#as much as I don't want to be fed a needle cookie for writing a ship people don't like

[sins-of-the-sea]

//Speaking of which, I REALLY need to be less cowardly with showing the Seven their actual villianous acts. I'm starting to become afraid that, by just writing their mundane, comical, or good sides, folks will feel it'll be out of character for any member of the Seven to do something horrific, especially if it corresponds with their Sin.

I am happy I am writing the Seven their everyday personalities and actions, don't get me wrong, because I want folks to see they are people and not mustache-twirly cartoon characters. But like.... do folks remember Phoebus ran out on his fiancee on the altar? Do folks know Guy won't think twice of incinerating people he doesn't like? Would people cringe at the notion that Rashid is a shitty husband and a shittier father? Will anyone think it is completely out of character for Giovanni to be responsible for the death of thousands because he is a hoarding manipulator?

It's those kinds of things. It's easy to be all 'oowoo softboi they did nothing wrong' because they are victims of abuse and so forth, but I am feeling worried people folks just focus on the sadsack sobstories and not, well, their actual Sins. It could be because I am not doing enough writing of their legitimately atrocious actions. And that's absolutely fair. Part of me is worried folks will think I'm endorsing their actions, which I'm not--they're the bad guys. I want folks to feel valid in choosing the Damnation story route if they so choose because they will not forgive Frascona for murdering people in cold blood, for instance. No one should be excusing them for their actions because they were sad, abused, or cute. It actually goes against why I love writing the Seven at all. If they are going to be forgiven for for any reason at all, they better goddamn deserve it--and being marginalized is not enough.