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[lesbiansloveseokjin]

day 297/548 of jimin's military service

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😴 👋  #JIMIN  #I’ll go and come back

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160729 NCT Jaehyun at Fansigning Event in Jamsil‬‬‬‬‬ © banana fish do not edit, crop, or remove the watermark

[dailyexo]

D.O. - 160729 Exoplanet #3 - The EXO’rDium in Seoul

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[shining-jaehyun]

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[writers-potion]

Writing the "Mean Girl" Character

How do we write the "mean girl" without making her another shallow copy of the brainless, pink-clad, cheerleader we see in high teen dramas?

Of course, there's nothing wrong with such a character if you want them to be funny/light in the first place.

However, I can hear myself slowly losing my last two brain cells when I keep reading about such papercut characters for more than an hour - reading clearly requires more effort than watching a class B movie, so I always appreciate when authors put more effort to make the characters dynamic.

No "Mean for the Sake of Being Mean

The classic way to avoid this is to give them a sad backstory. They used to be overweight/ugly and were bullied, or their parents don't care about them enough, or they are too insecure. Obviously these plot points are quiet stale now, but the basic principle still stands - if your charcter is mean, she needs A REASON.

I love reading about a mean character's backstory then feeling, "actually, I would have felt like doing that, too."

Whatever their motivations may be, remember that bullies pick on the weak, not the successful/powerful. While the Mean Girl might feel jealous/inferior towards the protagonist, I hardly think that should be the sole reason why they picked their victim. There must be a flaw in your protagonist that happened to be something that the Mean Girl knows how to exploit, which makes them a target above others.

Give Them A Twist

There are two ways that I can think of: (1) A seemingly nice character is in fact a mean girlie, or (2) A mean character turns out to be kind and well-intended.

Personally, I love Mean Girls who are intelligent/ know what they are doing. They are purposely manipulative:"are you okay?" as if the victim has something wrong with them or providing "constructive" criticism. Or kindly inviting them to a party that she knows they wouldn't fit in.

The conflict deepens when everyone else likes the Mean Girl due to her manipulative nature, making the protagonist doubt themselves.

A Purpose beyond Providing Conflict

Think about what the mean girl aims to gain from bullying your protagonist.

Is she continuously trying to prove herself "superior" so that she can feel better inside? Is she an academic rival who just needs to be the first in everything, even is that means reverting to questionable behavior?

Overly ambitious/perfectionist characters can come off as mean when they feel like others fail to live up to their standards (which only they know about, and are usually up in the sky)

Give Them A Proper Redemption

If you plan on giving her a redemption arc, make sure that she has earned it! The worst thing you can do is make it sound like you approve of the horrible things she has done.

this transition doesn’t mean the character does a complete 180 and is suddenly all smiles and good favors. They can fall back on their old ways of thinking, but is trying to make an effort to step out of their old clothes.

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References:

https://writingquestionsanswered.tumblr.com/post/668302340882857984/how-would-you-write-a-mean-girl-character-without

https://www.writingforums.org/threads/how-to-write-the-mean-girl-character.160729/

[wave2love]

SFTOPP I DROPPED MY PHONE IN THE MIDDLE OF WRITING AN ASK 😢😢 did it send half-finished sorry bsf.. anw if it didnt send i’ll j tell u them all again but maybe w different ones bc i forgot the ones i j typed ermm..

semantics - chloé silva. slslsosos good

selfish - little simz. ??? idk if it’ll be ur thing but i love it. chloe sol got in the studio and put her wjole [REDACTED] into it

fantasy - kali uchis. KALI LEAVE DON TOLIVER CHALLENGE 😢😢

you’re out - wonder girls. im literally a wonderful its so serious

artificial love - exo. (160729 kyungsoo i am so in love with you……….)

make a wish (birthday song) - nct. THE WHISTLING IS SO CATCHY??? jaehyun ate. also bsf when is ur birthday i will sing yhis verbatim for u 😘

tiger inside - superm. BRING IT ON BRING IT ON BRING IT ONNNN. so true lucas imy

super car - superm. last superm song i promsie but VROOOOOM 🗣️💥🗣️🗣️ LIKE A BLACK CAR 😨😱

private party - exo. FUCK IT UP OLD MEN! 우리만의 private pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-party fr

OK THATS ALL ! i hope u like at least some of them 🙁 ily baii

HIII i didn’t get any other asks so yeah i’ll listen when i get time so probably like monday bc i have so muxh summer work to do and school starts monday.. my brithday is feb 20th :3

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Xiumin - 160729 Exoplanet #3 - The EXO’rDium in Seoul

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160729 @ ICN AIRPORT

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