#and this creates conflict

[firedragon1321]

I was just about to scream my character Beck's name and make an angry rant, but then I read this-

This is about making everyone super nice, not just a handful of characters. Which...why would you do that? You need antagonists? Even metaphorically (man vs. nature)? Also making everyone nice is boring. Have some assholes in your cast. Even on the "good guy's" side, it can be fun to have an asshole or two.

But also go ahead and plop in some cinnamon rolls. In my story, Beck's kindness doesn't exist in a vacuum. It effects the people around him. It impacts their actions. The villains and neutral parties react. Boom! Conflict!

Also, Beck himself struggles. He smiles to hide his sorrow because he doesn't want to be alone. He needs to learn to be less nice and more vulnerable. But that doesn't mean he stops being nice. It means when he wants to cry, he should cry. Those he's inspired need to see him as human and not an idol. Found family shit all around!

TL;DR- There are plenty of conflicts you can have or create with nice characters. They just can't exist if everyone is nice.

(Here's a bust of Beck, btw.)

[schemelin]

Palmer and Altairus

[mysterycitrus]

their relationship is complex and not entirely definable but if u look me in the eyes and tell me that dick grayson isn’t bruce waynes first kid im not gonna take u super seriously. sowwy

[gummi-ships]

[aro-in-danyl]

Alastor as a "Gift from God" AU

Inspired by the TV Show Lucifer. I could not get this idea out of my head so into the tumblr void it goes.

Edit: PART 2 up now.

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Sera could count on one hand the number of times the Almighty personally called for her. And every single one before was the precursor to some disaster or threat.

She was confused when she was beckoned past the throne room, away from the meeting rooms, and into the Almighty's workshop. There was no dust or cobwebs for God would not allow it, but it was known among the higher-ups that The Almighty had not had the motivation for creation in eons.

"The screams of the damned awoke me today," God's many hands reached out from their ineffable form to grasp jars and potions of dubious origins.

Sera stiffened. "I thought you could not see into Lucifer's domain."

She had not dared to think she could hide the First Extermination from The Almighty's gaze but she'd hoped she have more time.

"Never before today have souls perished a second time." God collected more vials and instruments that Sera could not for the life of her understand the purpose of.

"Such fear," and they sounded sad, "over the birth of one child."

The Anti-Christ, Lucifer's daughter was more than just a simple baby. Her parents had hidden her for decades, but the change in their attitude was noticeable even before her existence was made known to heaven. Lucifer again grew bolder and more fanatical with his ideas and Lilith-

If they'd only known sooner.

Silence passed as God worked. Sera kept her head bowed so she could not see what was being created. But they did not demand she stop the exterminations, and that was enough for her to finally raise her head and peak at The Almighty's first creation in centuries.

A soul. Or what would become one soon enough.

Her curiosity finally broke through. "You have not crafted a soul by hand since-" She cut herself off. No need to push her luck.

"This soul is a gift." They said. And they began to spin the soul threads together, "They will be an equal. Unchanging. Dynamic. Static. Chaotic." With every word a new thread merged with the steadily-brightening soul.

"A defender. An assailant...An Avenger."

With the final word of God, the soul was finished. But, barring the confusion of all those conflicting traits, Sera was caught up on the first sentence of this new soul's purpose.

"A gift to who?"

God did not answer. But that left her with another more pressing question.

"The creation of a new soul is a breath-taking experience to witness," she began carefully, "But why have you called me here?"

In answer, God reached behind themselves to a corner that Sera had not paid attention to and pulled out the tip of a spear. One from Adam's exorcists.

She tensed as God held it up to the fragile new soul. Angelic steel was crafted solely to bring death to the damned. To souls. Was this her punishment? To bear witness to the creation of life, of potential goodness, only to watch it be snuffed out before it even had a chance?

God pressed the spear to the soul, "Your Exorcists should take heed," the spear stabbed into the soul and Sera couldn't help but cry out in despair. But the soul did not whither or fade. She watched as the spear tip was catapulted away at lightning speed, burying itself in the wall across from them.

"And avoid his attention."

[pinktwinkiezoppo]

Oh yeah one of my favorite ship tropes is "Guy whos in love with his best friend but his best friend is a superhero"

[blazingstar24]

Dorian actually liking Ludinus and his plan is so juicy because yeah this is the guy who was down to clown with the dark powers that be of the Circlet if it would help him and his friends. Mr. Dorian “I can do anything with my friends…destroy the world with my friends” Storm.

And honestly the one who was in the prime position for Ludinus’s pitch to work was Dorian. Of course post Downfall, post seeing that there was a chance for the Betrayers to not be around, post seeing the Primes choose their sibling over the mortals they swore to protect, he is taken by Ludinus’s plan. Because Dorian was Cassida not 3 days ago.

Dorian had to watch, powerless, as Lolth took Opal for a cause she was already joining. He had to watch as his friend’s free will, mind and soul got corrupted all because Lolth wanted a solider only dedicated to her. He had to watch as two Prime deities who previously guided them, watched over them, choose their Betrayer sibling over Opal.

Dorian was Cassida, hopeful that the Primes would be what they said they are. Believing that one of them would have stepped in to help Opal. He saw the way Asmodeus treated Cassida, the cruelty in which she was murdered and think of Opal. Seeing a woman who the Primes said they would protect until she was no longer useful and they failed at that. Did he think of Opal who was forced to serve and wonder what may become of her if she was no longer useful? Did he think about “the line is who matters and who does not” and know exactly where the Gods saw him and his friends in that moment?

So yeah of course Dorian falls for Ludinus’s plan. Because he has just been shown that what happened to him 3 days ago was not some freak incident, not some one time bad decision. It’s a pattern of behavior. Seeing Downfall just put salt in his wounds, made that desire for revenge stronger.

It’s almost ironic. Ashton rightfully calling Ludinus’s plans a gamble. And who just took up the Gambler’s Blade?

[blackkatdraws]

My two Narrators (Grey and Black) listening to music together :3

Look at them vibing!

Unrelated siblings forever ♡

[wonderarium]

ive done it. ive finally started watching the x-files.

[doortotomorrow]

james cole - divine move

[vaguelyaperson]

as much as i understand shigaraki's death, narratively speaking, i'm also so goddamn tired of society needing martyrs.

what made me fall in love with shigaraki is that he's an excellent villain. all his character development built towards him becoming a more competent, driven, effective villain. he became an incredible symbol of fear just as deku became an incredible symbol of peace. this is who he was, in entirety. there is nothing else shigaraki could be.

when shigaraki told izuku, in his final moments, to pass on the message to spinner that "shigaraki fought to destroy until the very end," it really emphasized how it would have dishonored him to be vegeta'd, as it were.

shigaraki made it his mission to tear down hero society. this was his noble mission. this is what made him a hero to the league of villains. because he saw the systemic evils, he saw the evils that hurt his friends, and sought to destroy it all.

there's something to be said about trying to change someone who doesn't want to change, but for shigaraki, it was more than just trying to rehabilitate him from mass murdering. because to him, and the league of villains, what he was doing WAS the right thing. to tell shigaraki not to destroy would be akin to telling deku not to save. "you may not understand, but that's what makes me the villain."

there was a binary choice here: either he'd be left free to complete his mission and destroy everything, or he'd be stopped, permanently.

Izuku, by reaching tenko's heart, but ultimately stopping shigaraki, was choosing the only third option he had: declaring that he would not let all of society be destroyed, but not without promising that he'd do everything he can to reform it here on out.

shigaraki destroys. deku saves.

that's it. that's the bnha narrative in its most basic foundation. horikoshi did not fail to tell that story.

I think what ultimately fucking sucks about this ending is that it's too realistic. society often DOES need a martyr - or often martyrs - to realize that they fucked up, that they let an evil persist too long. they need a shocking enough tragedy to point to and swear they'll never let it happen again. society needs to be rocked to its very core before people can be motivated to get their heads out of their asses and work together towards reforms.

and that in itself is an evil, that people can't see how much harm they're causing or condoning without some horrific tragedy.

i think we're all mad at horikoshi for failing to follow through on the story because we didn't WANT the realistic ending. we wanted the hopeful one. the against all odds one. we didn't want another story about society using the image of martyrs to get its shit together. because we already know that story. and we're so so so tired of it.

especially when we know it only leads to a temporary peace.

because people forget. they put in enough reforms to feel good, and then get comfortable and ignorant again. when does that cycle end? when can we finally notice the evil in time to PREVENT it? so that everyone, 'heroes and villains,' get a happy ending?

I think our anger with the bnha ending is good. we want different - not just in fiction, but in real life. we're willing to hope for different. we should hold onto hope and fight for different.

[occidentaltourist]

bbc: Some sweet #Silvacre content for your FYP ❤️

[msnihilist]

I'm actually so befuddled by how the season ended, in terms of Hazel's character conflict.

Like, I know that part of it is the writers wanting Hazel's story to feel finished in case they don't get renewed, but her story actually is finished now.

What is there to do with her now, really? I'll be honest, I didn't even really buy in the first place that she was miserable and needed fairies, but whatever. Cosmo and Wanda volunteered, so it's fine.

But Hazel was sad because her brother moved away. And now she's renewed her bond with him and he knows about her fairies permanently — they're closer than ever. Same with her friends. Hazel was alone because she moved to a new city, but she actually made friends super easily, and now there's nothing that she needs to hide from them, either.

What the fuck does Hazel need fairies for, exactly? She's not miserable. Timmy would literally keep the terrible things in his life precisely to avoid Cosmo and Wanda leaving, because if his life ever got too good for whatever reason, that's exactly what would happen.

Going along with that, Timmy more or less needed Cosmo and Wanda to act as his parents because his weren't around. They kept him happy, yes, but they also taught him lessons and kept his ego in check and provided love. Hazel doesn't need that — she has parents that love her and whom she loves, very much. Cosmo and Wanda, if anything, are like Hazel's goofy friends.

All of this to say that Hazel doesn't have any internal conflicts going into season two — she doesn't even have any external conflicts. And as a protagonist, that's not good. That's boring.

[margridarnauds]

Emer ingen Forgaill did not tell a guy her father was trying to force her to marry "lol I want to marry Cú Chulainn, I will always want to marry Cú Chulainn, and also he could beat you up" for me to constantly see "have you considered the women in the Middle Ages who LIKED arranged marriages" -- like there's room for nuance, especially re: literature VS reality, as well as the way it's generally treated by the protagonist as being shocking (I remember a particularly egregious example in a book about Juana of Castille), but also...like...there's a reason chivalric romances exist in the form they do.

[ozzo-the-wozzo]

Trying to explain Adrien’s subplot in miraculous to anyone but it’s just this:

[dindjarindiaries]

I feel like I would've been fine with no reluctant leader Din Djarin if they hadn't given him the Darksaber like lol literally what was the point of doing that