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Whenever I read or see someone talking about something they think is missing from Arcane plot- or character development-wise, my reaction is always, why? Does it make the story better or does it just make it fit a template better? Does it enhance what's being done with the characters or does it change what's being done with them? Is it relevant to the main arcs and themes?
Like with Sevika, understandably people wanted to see more of her in the latter half of the show. But her presence in the story has always been limited by the extent that it's relevant to Vi or Jinx. The real opportunity to have her have a significant scene again would have been in planning to join the battle with Jinx. And we know that Jinx and Ekko's preparations were cut. Having a little bit that shows Jinx and Ekko how Sevika and Scar have taken charge of things in their absence would have been nice (which is ultimately communicated by the fact that Sevika functions as leader with Scar at Jayce's meeting). But I have the sense that one more scene isn't what most people mean when they say they wanted more for Sevika, they want an on-screen arc. But again, we just don't see what Sevika is up to when it's not relevant to the sisters anyways, so I don't think that was ever in the cards. And imo, the fact that action continues off-screen when it's not part of the main story is actually one of the things that makes Arcane feel like full, rich world.
Or the fact that Vi and Cait made up so quickly. I think changing the way that went down would have significantly altered how the relationship functions as part of their respective character developments.
In act 1, Caitlyn has a very clear moral compass, which she loses after her mother is killed and Piltover is attacked and Ambessa encourages her to focus on revenge. Even though Cait expresses doubts, she keeps going along with Ambessa anyways. It's Vi's return that brings that clarity back to her.
The whole of act 2 Cait has been conceptualizing people from the undercity as monsters, etc. Warwick is the ultimate embodiment of that. And then Vi says, that’s my father and he's worth saving. It's about Cait choosing empathy, but she needed Vi to appear to present that choice to her.
And for Vi to be able to do that, she had to go off on her own and learn that people *can* change, that healing *is* possible, something that she had entirely given up on. She’s in an entirely different place emotionally and mentally than where she was when Cait left her, it doesn't make sense for them to pick up where they left off.
And then Caitlyn lets Jinx go free, basically for Vi.
Their relationship is a catalyst for their individual character development, rather than a story on its own. It's for showing what they want out of life, and who they want to be. And it functions very well for that purpose.
Anyways, every time I see someone say such-and-such was cut and it was bad, I always want to go off about it, and now I have a little bit.
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Someones said this already- surely- but i cant stop thinking about ruis whole “thank you for giving me a chance to change” mentality
Because its super sweet and all but i dont think either him or tsukasa have realized how much tsukasa has changed because of rui
Like- read main story or even early game tsukasa and then read the most recent (eng or jp)
HES CHANGED SO MUCH and its all because rui humbled him- told him that he’d never be a star—because at that rate, he really wouldnt have—in a moment of pain and hurt because tsukasa was being a bitch towards nene, and also possibly because this great opportunity rui wanted to have was turning out to be a lie
Until tsukasa changed
Realized his behavior and worked to better himself, and (lets be honest) practically begs this guy hes known for maybe 2 months (idk how long the main story takes place) to come back and make shows with him because??? Because tsukasa thinks hes just that good of a director? Or maybe its because ruis the one who made him realize his true dream again and what being a “future star” really means
Not to say rui hasnt changed either, him and mizuki talk a bit about it in ena5 and he mentions it a lot,
I think the wonder halloween event might be the best example
Cus the reason i thought of this post is because i was reading tsukasa side story from that event and MAN is he cocky- like annoyingly so- idk why he was (and still is) my favorite /j
But anyway- i remembered just now that the whole plot of that event is rui learning not to hold himself back, which is a big part of his character development imo
On the other hand, ruis impact on tsukasa is less direct
Like i said its because rui first got him to realize his “true feelings” (as the game calls it), but after that its really all on tsukasa—well not quite-
See- a big part of Tsukasa’s character development is his constant realization of- i guess “his place in the world”
For me personally the phoenix edge event is a good example of him acknowledging it- but i realize it actually started way sooner
In the pop in my heart event- he realized that his acting is so far behind these american (or atleast english speaking) actors who can convey feelings through language barriers
Its his “humbling” arc if you will, he realizes just how far he needs to go, and its not that he’s not confident anymore, but that hes more aware of where his talents lie and isnt overconfident
And this is all stuff he learned more on his own- however: rui still helped propel this growth
He realized in the torpe event (on the stage of dazzling lights i believe-) that he had been holding tsukasa back by typecasting him, and decides to give him more diverse roles as well as let wxs do the play torpe in the first place (because as director, it was his final decision)
But after that—and this applies to all of wxs, but mostly nene+tsukasa—he goes and tries to figure out how to keep wxs together while still giving them the chance to grow as actors and not be confined to a stage
And he succeeds, and off wxs goes to improve!
They (and every character in game i feel) have changed and grown so much and its so awesome to see it happen—and its neat how much theyve influenced each other’s change through it all
So yeah— ruikasa(/p or /r idc) have helped each other grow so much and i hate them with a fiery passion /j
#rant yippeee#ive had this drafted for a couple days but i had to make sure it was coherent first lol#was gonna let it rot but someone made a comparison post of past and future and it reminded me so#heres the rant chat /j#project sekai#prsk#pjsk#rui kamishiro#tsukasa tenma#wxs#proseka#tenma tsukasa#wxs rui#wxs tsukasa#ruikasa#/p or /r idc#i ship them but also theyre so aroace lmaoo-#regardless their dynamic is neat#all of wxs is honestly- i could make a separate yap about all of them together cus emurui nenekasa /p dynamics and paralels i love#wonderlands x showtime#ive been hiding my ruikasa brainrot but i do stalk the tag hahaa- woops
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How to write Injuries!
Note this is how to utilize them in your story and not going into the physical details how how to write every type of injury, because that second one would both stretch my medical knowledge and be way too expansive for a tumblr post.
1) Research
Knowing about the malady you are afflicting your character with is important. In the most optimal case this involves talking to an actual medical professional who is well-versed on that type of injury. However, since not all of us have doctors at our beck and call, a few articles from decent sources can suffice. Typically you're going to want these pieces of info:
symptoms (description fodder)
mechanism (how could this injury be sustained?)
level of impairment (know how and to what level the injury would reasonably impair someone. This info might need more digging around than the others)
healing time (know how long it takes to heal from this injury)
treatment (potentially including symptom management)
Having this knowledge will help ground your story in at least a touch of realism. Make sure your symptoms match the injury, make sure the mechanism of the injury is sufficient and just overall makes sense for the injury, don't have someone with a broken leg strolling around like nothing happened, don't have the healing time unexplainably short or long, don't treat shock by trying to cool them off, etc.
A quick note, if you are doing a fantasy/not-real injury or illness you don't get to necessarily skip this step. In fact, imo, it can become even harder since you have to fill in these details yourself. Remember, internal consistency is key.
2) Attach Relevance
You want the injury to matter to the plot or character development. Does the broken leg prevent a character from joining a big battle? Does the flu present an extra challenge to going to their daughter's dance recital? Does being weak or out of the action aggravate their hero complex or self worth issues prompting growth or self-reflection? Does a captive's injuries complicate a rescue mission? Does having their dominant arm injured force a usually brunt force reliant powerhouse to be more creative in their strategies? Does the overpowered character have to rely on their friends/allies more because of a certain injury?
Use the injury to show the level of a character's commitment or mental toughness, use it as an obstacle they have to work around, use it to up the stakes, use it to force them to be vulnerable or else show how unwilling they are to being vulnerable, use it to thwart the main team's perfect plan, use it to push a situation into even more dire straits, use it as an alternative to character death, etc etc. These are just a few ideas, there are numerous different ways you can use different injuries/illnesses in stories. Really think about how it could affect or reveal things about the plot, characters, and relationships.
As always, remember writing advice is highly subjective. Find what works for you. My number one writing advice is always to not take writing advice as hard truths :) happy writing!
#writer tumblr#writeblr#writing tips#writing advice#writing tips and tricks#creative writing#writing#on writing#i still don't know how to tag btw#writing injuries#writing advice is window shopping not a how to
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Gasleak year aside, I want to thank season 4 for giving us as much trobed content as it did. I mean, we got Jeff and Britta referring to them as boyfriends. We got Conventions of Space and Time. We got Basic Human Anatomy. We got the puppet episode and every post ever about it is just "yeah, Abed had a secret and he said he's in love with Troy". It showed that Britta and Troy didnt work as a couple and broke them up. We got "you were out there and you weren't looking for me?". It was trobeds season
#also I'll fully admit that i think s6 is worse than s4 so i dont even hate it as much#but i get that the episodes are still not that great#tbh i think a lot of the s4 episodes could've been good if they were just developed more and didnt have weird character moments#imo several episodes feel more like early drafts than finished episodes#anyway i doubt anyone needs my full review of s4 lmao#nbc community#troy barnes#abed nadir#trobed#community nbc
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Teruko and Yosano should've faced off. I think Yosano should've been posed that question that Atsushi was; that reveal of the "future war" - Teruko went along with Fukuchi out of a mix of indebtedness and being at a loss for what to do. War is all she's known; of course she doesn't know. But Yosano has been to the depths of despair and come back out of it again. She might've faltered at this horrific reminder of her trauma, but when it comes down to it, she saves the lives before her. She fought for a way back to light and life. I just think there could've been a really interesting conflict there. And it would've made Teruko's role much more tragic if she wanted desperately for there to be a third option but just didn't have enough time to sit with it and process what that third option might be before Fyodor made it all go to hell.
Also a fight between them would've been interesting, because Teruko is much physically stronger than Yosano, but Yosano can heal from any physical injury inflicted. However, since we now know Teruko can alter mental age, she could inflict psychological wounds by de-aging her, which would've been a good callback to the horrors of war in her backstory, and also been a nice bit of foreshadowing for Teruko actually being a child.
Teruko eventually allowing Yosano to leave out that door after seeing her resolve would've been a deeply bittersweet and powerful moment, I think, especially in hindsight after her backstory reveal.
#look i love atsushi's response in that scene - it's a wonderful bit of character development for him to choose to walk out that door#i wrote a meta about it even#but it didn't go anywhere. and with teruko being present and having such an impact at the climax of the arc#her tragedy would've hit harder if she'd had literally any moment of relation with a member of the main cast.#also atsushi didn't even really do anything with the info. it was literally just to tell the audience that there was more to the story#his conflict really should've focused solely around sskk's previous failure and akutagawa's sacrifice#and meursault arc should not have been so prevalent. sorry.#either that or they should've kept dazai and fyodor contained and had sigma nikolai and chuuya be the main actors. but whatever#the arc should've been more focused on fukuzawa ranpo yosano fukuchi teruko and tachihara#from the start.#see i actually think the twists are fun and good but man i do wish we actually had the time to sit on them.#the emotional core is there it's just... buried under shock value plot twists. doa arc is a tragedy. let us sit with the tragedy.#fukuchi is a tragic figure by which i don't mean he makes me sad but like. a classical tragic figure. he was doomed from the moment#he went to war.#his desperation to avert another caused him to go hurtling down the path of no return. to hurt his friend ironically because he had#unshakeable faith in him#fukuzawa and fukuchi are the emotional core#the themes are war and desperation.#those only became fully evident at the very end. there was some great set up then the middle became a bit. muddled? to me?#i just think we needed to have picked a few focal characters and stuck with them. imo.#eh ignore me i'm not even really complaining i'm just thinking#bsd#storyrambles#random thoughts
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You know one of the weirdest things about the Toxic side of fandoms I've seen? It's the way they try to treat all shows like they're supposed to be setting examples for the audience.
Take Hazbin Hotel for example. I have seen so many people pulling up a single bad trait that Chaggie or Huskerdust may or may not have and use that as the sole reason why they shouldn't be together at all. Which is so dumb but also bizarre because real life couples have their own good and bad qualities and having one possibly negative aspect about your relationship is more often not a reason you should immediately break up.
But sometimes fans and trolls act like these characters need to be in Disney-style-picture-perfect romance otherwise they're unhealthy and shouldn't be together. Like they seem to be under this really strange idea that all entertainment should be educational for the audience and if they're not setting a good example then it's bad TV.
It's so weird.
#Hazbin Hotel#Chaggie#Huskerdust#Like I've seen so many people#saying Angel is a bad character#because he sexually harrassed Husk.#As if that isn't part of his development and flaws#which is what makes him such a good character imo.#Or people will complain the villains have good traits#as if they're supposed to be one dimensional#when that is exactly what makes a bad character.#I dunno#I think some people never outgrew their childhood story logic#and now the deeper & more complex stuff makes them angry.#Maybe it's just me.#I don't know if any of this made sense#it's just been on my mind for a while and I needed to vent.
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Also finished final season of Enterprise.
As for the last episode, personally, I don't hate it, but it's very VERY underwhelming.
You can tell it got cancelled in the middle of filming and were told they can have 1 final episode to wrap things up and it just didn't work.
Oh well...
#overall#travis deserved more episodes to himself#phlox was phlox (love him)#malcolm was interesting#they couldn't figure out what to do with t'pol and trip's relationship#hoshi had the most character development imo#would've loved to see more of soval's development but alas#and i really wished they expanded on archer and shran's friendship#but at least shran is a girl dad#oh and porthos needed more cheese#star trek#star trek enterprise#st ent#jonathan archer#trip tucker#t'pol#malcolm reed#travis mayweather#hoshi sato#soval#thy'lek shran#jeffrey combs
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i wish garth and cherry weren't reduced to background characters in season 2...they deserved better
#ig they kind of already were in s1 ?? but at least they were in more episodes ??#i loved cherry's arc even if it was short#like it wasn't a lot and she needed more character development for sure but at least we got something#better than garth who didn't even have one episode to develop his character...mans got nothing#anyway i'm sad for both of them bc they have a lot of potential imo
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Finished RER2! I'm happy I finally got to the end, after stopping late into it the first time I played it.
I find it and its predecessor to be really underrated, especially in the story department. It doesn't help that they never developed the massive bombshell that they dropped in the stinger to the true ending, and seeing how 7+8 turned out... I don't think they ever will, and that bums me out.
#Resident Evil#resident evil revelations 2#it has its flaws definitely but I really enjoy it overall#I think bringing Claire back after such a long absence was brilliant. Barry then? even more pronounced an effect bc of how long he was gone#and it introduced Moira who's another one of my faves... I truly wish she would show up again in some capacity#and Alex is such an iconic villain... it's a SIN that she's kinda hidden away in this lowkey title imo!!#(specially since she has an open door to come back considering. you know.)#and imo it has the best utilization of a partner character in any RE game#I played the whole game on my work breaks#I get antsy bringing my systems (switch especially) to work bc there's a lot that could go wrong in the way#but still.#instead of developing new titles they seem to prefer remaking games that don't actually need remakes now so *sigh*
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I've finished all of castlevania last week (not nocturne yet, no spoilers pls) and I'm playing the sotn game on ps4. But god help me I want more castlevania with those characters and rewatching clips ain't doing it. I'm seconds away from finding fanfic and minutes away from writing my own 😭
#i love vampires so much the show was perfect for my tests#it reminded me of my mtg vampire deck lmaoooo#castlevania#my posts#just need more so so badly#and they didnt develop the characters enough in places needed more seasons imo 🤔🤔🤔#castlevania was the best thing ive watched handsdown in at least a year or two
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I know I say this as a confirmed seivarden stan but I would have killed to see her interact with captain hetnys and sword of atagaris. or with basnaaid! can you imagine? all the class stuff gets explored in ancillary mercy from the seivarden/ekalu angle but imo it would possibly have been more fun to watch her have a status showdown with hetnys and figure out how to treat someone similar to awn, especially since breq is constantly wondering how she would treat awn & comparing basnaaid to awn. I just think there was potential for all of those relationships to be messier and more dramatic which is maybe a personal taste thing but still
#not that ekalu isn't sweet but idk#and my other take is that basnaaid should have made some more controversial choices#part of the appeal of awn for me is that breq elevates her so much in her mind but we see her making awful choices#it's just a fun contrast between narration & what's really going on#and you LIKE awn want her to succeed but you can't deny she's committed some atrocities so it just complicates the book in a cool way#there's a lot of focus on side characters in the later books but imo#we either needed more time with them more distinguishing characteristics or fewer of them#i've finally come around on tisarwat though as like. a well developed character whose personality isn't for me#like she's not just there randomly. it's fine
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im actually getting so heated but i’d love to know your opinion on how annoyed people are getting about dennis “successfully monitoring his blood pressure” and actually being in control of his body. like??? huh??
I dunno, I don't really get why it's an issue for so many people personally speaking shsjnfnkhfjd this is like, pretty well established stuff, he's just gotten better at it and is using kratom to achieve it now. I'm jazzed that we're going to get (and have been getting) the Not Just Angry dennis that glenn wanted to play.
#ask ada#im happy for him i wanted a change in dennis and this is a really really great way of going about it imo#like it doesnt change the dynamic with the gang it just sort of#cleanly pushes dennis to be a little more chill with them all while also developing our understanding of him#its a character study ep!#i dont think sunny NEEDS to be bleak and depressing and have them miserable all the time#thats why i dislike a lot of the more recent seasons#i think dennis needed a personal victory#even if its delusional#he can control his rage now. like. good. glenn's sick of going into that headspace hdsjhfjfjf#also like. yeah charlie lost his dad and sobbed in the rain but. s15 ended on a hopeful note and it was BETTER for it#because the gang came together to support him#so like. what is the problem#idk i got everything i wanted and more and i have no complaints#he had to compromise the entire episode and work with the hand he was dealt#its not... dennis having control over his body. its dennis coming to terms with the fact that he needs to step back and relinquish control#he realizes he CAN'T control shit. he can't control his body aging and he can't control other people#and then. he accepts it. and calms the hell down
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this season’s astonishingly mediocre romcoms are making me realize shikimori was waaaaaay better than i originally gave it credit for
#crab watches#various things#tomo-chan is actually alright but the bits are pretty hit or miss since no two characters have THAT much chemistry with each other#i do like tomo and jun together in general#they have a nice dynamic and i dig their backstory (always a sucker for childhood friends)#as for ice guy... lmao a big yikes of a final episode today#overall this was such a soothing series and my main gripe (before today) was just its comedic timing#the bits almost all felt like they were 1.5 to 2 times longer than they needed to be#probably the series could've told the exact same story even with half-length episodes#the pacing of the relationship development was also imo not the best#wish they'd gone the horimiya route of having the couple get together and then just showing the relationship for a while#anyway new main gripe is the random fucking shotacon vibes in the final episode COULD WE NOT HAVE DONE WITHOUT#in hindsight there were warning signs#the first time himuro turned into a kid for magic yuki-onna reasons was actually kind of hilariously cute#like ''oh no the guy who's a yuki-onna descendant got too hot and melted on a company retreat in okinawa and#now he's turned into a kid in front of the colleague he has a crush on'' that's funny#but definitely not a joke worth visiting twice especially since the second visit was less ''funny'' and more ''suggestive''#i will admit that it is reasonable for himuro to get all flustered when falling into a bed with fuyutsuki#even though his body changed into that of a child his mind is unchanged and this is still the woman he's crushing hard on#but tf was she getting flustered for too?? girl that is a child rn??? compose yourself#anyway these tags are getting absurdly long so i guess this is now#parting thoughts
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it’s so funny to have like. A completely different interpretation of a popular pairing in a fandom. Like these characters do not interact in canon and therefore neither of us are really right cause you can interpret both of the characters interacting in reasonable in character ways and come out with 2 wildly different scenarios. I see you people that also think about this ship in wildly different ways than I do. I respect you. I am also mildly afraid to share my opinion on them cause it’s hilarious but also objectively like. The least functional vaguely toxic dynamics.
#I’m just. Thinking about it all still#they’re all objectively so fucked up except maybe character A#but he’s only mildly messed up and still has his own issues and traits we can extrapolate would become prominent interacting with C#Also imo A needs to develop more of a spine but flawed character. I love flawed realistic character#all this to say I don’t think a sweet relationship between A and C would work#My friend coined the term anti-kitchen-table polyamory for them#But like. That’s all heavily based on my own interpretation and trying to invision how they’d interact cause they don’t#so fluffy A and C is just as correct and I have a lot of fun seeing stuff of it it’s sweet to imagine#I’m writing this cause I opinions with nowhere to go#rambling
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#some tag rambles bc im having a bunch of loz thoughts to hey why not do a short lived tag ramble#starting with the bad i have thought more on how i feel totk fucked up its characters and its like. yeah any arcs that are there are bad#zeldas is dogshit all of the sages are just. VERY tell no show and it really doesnt matter and otherwise idk#nothing wrong with a static character but imo with a static character you then have to show more of them#reveal some things. also doesnt really happen. the main speaking cast are also kinda weak in relation to link#they dont really work off of him very well bc hes… not treated like a character. hes just some virtuous everyman in the story#so theres no actual chemistry between him or the other characters bc he isnt treated a character so like. he has almost no chemistry#its all mostly one sided and none of the sages but zelda have any real chemistry with other major characters either#and the major characters zelda has chemistry with barely matter so fuck it. like when ppl talk abt like. loz stories#and ppl talk abt how yeah they arent the best but totk is rlly bad. i dont feel like any other loz stories are baaaaad#not in the same way. but they dont feel as egregiously fumbled. imo its bc of the characters most of them time#ofc story can be strong enough and im not discounting stuff like mm and oots themes and atmosphere and stuff#it seeeems to me the most popular non zelda sage is tulin? but mostly bc hes a sweet kid and thats fine and all but there doesnt seem to#be much else to him hes otherwise kinda unremarkable bc he just doesnt do much else and seems to exists mostly to serve gameplay and plot#botw did it better bc the champions actively had a dynamic and a relationship with link they arent the deepest but they have more substance#botw zelda is arguably the strongest character in botw with a unique personality and genuine relationship to link even if we just see it#in the memories and seeing her warm up to link is cool but imp they fumble it in the ending of her arc and how it kinda contradicts stuff#and in totk they doubled the fuck down on her unlocking her powers for reasons related to link and decided ig shed figure she needs to be#links forever bestie and hypeman and she kinda just revolves around him in a really superficial way and this is the negative extreme#of a character being bolstered by being connected to link. but anyways in loz its the characters that tend to be the strongest points#and the characters with a clear dynamic and relationship to link shine the most. think groose ghirahim ravio midna fi marin linebeck sheik#the list could go on but the characters who get a chance to shine by interacting with the Player Character are the ones who stick out#and ofc they get more screen time but they cant avoid that character development or general character fleshing out bc they are in some way#tied to link and in a sort of way link himself is more fleshed out through how those other characters react to him if that makes sense#i think loz is at its best when a good bit of emphasis and effort is placed on characters and character relationships#and when thise relationships and character are written well ofc this fucking matters too#anyways thats why ph is one of the best we love our character heavy black sheep them ds characters carry so hard and so fucking well mwah
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A fun way imo to develop characters is to look at them and ask, "what does this imply?" This unfortunately only works if you already have a character concept in mind, but it's always been useful for me when I need to create some interiority for a character who feels a little flat.
As previously stated, literally all you're doing is looking at a character and performing a rudimentary analysis of them based on what you've already developed. A good example of this is my character Mordred, who early on in his development was conceived of as a sickly looking teenager wearing a full suit and bowtie. This is because I thought there was a lot of potential in this image. "What kind of teenager goes to school everyday wearing a full suit and bowtie?" Probably a kid who takes himself very seriously and has some interest in looking "polished" -- perhaps he even views himself above his peers for how he dresses. And, how might this visual extend to other aspects of him? Is he always someone who goes against the grain? Does he actually have an interest in men's wear, or is this a symbolic image for how he stands against his peers? I bet he has strong opinions on society. Did he buy the suit himself, or did his mom buy it, because one or the other also implies some stuff about the nature of their relationship, if his mother is supportive of his oddness or not, etc. etc. etc. A lot of stuff that you can find out, just from looking at one small aspect of a character! The same kind of process can spiral from anything - a character's actions, a character's thoughts, their beliefs, a line they say, a face they make, a hobby they have... all can be a good starting point for developing them further and figuring out more about them.
In a similar vein, I know that people recommend filling out character charts and stuff, but usually I find it more useful to think of a character in terms of a "scenario" or a "description" than in terms of their traits. "This character is smart" vs. "This characters complains to the teacher when the test has a question that isn't in the book" ; "This person is stubborn" vs. "This is the kind of person who'd rather starve than order food if they said they weren't hungry." Figuring out a character through something like this gives me a specific image of how they might act in a story as opposed to more broadly-described traits. Being as I tend to think up characters with story ideas and scenarios, it's much more helpful for me! "Ah, but how do you do this, Gert?" Easy: you stare at a wall for multiple hours until you have a revelation about a character. This is surely what everyone is capable of [nodding sagely]
#wow im rereading this and this advice is really bad. anyway [posts]#i also generally think of characters in terms of their role in a story/develop them in conjunction with a plot#which makes like 90% of online character development advice worthless to me :(
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