#and she tells amity about her dad dying. but the whole time she's minimizing her own pain and saying it's not a big deal

[yardsards]

yeah, i feel like the above comment gets to the root of the issue a little more directly than the original post

cuz sometimes a conversation/conflict in fiction doesn't NEED to be drawn out very long and doesn't need to be full intensity. sometimes it should just be a one-chapter storyline. sometimes it makes more sense with the narrative and characterization to have the characters just communicate healthily and adding unnecessary miscommunication and drama just for the sake of "interesting" ends up being ooc and irritating to the reader

but as the above commenter said, rushing through the conflict and forcing a resolution at the expense of both characterization and narrative pacing is bad as well.

in both cases, you need to let the narrative move at its own natural pace and let the characters' voices and personalities shine through

https://at.tumblr.com/luimnigh/694651481588105216/byylgx19hiad

I seen at least one other post talking about stuff like this and i really don't get what exactly is the problem with it. You would think characters actually listening to each other would be a good thing. (I don't know if the post is a joke or not but i really don't know how to put the concept into words so link it anyway)

It's the good thing to do in real life, but good communication where you immediately solve the issues you have with other people and their behaviour doesn't make for good stories. These problems exist to be problems, and to take effort to solve, and the criticism being made is that they're being solved effortlessly.

You wouldn't want to see the adventures of a superhero who tells the villain what they're doing is morally wrong, and the villain immediately agrees, halts their plan, and apologizes.