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winterstaryu · 20 days ago
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"I did it for you" has gotta be my favorite form of betrayal. You gave me a gift I never asked for, and now I have to look around at the world you destroyed with the knowledge that it was gift wrapped and addressed to me.
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jadedanddark · 2 years ago
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I died but I came back exactly the same. You though, I came back and you were wrong. Did the fact of my dying really damage you that much? Was bringing me back worth what it cost you? Would it have been better to just leave me?
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allthingswhumpyandangsty · 2 months ago
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No matter how much you dislike your own writing, I promise you it’s better than AI
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rae-butter · 4 months ago
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Honestly, I love it when characters relapse. When someone who’s gotten over their anger issues falls into a situation so out of their depth they fall back on their old habits. When someone who’s learned to open up becomes a recluse again in order to cope with something outside their control.
There’s just something so horrible, so toxic, about watching a character grow and then slip back into their old selves in order to cope, bc you know they still care, that they’re the same inside, but watching them hurt so hard they don’t know what else to do brings a sense of catharsis.
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uhhsnail · 11 months ago
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I love a character raised to be a weapon as much as the next guy. But what really gets me is a character raised to be a shield. Who can’t fathom being needed—or even being wanted— beyond keeping others safe. Who believe they are alive only to insure someone doesn’t die. no matter the cost. Characters who self-sacrifice not because they think they deserve it, but because no one else does deserve it, and it’s their job to protect.
Characters who’ve been told that’s why your important. Your worth something because this other person/ thing is important, and you are here solely to keep them safe.
Bonus points if it’s not a legitimate job they’ve been given. Maybe at one point it was, but now that they are free from it, they haven’t given up that mentality. No one is forcing or asking them to do this, but they need to. They need to in order to be deserving.
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portraitoftheoddity · 4 months ago
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Fic that appears to be an AU where the characters have a little low stakes meet cute and are having a sweet little romance, only for it to be revealed that no, this is in-universe and they both have amnesia and all the other characters are trying to find them and are losing their fucking shit
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prokopetz · 1 month ago
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I approve of powerscaling discourse only in utterly senseless contexts. I don't give a shit about which shōnen protagonists could beat up which other shōnen protagonists, but I will 100% read your five thousand word essay exploring the subtle nuances of establishing a tiered ranking of the Smurfs.
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not-avril · 1 year ago
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The trope I appreciate very much
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winterandwords · 2 years ago
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I could fix him. I could make him worse. Good for you. I could gently take the weapon out of his shaking, blood-soaked hand and hold him until he finally believes that he doesn't have to be defined by all the ways the world has hurt him. Then we could ruin the lives of everyone who has ever treated him like he's a monster who doesn't deserve love.
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just-prompt-things · 1 year ago
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best trope and you can fight me over it (i abuse this so hard with my ocs)
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Every poll on this blog is about fictional characters only. This request was sent to us and we made a poll in response to it. Send any Blorbo-related question you want to our inbox and we’ll make a poll on which people can vote with their own Blorbos in minds
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doodlebugdpj · 2 days ago
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😢💔
characters going “we were lovers once”: eh, it’s okay i guess. it’s nice enough
characters going “we were friends once”: absolutely devastating. one hit knockout i’m gone
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orphiclovers · 1 day ago
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when it's hinted that the protagonist's traumatic childhood/past event is unreliable and a false memory that they made to protect their mind and built their whole identity around and when the truth is revealed their worldview is destroyed and the inner monologue hits you with the "that's right. perhaps I already knew it, deep down." that's the good shit
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trashytracktales · 2 days ago
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Imagine being Lando’s teammate and offering him a head after he’s had a shitty race 🛐🛐
Assuming this is some teammates with benefits situation, imagine you finished ahead of him. Or worse, you won the race. He’s immediately taking that frustration out on you, and you’re not walking straight tomorrow, rip 🫶🏻
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