#i found lines today like 'my optimism is more like a controlled rebellion against reality'

[confused-stars]

i’ve been reading through one of my old lawlight email rps and was once again reminded that there’s been no dynamic that’s this fun to write. you get to be pretentious af. you have to be tongue in cheek about it because if you take Death Note seriously, you kinda lose. you’re constantly playing 4D-chess while simultaneously playing conversational ping-pong. there’s challenges and hidden lies and you have to be so careful not to slip up that it almost feels like simulating actual stakes. the jokes and the banter are impeccable. they’re constantly needling each other, and it’s never obvious whether it’s affectionate or not. they manipulate each other and call each other out all the time. everything has at least three additional layers that you can feel out, but the characters will never openly acknowledge. finding a good writing partner for the two of them is like striking gold.