TGIF [it’s Sunday :( ]

Canon

Gen: Twilight Sparkle was the main character because she represented the element of friendship—

Xeno, tied up: PLEASE, I JUST WANT TO SEE MY HUSBAND AGAIN!

Gen: I'M NOT DONE!

Gen: And Rainbow Dash was the sporty girl—

everything in this life is temporary. except that fandom hyperfixation from when you were 14. that thang will be with you forever there's no escaping.

God I love this fic. Also this feels like something that just happens in canon lol

Lil side art of the previous post :^]

*cough* canon *cough*

StanXeno are Gen's parents AU but there's a problem with Sengen:

Gen: We discussed this a little and we collectively decided to leave our second name as Ishigami-Asagiri

Stanley: No.

Gen: But why???

Xeno: Yeah, Stanley! Why?

Stanley: Gen's already Asagiri-Snyder-Wingfield. Do you want him to be Ishigami-Asagiri-Snyder-Wingfield now?

Xeno: Oh.

Gen: Well, it doesn't work that way, y'know!

Senku: No-no! He has a point! People already joking about you collecting second names as treasure.

Stanley: And don't get me started on that Ryusui guy.

Gen: Ohhhh.... Wait. Please don't-

Stanley: What will happen if he finally gets that fancy polyamory he wants so bad?

Xeno: That would a catastrophe!

Senku: Yeah. He-he

Gen: Don't you dare! I know what you want to say!!

Senku: What's up, Gen Ishigami-Asagiri-Nanami-Snyder-Wingfield?

Stanley: Pfff-...

Gen: You two are the errible-tay! I can believe you've tried to kill each other during our first trip to America!

Xeno: Oh what found memories. Come to think of it. You and your team was elegant. How did you call yourselfs? Five generals?

Gen: I have a bad feeling about this...

Senku: PFFFFT! HA-HA-HA! Imagine if we all married!? What kind of a second name would that be, aye, mentalist?

Gen: No. Shut up. Shut up right now!

Stanley: siiiiiiign What the matter? You don't like being Ishigami-Asagiri-Nanami-Sayonji-Chrome-Snyder-Wingfield?

Everyone laughs expect from Gen

Gen: I want a divorce. And to be an orphan again

If you guys were on here at 11 years old what would you be posting about

dunno what to caption this. I was looking at my hxh character pinterest boards and snagged some stuff off of there to make these

How to Write a Character

↠ Start with the basics, because obviously. Name. Age. Gender. Maybe even a birthday if you’re feeling fancy. This is step one because, well, your character needs to exist before they can be interesting. But nobody cares if they’re 27 or 37 unless it actually matters to the story.

↠ Looks aren’t everything… but also, describe them. Yes, we know their soul is more important than their hair color, but readers still need something to visualize. Do they have the kind of face that makes babies cry? Do they always look like they just rolled out of bed? Give us details, not just “tall with brown hair.

↠ Personality isn’t just “kind but tough.” For the love of storytelling, give them more than two adjectives. Are they kind, or do they just pretend to be because they hate confrontation? Are they actually tough, or are they just too emotionally repressed to cry in public? Dig deeper.

↠ Backstory = Trauma (usually). Something shaped them. Maybe it was a messy divorce, maybe they were the middle child and never got enough attention, or maybe they once got humiliated in a spelling bee and never recovered. Whatever it is, make it matter to who they are today.

↠ Give them a goal. Preferably a messy one. If your character’s only motivation is to “be happy” or “do their best,” they’re boring. They need a real goal, one that conflicts with who they are, what they believe in, or what they think they deserve. Bonus points if it wrecks them emotionally.

↠ Make them suffer. Yes, I said it. A smooth, easy journey is not a story. Give them obstacles. Rip things away from them. Make them work for what they want. Nobody wants to read about a character who just gets everything handed to them (unless it’s satire, then carry on).

↠ Relationships = Depth. Nobody exists in a vacuum. Who do they love? Who annoys the hell out of them? Who do they have that messy, can’t-live-with-you-can’t-live-without-you tension with? People shape us. So, shape your character through the people in their life.

↠ Give them a voice that actually sounds like them. If all your characters talk the same, you’ve got a problem. Some people ramble, some overthink, some are blunt to the point of being offensive. Let their voice show who they are. You should be able to tell who’s talking without dialogue tags.

↠ If they don’t grow, what’s the point? People change. They learn things, make mistakes, get their hearts broken, and (hopefully) become a little wiser. If your character starts and ends the story as the same exact person, you just wasted everyone’s time.

↠ Flaws. Give. Them. Flaws. Nobody likes a perfect character. Give them something to struggle with, maybe they’re selfish, maybe they push people away, maybe they’re addicted to the thrill of self-destruction (fun!). Make them real. Make them human.

↠ Relatability is key. Your character doesn’t have to be likable, but they do have to be understandable. Readers need to get them, even if they don’t agree with them. If your character never struggles, never doubts, and never screws up, I have bad news: they’re not a character, they’re a mannequin.

↠ You’re never actually done. Characters evolve, not just in the story, but as you write them. If something feels off, fix it. If they feel flat, dig deeper. Keep refining, rewriting, and letting them surprise you. That’s how you create someone who feels real.

Now go forth and write characters that actually make people feel something. And if you need a reminder, just ask yourself: Would I care if this person existed in real life? If the answer is meh, start over.