#they are allergic of understanding the characters

[theplotmage]

100 List of Quirks for your Fantasy Characters:

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1. Speaks in ancient or forgotten languages when nervous or emotional.

2. Uses magic unintentionally when upset (e.g., fire bursts when they’re angry, plants grow when they’re sad).

3. Collects rare magical creatures that no one else believes exist.

4. Has a cursed item they’re terrified to part with, even though it brings them bad luck.

5. Refuses to drink water because they prefer enchanted liquids.

6. Draws arcane symbols in the air with their fingers when deep in thought.

7. Can read minds, but only when they sing.

8. Casts spells backwards unintentionally, resulting in unintended consequences.

9. Has an unbreakable bond with a specific animal that no one else can see or communicate with.

10. Can’t touch silver or iron, as it causes them pain or weakness.

11. Stitches or mends their own wounds with enchanted thread to heal faster.

12. Absorbs magical energy from nature, but it causes them to uncontrollably speak to plants or trees.

13. Loses their sense of direction in places where magic is particularly strong.

14. Holds an enchanted mirror that shows them glimpses of alternate realities.

15. Has an ethereal, glowing aura that only appears in moments of extreme emotional stress.

16. Can summon an animal companion, but only one species, and only when they are truly in need.

17. Can’t touch their reflection without losing control over their own magic.

18. Speaks to inanimate objects like they’re alive, especially if they’re enchanted.

19. Can heal others, but it comes at the cost of feeling their pain.

20. Can’t resist collecting powerful artifacts, even if they don’t know what they do.

21. Can temporarily “borrow” someone’s ability, but only for a short time and with chaotic results.

22. Has a hidden, second personality that they can only access in times of intense danger or during sleep.

23. Is allergic to magical substances, causing unpredictable side effects when exposed to enchanted objects.

24. Fears their own powers, often using them sparingly or trying to suppress them.

25. Can only see magic in its purest form, making everything around them seem blurry or dull.

26. Can’t be around strong sources of magic for too long without feeling sick or weak.

27. Is cursed to speak in riddles or rhyme without control.

28. Can summon storms or fire, but only if they’re singing or dancing.

29. Has a magical tattoo that shifts and changes in response to their emotions or actions.

30. Can communicate with the dead, but only through dreams.

31. Has a secretive, invisible “guardian spirit” that follows them, but they can’t see it.

32. Has an odd way of navigating magical realms, like through riddles, puzzles, or specific gestures.

33. Can only use magic through physical objects, like rings, staffs, or enchanted gloves.

34. Believes they are cursed and always wears a charm or talisman to ward off bad luck.

35. Can grow extra appendages or traits (e.g., wings, claws) but only during moments of intense emotion.

36. Tends to get lost in enchanted forests, no matter how well they know the area.

37. Can read ancient texts, but only in their dreams, and the words change every time.

38. Can never speak the truth when they are under the full moon.

39. Has a deep connection with a particular star or constellation, often talking to it for guidance.

40. Always collects feathers, believing they hold magical properties.

41. Is drawn to certain magical places, like specific altars or ancient ruins, for reasons they don’t understand.

42. Can’t lie, but can weave elaborate half-truths or manipulate the truth without realizing.

43. Absorbs the memories of those they touch, which often causes them to act in ways that confuse others.

44. Can control shadows, but the shadows sometimes take on a life of their own.

45. Has a collection of cursed relics, but they keep them hidden away for fear of them causing harm.

46. Has an ancient creature bound to their service, but it’s unpredictable and often mischievous.

47. Talks in their sleep about ancient prophecies or forgotten spells.

48. Can change shape, but only into something they’ve seen before in their dreams.

49. Can sense the emotions of others through touch, but it overwhelms them in crowded spaces.

50. Has an unpredictable magical aura that shifts colors depending on their mood or energy.

51. Can see into the past, but only in fleeting visions that don’t make sense.

52. Accidentally switches between realities when they feel too much stress or anxiety.

53. Can grow plants, but the plants always have strange magical properties.

54. Summons random creatures during moments of anger or fear, which they must immediately try to control.

55. Can manipulate time, but only in small, disorienting ways, like freezing seconds or speeding up moments.

56. Has a cursed heirloom that appears to be an innocuous object but reveals darker powers when used.

57. Refuses to speak their real name, using a nickname that has no apparent origin.

58. Gains new powers with each battle they survive, but the cost is often personal suffering.

59. Has the ability to transform into a mythical creature, but they can’t control when or how it happens.

60. Can’t touch certain sacred objects without them burning or reacting violently.

61. Communicates through dreams and often doesn’t remember what they said after waking up.

62. Has a dark shadow that acts independently, sometimes as a second conscience or mischievous entity.

63. Can only perform magic when they are barefoot, believing the earth must touch them.

64. Constantly collects and studies herbs, believing each one holds a secret magical property.

65. Tends to absorb spells cast at them, either amplifying or reflecting them unintentionally.

66. Is haunted by a prophetic vision that they don’t fully understand.

67. Has a peculiar obsession with fire, either fearing or worshiping it.

68. Can communicate with celestial beings, but they only appear in dreams or moments of intense need.

69. Is connected to a particular elemental force (e.g., wind, earth), and feels its emotions or disturbances in the world.

70. Has a permanent aura of cold or warmth surrounding them depending on their magic.

71. Is terrified of magic despite being one of its strongest users, afraid of losing control.

72. Owns an enchanted mirror that shows a different version of themselves from an alternate timeline.

73. Can turn invisible, but only when they’re standing still and perfectly calm.

74. Has a companion spirit that offers cryptic advice but can never be fully seen by others.

75. Cannot perform magic without speaking in rhyme or using specific words.

76. Can only cast spells during specific moon phases or celestial alignments.

77. Possesses a unique magical artifact that gives them incredible power but also makes them prone to dark impulses.

78. Can resurrect a person, but only once in their lifetime and with severe consequences.

79. Can read someone’s future, but only through a random, seemingly unrelated event.

80. Has an uncontrollable craving for magical food that gives them temporary powers but with a cost.

81. Can summon weapons from thin air, but they always appear in odd or impractical forms.

82. Lives in a pocket dimension, where time and space are bent and distorted around them.

83. Can change the color of their eyes depending on their mood or energy level.

84. Speaks in a forgotten dialect that no one understands except other magical beings.

85. Has the ability to summon storms, but only when they are emotionally unstable.

86. Is always surrounded by a faint, otherworldly hum or energy that others find unsettling.

87. Can travel between realms, but always ends up in the wrong one by accident.

88. Has a mysterious scar that glows with magical energy, the origin of which is unknown.

89. Can raise the dead, but only animals, and they can never be fully revived.

90. Is bound by an ancient oath, limiting their actions and magic, though they often forget the specifics.

91. Has a dark side that they cannot control when under extreme stress, sometimes causing them to act like a villain.

92. Can create illusions, but they always have a twisted, unsettling edge to them.

93. Can communicate through dreams and often uses it to warn others of impending danger.

94. Has an affinity for the dead, able to summon spirits but at the cost of their own health.

95. Can see the threads of fate, but they’re always tangled and difficult to interpret.

96. Has a connection to an ancient god or deity, often seeking their approval or guidance.

97. Can slow or speed up time, but the longer they use it, the more they age prematurely.

98. Can summon and control shadows, but they constantly shift, making it difficult to control them.

99. Has a pet familiar that’s actually a shape-shifting entity from another plane of existence.

100.Is always accompanied by a chorus of distant, haunting voices, making them appear as if they are never alone.

[starry-eyed-steve]

If this is true, they can keep it.

What is this? Can we stop with the Eddie agenda? He wouldn't help Dustin with experiments. He failed to graduate twice and hates school. He wouldn't help him connect with his friends because he doesn't care for the party like that prior to the events of s4. He likes to collect his little "sheep" who listen to his philosophies about society. He sees himself as a mentor who enlightens people, but he is not friends with them. Dustin and Mike were terrified even talking about postponing a stupid game so they could support Lucas. They don't see him as an equal, they admire and fear him.

Dustin's and Eddie's "friendship" is a mentor/student one. It's not like Dustin and Steve's friendship, which is based on mutual respect (at least prior to s4). Steve never made Dustin feel scared to ask him about favors. He respects him and is not acting like he's above him.

Let me have a book about their friendship and the struggles of season 3. How Dustin is navigating the move of their friend, how he deals with watching Max ascend into depression and how he feels about starting high school. With Steve by his site because they went through fucking hell together in s3 (and s2). How is their relationship gonna change after those events? What led to them being that way in s4. We don't need an Eddie-Dustin centric book, especially not about Eddie helping Dustin with his friends.

I swear all we get in that book will be Dustin being absolutely mean to Steve, insulting his intelligence every other page. Steve won't be smart enough to help him out there. No thanks.

[dreamerdrop]

it’s very sweet seeing the scene in Equilibirum where jadzia and julian are talking alone in the cramped ship quarters at night, and julian is just.

entirely and completely devoid of his old pushy behaviour even though it’s clear he still absolutely has feelings for her at the time. taking her feelings entirely seriously because she’s his dear friend and she’s scared and confused and he unfortunately knows far more of how she’s feeling that he can let on.

(and more than the writers were aware of at this point, which makes it all the more interesting how much it comes across in that scene tbh, and places his later comments that maybe she just has lots of trauma from the institute in a different light, since with hindsight it comes across less that he’s being dismissive and more that he’s fitting her reactions into a framework more familiar to him: that of nightmares resulting from trauma that hasn’t been processed fully.)

and it very much also emphasises jadzia’s affection for julian too, that she trusts him and is going to him to share her vulnerabilities and discuss her concerns because she knows julian will listen and show sympathy and will just. let her ruminate and wallow for a bit until she feels better.

really highlights the character development and shift in their relationship dynamic.

[womp-womp-waa]

Ben missed how he was.

When he had his voice. When people didn't look at him with pity. When he didn't cry himself to sleep every night. When he could smile.

But that was then and this is now. And now he's lying in Bed, not wanting to move not having the energy. He ignored his parents calls from his doorway, he couldn't respond anyway so there was no point in talking to them. There was no point in talking to anyone. Maybe if he stayed in bed for long enough, he'll wake up from this horrible nightmare and he could speak, sing, laugh.

Maybe. Maybe one day he could learn to live without his voice. One day, but not today.

[kisuminight]

c!George and c!Dream have a bond that lets them feel each other's emotions. It is not a fix-it solution.

~

There is a bitter ember is George’s resonance with Dream. There has been for a while. It started as a small thing, back when Tommy first joined the server. But it grew and grew, until it was a bonfire that George could feel in the center of his chest, winding out from his lungs and strangling his throat like the thorns of a creeping rose.

Dream never named it, but George could guess. It was obvious, from the way it might flicker and wane but always, always flared up again whenever George tried to rely on him these days. First when Tommy burned down his house. And again, when the Badlands attempted their assassination. It’s been an acrid coating on his tongue, worse than brewing potions with spider eyes, since Technoblade… well, since Technoblade.

(George isn’t jealous about him. Isn’t jealous of the way Dream had been excited when Technoblade first arrived on the server, and admiration clicked and fizzed like redstone, even as the bitterness swallowed his appetite and choked at his breath).

The ember has grown into a proper inferno now, like the constant hissing of lava roaring in his ears. It’s hard to hear what Quackity is saying, but the resonance is winding tighter about him because Dream is coming. Dream is coming, and today George is going to demand answers.

-

“Just say you hate me.”

-

Sapnap is dragging George away, away to Mexican L’Manberg. There’s enough lava to drown the whole Nether, a conflagration that could swallow the whole server is burning him from the inside out and he is gasping around the feeling of thorns tearing him apart from the inside. Is this what it feels to swallow a wither rose?

“I don’t—how could he do that? George, let’s go. George—shit, George!”

Sapnap is there. His hands are on George’s arms. George can’t feel it through the armor. Just a bit of pressure as his whole world shakes apart around him. It’s painful, and George can’t breathe. The world is in and out and he can barely make out that they are out of the castle. There are grass blocks underfoot and no walls to lean on.

“C’mon, breathe with me. In one, two, three, four—” Sapnap’s voice curled about his ears, rhythmic and worried. It helped, a little. Gave George enough stability to sooth his own reactions until he could manage something more than panting sobs.

“You’re ridiculous.”

“Shut up, George. Keep breathing.”

“I’m fine. What is this?”

Sapnap’s hands squeezed, keeping George from pulling away. He looked worried, the corners of his eyes crinkled and uncharacteristically soft. “It’s a panic attack, George.” The corners of his mouth dragged down. “Of course the first one you’ve had was caused by Dream.”

“No? It’s not my panic attack?” The pain ebbed as the heat did. It didn’t quite die back down to an ember, but the bitterness receded into something more sour, as the roses in George’s throat wilting into something easier to breathe around.

“Really?” Ugh. Sapnap made a face, and George made a face right back. “Okay, sure. Let’s just get to Mexican L’Manberg.” He turned away, but kept one hand tight around George’s wrist to pull him along.

“You are ridiculous,” George told his back, pretending that the sun wasn’t drying his cheeks into a sticky mess. He used his free hand to rub at his goggles. He tugged at the tangle of emotions in the resonance, feeling it spool out as they got farther away from Dream.

Whatever. It didn’t matter that the wilting had turned into the same soupy-bog in his lungs as when Sapnap killed Spirit. George didn’t care about the return of the almost-pneumonia of grief that settled like a fever and made Dream uninterested in the world for days or even taking care of himself. Maybe Dream would feel George’s fury like a fire in turn, and come apologize to bank it.

Tomorrow, probably, because he was so busy with Eret today. Tomorrow, George could get his answers. Demand what Dream was even thinking, and why he was even being this dumb when it made all this wrongness curl about him like a miasma and twist the emotional bleed into something dark.

Dream didn’t come home that night. Or the next. Tomorrow stretched on into the taught, painful pull of a distant resonance, like barbed wire strung between their hearts.

[scottapez]

franmaya honestly interests me more than edgewright at this point.

[stackthedeck]

well I disagree with you about peter and mj cause they are meant to be together and andrew Garfield version needs his version of mj and vise versa.

tell me you've never read a comic without telling me you've never read a comic.

MJ and Peter are not meant to be together in the same way no comic characters are meant to be together, no couple is "endgame" because there is no end to this game. MJ and Peter's relationship should change and shift as long as Marvel Comics continues publishing. MJ is a dynamic character, she affects the narrative and vice versa. A Spider-Man story is only as strong as the supporting cast which is why modern Spider-Man comics have been so ass, all of Peter's friends are gone and MJ is a doll on the shelf.

I'm not trying to be progressive when I say Peter Parker isn't entitled to MJ, I'm saying it because it's good storytelling practice. Seeing Peter and MJ grow closer together despite not being the perfect couple was an engaging story, seeing them fight and break up every other week kept things interesting, even when they were married they had their ups and downs and major disagreements. Conflict means that the relationship stays narratively relevant. There are very few couples in comics that can get away with the happily married thing, and even then, they still change and are always working together as a team. MJ is not Peter's arm candy, she is an active part of his story, she challenges him and forces him to grow

If we want to talk about meant to be together, it was supposed to be Peter and Gwen, they were the classic all-American couple. And like that's coming straight from the writers at the time. They preferred Gwen over MJ as Peter's girlfriend because Gwen was the good girl. It wasn't until after Gwen died that MJ even became a blip on Peter's radar and even then Peter still believes that he would have married Gwen if she hadn't died and this is affirmed every time she comes back in almost any form. And that's not getting into the countless girlfriends Peter had before during and after his relationship with MJ.

MJ was the radical love interest, much of her clothing was inspired by the counter-culture movement of the 60s and 70s, and much of her dialogue and actions were taken directly from 2nd wave feminism. She's the party girl who uses the fun lifestyle to cover up that she's desperately lonely. So to treat her as nothing more than an object, as Peter's reward for being Spider-Man, it's antithetical to her whole character

Listen I ship Peter and MJ in every adaption they're both present in, I ship them in every comic universe, I adore this couple. But it is infuriating to watch current comic writers and comic fans reduce MJ to just Peter's girlfriend because she used to be Peter's friend. When people talk about Paul cucking Peter, it's about what the two men want and not about what MJ is experiencing which is likely stockholm syndrome.

MJ has had so many opportunities to shine as a character both with and without Peter. She doesn't exist to serve him as a character, they are two characters who are paired together because their relationship presents problems that are narratively interesting. When MJ becomes a cardboard cut out of a person, that's when the writers fucked up and they need to break up through something other than demon magic.

Mary Jane Watson is not a prize to be won, she's not Peter's reward for being a hero, she's not just a pin-up cover waiting to happen. She is a complete character that in order to as be interesting as she was in the fucking 70s needs to have narrative agency.

[icewindandboringhorror]

Everytime I face a new character limit on a website that didn't have them before/used to have really long ones... AUGHHhhh the modern social media world was not made for people like me (lovers of details, rambling, elaboration, thorough explanation, and nuance)

[natsudragneelgf]

sorry sorry sorry SORRY I can't stand core 5 Riverdale content that doesn't include Toni like it's core 4 anyway why would you add one singular slot to include Cheryl but not Toni it pisses me off to noooooooo fucking end and I'm not willing to argue about it. Include Toni when you open the core 4 bracket or fucking perish very honestly

[stilldancewithyou]

I keep seeing people saying "I hope they don't make Jeremiah the bad guy" and other things like that. They're not making him "the bad guy", it's a not really a good guy-bad guy situation. I don't think this story has a bad guy. What the 3rd book (and probably the 3rd season) do is show you Jeremiah's flaws and the fact that he isn't a perfect person (because no one is!).

I know we've all agreed Belly has a very biased and idealized view of both boys. Once Belly starts dating Conrad and things start to spiral, the bubble is popped for her and she stops seeing the idealized version of him, but I would also argue she starts to idealize him in the opposite way, forcing herself to try to see him as a "bad" person. I also feel like in the 2nd book/season she starts to compare the brothers in her mind and starts thinking maybe Jere was always the better choice (he would have been a better prom date etc). And the first 2 books/seasons spend a lot of time telling you Jere is a golden retriever, a golden boy, an unrealistically "perfect" guy who is always fun to be around and would never hurt Belly or do any of the things Conrad did. But the thing is, no one is that perfect. And especially not kids who have been through the things the kids in this story have been through (ie Susannah), of course they're all going to make human mistakes. Also we're getting all of this from Belly's point of view, and we need to remember that she has always seen them in the radiant sunshine light of all these magical summers.

The 3rd book is when Belly's Jeremiah bubble is popped and she starts to see all the annoying things he does and his flaws (it's actually kinda funny cause the first chapter is like "oh everything is wonderful with Jere he has been so many of my firsts and I've never had anyone like this" and then in the next chapter she's like "Jere is the most annoying mfer I have ever met and here's all the annoying ass thing he does"). And then the whole cheating thing happens...but they were on break so technically he didn't "cheat" but he should have known better, and then he made it worse by proposing to her.

Anyway all of that is to say they are not making anyone the bad guy, they are not making Jeremiah the bad guy. They are showing he makes human mistakes, is flawed and is also very capable of hurting Belly. Yes, he's a fun golden retriever but golden retrievers also sometimes bite and jump up on you and get into your trash, but it doesn't make him a bad dog. It's not sunshine and flowers 24/7. That's just not how life works.

Also just to be clear- yes, the characters in this story make mistakes and hurt each other and are at times a little bit toxic to each other, but no one does anything irredeemable or unforgivable.

[exopelagic]

WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME BURROWS END WASNT FREE

[bloomfish]

When I was a child I was obsessed with cats after reading warriors and the only thing I wanted in the universe was a cat. My mother wouldn't allow it because she was a. Allergic (valid) b. An animal disliker (not valid) so to prove to her that I would be a responsible cat owner I did so much research and studied cats obsessively, I even drew diagrams of cat anatomy and different systems I would implement around the house to prove I would be a responsible cat owner. I was so dedicated to the feline agenda

I don't know why she never caved and at least got us a hamster or something. I would constantly beg her for a pet, like I would have been happy with any kind of animal even a fish. Unfortunately I was an animal-obsessed child born to an animal averse mother lol. When my brother and I trapped insects she would say in Spanglish "Este es tu pet!" (This is your pet) 😭 and that fills me with rage to this day lmao

To cope I pretended the various animals around the house like a fox or a hedgehog we saw in the garden were my pets. We even had a rat infestation when we lived in London and I considered them my pets, penning my first book entitled "My Rat" which I think my dad still has. I was obsessed with any kind of pet simulator like Nintendogs or neopets or tamagotchis. I think she was worried she'd be saddled with all the responsibility after I got bored which I can understand but also I was so dedicated to my imaginary pets for so many years that I don't think that would have been the case.

[aroaessidhe]

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The Hummingbird Killer

YA thriller set in a closed city run by assassin guilds

2 years after Isabel joined a new guild in exchange for her life, she’s their most notorious killer,

but wants a normal life again & gets a flatmate & library job

….and accidentally gets tangled up in an anti-guild abolitionist movement. unfortunately things just keep getting worse

[tyrantwombat]

LET YOUR DEAF CHARACTERS USE SIGN LANGUAGE YOU FUCKING. COWARDS.

[ryn-holt]

Me: *Sees an indie creator making a music about the Odyssey* Oh no, I hope people don’t get super weird and moralistic, especially in regards to the two female ‘villains’

The Fandom: Omg Odysseus is the most perious uwu smol bean who’s never done anything wrong and I’ll scream if you say anything different

[ambreiiigns]

i . randomly thought abt gojo & geto and my chest started hurting