Badger to the Bone, Breaking Badger--literally just the titles make me so happy. I can't wait until Born to Be Badger comes out in the fall.

#asks #thank you so much for this!!

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[sleepless-stories]

Falling Through AUs || 7

Is This What’s Real?  

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@sandersidesbigbang  

Summary: Everyone wakes up finding themselves all back on the ship... but are they? or is this just another scene? What happened?

Warnings: None

Beta Read By: @dragonsaphirareads  

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Bright lights suddenly faded around them, the familiar surroundings of the metallic ship cabin stood around everyone. 

Roman gasped looking around noticing he was back in the ship… well they all were. Everyone was still there sitting where they had been before. It was like nothing had ever happened. 

Remus stood up from his seat and went over to the viewing panel, “Guys… it’s gone.”

“What? How?” Logan asked confused before turning to his computer. Looking over the readings… he had nothing at all. “It’s like it was never there before.” Logan said quietly looking back at the others.

“TS Star Shield, Please come in. This is mission control.” A voice crackled through the communicator. 

Roman instantly turned to it grabbing his mic, “Hello! Hello? This is Captain Prince of the TS Star Shield.”

“We received your distress calls, what is your status?” the voice on the other side asked with an urgency. 

“Everything looks clear, the anomaly has mysteriously went away after we went through it.” 

“Is your crew all well and unharmed?”

“Everyone who couldn’t evacuate isn’t hurt and all are accounted for. Everyone else was able to evacuate beforehand.”

“Ok… Ok.” The voice said, relieved and went quiet for a moment. “All of your escape pods have been secured by another ship, they just reported in now. We’ll be sending someone to receive all of you soon.”

“Thank you, we’ll send out our coordinates.” 

“There will be no need, we have them now. Just sit tight and you’ll be brought home soon. We’ll see you back at mission control soon Captain.”

“Thank you, me and my crew will see you soon.” Roman said softly and put down his communicator. He sighed, turning to everyone else with a reassuring smile. 

After a moment roman’s smile dropped and he paused, his lips pressed tight together in thought before speaking up, “Um… anyone experienced something… weird after we went into that thing.”

Patton nodded softly, rubbing his arm softly. “Yeah… it felt so real… but it couldn’t have been.”

Logan nodded, “We were all monster hunters.”

“Virgil died, Remus was a detective, Roman was a cop… Logan worked as a medical examiner and Patton worked at a club,” Janus mumbled.

“I was alone in a world after a zombie apocalypse till I found you all,” Virgil replied, sitting back a bit. 

“I was a superhero, and Logan was a villain destroying the city,” Patton said looking at logan. 

Roman nodded, “Me and Remus were-”

“We were in a coffee shop, you all were customers. But! Logan worked there,” Remus said, cutting Roman off. 

Logan nodded, “it’s interesting that we all seemed to experience something different.”

“There was probably a meaning to it all… otherwise why would we all end up where we did?” Janus asked. 

Roman nodded, “The coffee shop me and Remus were at was from our memories.”

“I think mine was about… fear,” Virgil said after thinking for a moment. 

Patton nodded, “I think mine was too.” 

Janus nodded, “Mine was about solving Virgil’s murder… what if what we went through was just connected to our fears and motivations?”

“Makes sense, I suppose… I’m not completely sure of the meaning of mine yet, though I’ll report when I figure it out” Logan stood up from his chair going to the window looking out. 

“Ours had to be about all of you, family,” Remus nodded. 

“Why would this… anomaly show us those things though?” Logan asked, glancing back at everyone. 

Everyone was silent for a moment, Virgil was the first to break the silence though, “Maybe it wasn’t the anomaly to show it… maybe it just influenced us a bit. The unknown that it brought let our minds run wild with our instincts whether it be fears or motivations. The anomaly probably just knocked us all out.”

Logan nodded, “Interesting theory… though what about Roman and Remus.:

“Oh they’re twins! So wacky stuff happens! Can’t twins read each other’s minds?” Patton asked. 

“No-” Roman began to answer though was cut off. 

“Yes!” Remus nodded, “We can.”

Janus rolled his eyes and turned around towards his computer, “We will be able to figure it out once mission control picks us up.”

Logan nodded, “Of course we will be able to.” 

Virgil sighed, “Well we have no choice but wait to figure everything out till they come. The ship isn’t moving, both engines are experiencing failure.” 

“They’ll be here to help us.” Patton nodded looking out the window at the stars beyond. 

Remus nodded, “Well let's get ready to go. It’s about time for us all to evacuate.” He grinned. 

They’d be safe till mission control came, and eventually they’d be able to figure out what their mysterious anomaly was.

END

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[siobhanmcnamara]

Free flash fiction competition

Free flash fiction competition

Free to enter  competition for all you flash fictioners out there – 350 words and the theme for May is ‘Prehistory’ This is from the mystery games website Daggerville Games. There is usually a murder-mystery theme for their monthly writing competition, and they are a lot of fun to write. https://www.facebook.com/daggerville?fref=ts

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[thecrowslullaby]

I've found a loophole to the Janus-is-the-shortest "dilemma" (I put dilemma in quotes because you're right, he's short, and I, too, will die on this hill): make all the other sides children. Janus is tall by comparison. I'm a genius.

this isn't technically exactly what you suggested, but let me bestow my "wisdom" upon you (aka dumb headcanon)

consider: If I make everyone kids, Janus starts out as the tallest kid:

the others just catch up to him slowly:

it's all fun and games until Janus stops growing and Logan gets his growing spurt that's going to last until he's a good head taller than Janus.

bonus murder mystery:

his height was short lived

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[loganslowdown4]

I recently read

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

I’m not going to give away too many spoilers, but if you want to be completely spoiler-free, stop reading this post now.

✨

I saw Logan rereading it in WTIT, and it made me smile. In that scene Thomas was just cleaning and Logan wasn’t needed for any intellectual work, so he was relaxing as he would do.

Look at him, Thomas acting dramatic confuses the HELL out of him 😂

This is the copy he’s reading btw

And I can totally see why it is his favourite book because

1. Detective Hercule Poirot is a calm, smooth talking retired detective asked to come back on a case by a man who met him as a neighbour in the small village he moved to. Poirot is VERY clever and calculating and delivers his logic in the most pleasant and even tempered way possible. I feel like Logan aspires to be like this. Understood AND heard. 💔

2. The investigation is conducted by process of elimination and following logical steps. If Poirot’s investigation brings something new to light, he follows up on it, and if he reaches a dead end, he interviews people again and retraces his steps. Usually the suspects would lie to hide something else the first time which would have made them look guilty but they always fess up once pursued further.

EDIT: I should add that Poirot’s main drive is the pursuit of TRUTH

3. LOGAN WAS ABSOLUTELY IN THE RIGHT TO SAY THAT YOU, THE READER, WOULD BENEFIT FROM KNOWING HOW THIS BOOK ENDS

This book is one of those books that by the time you finish it and the mystery is solved, you IMMEDIATELY want to go back and start over to see what you missed and where the clues were to solve the murder. The author hides them throughout. Therefore, Logan is right. Knowing the murderer would be valuable insight.

I can’t say much more without giving it away but know that this is definitely why Logan is rereading his fave book. 😌 He’s looking for details he missed the first time. (Or maybe 10th time, who knows 💙)

So, yeah, I definitely recommend it!

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[bewaretheidesofmarchyall]

Loceit is the perfect ship for academia rivals to lovers: Excellent take, top tier concept

That being said

Loceit is also great for murder mysteries

There’s an idea in my head

Brewing

Characters are going to die, Logan’s going to fall in love, and who knows who did the murder?

Well, I do

#loceit #ts sides #murder mystery #ts logan #ts janus

[thecaffeinebookwarrior]

The Dos and Don’ts of Writing Smart Characters

Since I started this blog, one of the most common questions I’ve received has to do with the portrayal of intelligent characters.  This is also one of the most difficult to answer -- excluding questions about characters with specialized knowledge sets, which are fairly easy to answer with source compilations.  Most of the questions have to do with:  how do you portray a smart character believably?  How do you make the audience relate to them?  Can I still make them likable?  How do I avoid the pitfalls of popular media?

Well, I’m finally here to answer, utilizing examples from some of my favorite (and occasionally, not-so-favorite) media.  Let’s jump in to the dos and don’ts of smart characters!

1.  Do let the audience follow the character’s thought process.  

As demonstrated by:  Tommy Shelby from Peaky Blinders

Albert Einstein allegedly once said, “If you can’t explain it to a five-year-old, you don’t truly understand it.”  And the sentiment rings true:  true genius doesn’t need to dazzle with big words and technobabble.  Instead, it makes the complex appear simple.

The same rings true for brilliant characters.  BBC’s Sherlock (more on that later) ceased to satisfy in its later seasons because it began to rely too heavily on visual glitz to avoid actually explaining its mysteries and how they were solved.  Similarly, the biggest complaints with block buster franchises -- Star Wars, The Avengers, Game of Thrones -- is that they became obsessed with “subverting expectations” cleverly instead of leading the audiences to their most logical and satisfying conclusions.

Meanwhile, the smartest and most satisfying media dazzles not by staying over the audience’s head, but by illustrating how simplistic the solutions can be.

Let’s start with my boy Tommy Shelby, the charismatic, swaggering protagonist of the charismatic, swaggering crime drama Peaky Blinders.  Using only his intelligence (and complete disregard for his own life/suicidal tendencies, but that’s not the point here), Tommy claws his way up from the near-bottom of the social ladder (an impoverished Romani in early 20th century Birmingham) to being a decorated war hero, to being the leader of a feared razor gang, to dominating the race track business, to becoming a business mogul, to becoming a member of parliament and trying to assassinate the leader of the fascist party. He’s also one of the paramount reasons why I’m bisexual.

So how can such a drastic social climb be conveyed believably?  Because Tommy -- as the viewpoint character -- is placed in seemingly inescapable situations, and then proceeds to demonstrate that the solutions to those situations have been there the whole time.  I recently watched a brilliant video on how this is done, which can be viewed here.

Early in season one, for example, he responds to aggressive new methods by the police by organizing a mass-burning of paintings of the king, and uses the press this garners to publicly shame the methods of the chief inspector who’s been antagonizing him.  In the next season, he talks his way into a deal by bluffing that he planted a grenade in his rival’s distillery.  My personal favorite is in season four, when he responds to being outgunned by a larger, American gang by contacting their rival -- none other than an Alphonse Capone.

All of Tommy’s victories are satisfying, because they don’t come out of nowhere -- we have access to the same information he does, each victory is carefully foreshadowed, and we are reminded at every turn that failure is a very real possibility (more on that later.)  So when he wins, we’re cheering with him.

Other examples:  Mark Watney from The Martian, who explains science in its most simplistic terms and with infectious enthusiasm.  He would make every character on The Big Bang Theory cry.  

Also, Miss Fisher from the AMAZING Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.  The dazzling, 1920s, female Sherlock Holmes of your dreams.  I cannot recommend it enough.

To apply this to your own writing:  Remember you won’t dazzle anyone if you smack them in the face with a “brilliant” plot twist.  They want to take a journey with your character, not be left in the dust.  

Also, for everyone in my askbox concerned that they’re not smart enough to write intelligent characters, just remember how simple the problems confronting smart characters can be.  Put them in a difficult situation, and provide them with a means of getting out.  Then, just let them find it. 

2.  Don’t assume the audience is too stupid to keep up (or try to make them feel too stupid to keep up.)

As demonstrated by:  Sherlock Holmes from BBC’s Sherlock.

Say what you will:  there were reasons why everyone was so captivated by this show during its first two seasons.  It felt fresh.  People had yet to become frustrated with the inescapable thirst for Benedict Cumberbatch.  The writing was sharp, and the editing clever.  And it wove a tantalizing web of mysteries that demanded solution.  The problem was, there weren’t any.

The most frustrating for many was how Sherlock faked his death at the end of season two, after which devoted fans spent two years creating intricate theories on how he might have pulled this off.  The creators responded by mocking this dedication in the opening episode of season three, by showing a fan club spinning outlandish theories (one of which included Sherlock and Moriarty kissing.)  This might have been laughed off -- at the time, many seemed to consider it quite funny -- if the creators had bothered to offer their own explanation of how Sherlock survived.  They didn’t.  And so began a seemingly endless loop of huge cliffhangers that promised -- and consistently failed to deliver -- satisfying answers.

The most egregious examples occur in season four, which provided answers to questions no one asked, and withheld answers for things everyone wanted to know.  For example, did you know that the real reason Moriarty engaged Sherlock is because he was hypnotized by Sherlock’s secret evil sister?  The same one who killed Sherlock’s best friend, whom Sherlock convinced himself was a dog?  Yes, that was a real plot point, in the climax of the series.  It’s an effort to befuddle the audience with brilliant and unexpected writing, but instead pulled them out of a story they were already invested in and made them far more critical of its pre-existing faults. 

It’s pointed out in the brilliant (if bluntly named) Sherlock Is Garbage, And Here’s Why that Moffat can be a great writer, but is a consistently terrible show runner, because he’s more interested in dazzling the audience with cleverness than actually telling a satisfying story.  The video also points out that the show often implied Sherlock’s brilliance, without ever letting the audience follow along with his actions or thought-process in a way that DEMONSTRATED his brilliance.  

I highly recommend giving the aforementioned video a watch, because it is not only a great explanation of how Sherlock Holmes can be best utilized, but about how writing itself can be best utilized.

Other examples:  The Big Bang Theory.  As Wisecrack points out in their wonderful video on the subject, the punchline of every joke is “oh look, these characters are smart nerds!” which is repetitious at best and downright insulting at worst.

How to avoid this in your writing:  Treat the audience as your equal.  You’re not trying to bedazzle them, you’re trying to take them on a journey with you.  Let them be delighted when you are.  Don’t constantly try to mislead them or hold intelligence over their head, and they will love you for it.  Also, cheap tricks do not yield a satisfying story:  readers will know when you went into a narrative without a plan, and they won’t appreciate it.

3.  Do remember that smart people can be kind and optimistic!

As demonstrated by:  Shuri from Black Panther.

Yes, brilliant people can be unhappy and isolated by their intelligence, or rejected by society.  But remember that intelligence isn’t synonymous with a cantankerous attitude, or an excuse to be a pugnacious ass to those around you!  

Part of the reason why Shuri of 2018′s Black Panther was such a breath of fresh air was the fact that she subverted almost all preconceptions about how a genius looks, acts, and regards the world.  And it’s not just the fact that she isn’t a sullen, middle-aged white man that makes her stand out:  Shuri has an effervescent attitude, and genuinely loves contributing to her country and family.  She referred to sound-proof boots as “sneakers” (and then explained the pun when her brother didn’t get it.)  She’s fashionable.  She teases her older brother, and cries when he is apparently killed.  She’s up on meme culture.  This makes her unlike pretty much every other genius portrayed in the MCU.

Except maybe the Hulk.  He can dab now.

Shuri is also allowed to take pride in her genius, and can be a bit insufferable about it, which makes her more enjoyable and rounded.  But she is an excellent example of how genius can be explored and portrayed in fiction, and I will forever be embittered that she was underutilized in Infinity War and Endgame.

Why, for example, are all geniuses portrayed as arrogant misanthropes?  Albert Einstein battled depression, but he is also said to have enjoyed blowing bubbles and watching puppet shows.  He was kind to those who knew him.  Similarly, Alan Turing behaved little like his fictional counterpart, described as “shy but outgoing,” with a love of being outdoors.  Nikola Tesla fell in love with a pigeon.  Why do we have to portray these people so damn gravely?

Other examples:  Spencer Reid from Criminal Minds.  Also an excellent portrayal of an intelligent person on the autism spectrum, as he struggles to interface socially but cares profusely for his fellow human beings.  He is brilliant, and completely precious.

Also, Sherlock Holmes -- the original version, and all faithful adaptations thereof.  Anyone who thinks Sherlock is an austere, antisocial jerk isn’t familiar with the original canon.  He blushed when Watson complimented his intelligence, for God’s sake. 

Then there’s Elle Woods from Legally Blonde and Marge from Fargo.  Brilliant, upbeat, optimistic geniuses.

To apply this to your own writing:  If you have a smart character who hates everyone around them for no identifiable reason, ask yourself why this is necessary and what this adds to the plot.  Are they angry about injustice, towards themselves or others?  Are they frustrated with an inability to relate to people?  Do they want to protect themselves or their family at all costs, including politeness?  If not, question why your brilliant character can’t also be kind to those around them.

4.  Don’t make your character perfect at everything they do.

As demonstrated by:  Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Ah, Wesley.  Some call him the original Mary Sue, and it’s one of the only times I’ve seen the term applied with some accuracy.  He is somehow the most gifted and least qualified person on The Enterprise.  He’s Hermione Granger without the charm, jumping in to answer questions before any of the trained officers in the room have the chance to, always in the right.  His only obstacle?  Why, the boorish adults he’s surrounded with simply don’t understand his brilliance!

As early as the series’ very second episode, Wesley -- inebriated by an alien illness -- forcibly takes over the ship from Captain Picard, only to later save it from a threat with a reverse tractor beam of his own design.  

Wesley was obviously inserted as a means of attracting younger viewers, but failed egregiously, because he was too annoyingly perfect for kids to relate too, and not cool enough for them to be invested in.  I binge-watched the various Star Trek series in my youth for Spock, Data, and my wife Seven of Nine, not to watch seasoned military and scientific officers get lectured by an adolescent.  Even Wil Wheaton, who had the misfortune of portraying this character, expressed a dislike for him.  

Precocious children are great, if you get them right.  But get them wrong, and they can easily become your most annoying character, marring the face of otherwise great media.  The most important thing you can do for a brilliant character is endow them with weaknesses and flaws -- even something as small as Shuri’s fondness for teasing her older brother made her enjoyable, as anyone with siblings could relate to their dynamic.  

But, what if you want a supernaturally talented character who not only fails to be a ray of sunshine, but is something of an arrogant, antisocial jerk?  Can they still work, especially if they also happen to be a child? 

Yes, under one extremely important condition:

5.  Do keep your characters out of their depth!

As demonstrated by:  Number Five from Umbrella Academy.

Okay, he’s not exactly a child.  He’s a fifty-eight-year-old trapped in a child’s body, who’s traveled back in time from a post-apocalyptic future to warn his siblings of an incoming Armageddon.  In other news, Umbrella Academy is a weird show.  Unlike the comics, however, the apes don’t engage in prostitution. 

 The effect, however, remains the same:  a preternaturally talented child who talks down to everyone around him, including his (apparently) older siblings.  So why does he work while Wesley fails so egregiously?

For one thing, it’s demonstrated early on that Five has the skills to back up his sanctimonious attitude, with the delightfully ultraviolent Istanbul (Not Constantinople) sequence.  It also helps that he lacks Wesley’s squeaky-clean moral code, to the point at which he can get drunk in public or kill without remorse.  

But:  the element most vital to his success as a character is the fact that he’s kept completely, and consistently, out of his depth.  He knows the world will end in eight days, but he doesn’t know how this will transpire or how to stop it.  Ultimately, he fails again to stop the apocalypse, and must travel back in time with his siblings for another chance.  

Most authors have the impulse to demonstrate a character’s brilliance by allowing them to succeed against insurmountable odds, but the Umbrella Academy writers show tremendous wisdom in allowing Five to fail.  This allows the audience to empathize with him, and countermands the effects of his arrogant attitude.

This advice isn’t just true for pint-sized prodigies.  Look back over this list, and take notes of how often the most successful characters are allowed to fail, to have flaws, and to ascend past their comfort zone.  

Other examples:  Virtually every successful example on this list.

Tommy Shelby, a character of limitless ambition, conducts a new, perilous climb outside of his social rank each season, which almost always puts him in positions of mortal danger.  He faces threats both external (rival gangs, evil priests, and rising fascists) and internal (hello PTSD, suicidal tendencies, and crippling addiction) but either way, we understand that his fast-paced climb is not for the weak-willed or faint-hearted.  

Mark Watney is a brilliant scientist who has been stranded in an utterly impossible situation for which absolutely no one could be adequately prepared (spoilers:  it’s on Mars.)  We are drawn in by his plight, and how he could possibly escape from it, and there we come to admire him for his courage, optimism, and humor.

Shuri, though not the main character of Black Panther, is allowed to show off both tremendous gifts and vulnerability, as she is powerless to stop the apparent death of her beloved older brother.  She watches Wakanda’s takeover both as an innovator and a young woman, and a large reason for her success is that she is allowed to be both.  

How to apply this to your writing:  When portraying intelligent characters, take stock of how often they fail, their level of control over their surroundings, their vulnerability, and their flaws.  We don’t want to read about flawless deities.  We want to read about characters who embody and personify our humanity.  So remember they need to fall down in order to pull themselves up.

Happy writing, everybody! 

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