This Is My Son, PS2

None of the foods in my home fulfill my vague and nonspecific cravings so instead I’ll be eating nothing for lunch

I thinkg I had a crush on GLaDOS as a kid

I thunk I still do…………..

been playing disco elysium with some friends and was quietly tickled by how close fiddleford's canon wardrobe is to harry's. So please enjoy this extremely stupid post

the white-green gradient of a freshly chopped spring onion…. c'est magnifique

i never know how to caption these.

The dynamic of AC6 is so funny to me it's just

handler Walter : "babygirl daddy needs you to go out there and kill anyone who owns less than ten billion dollars can you do that for me kitten"

Hound "world's okayest lobotomite" 621:

academic accommodation services should be called kill Yourself and die services

"Well-Rounded" Character Worksheet

Does the character have faults? List them:

Does the character have weaknesses? List them:

Is the character a hero in his/her own story? How?

Can the reader sympathize with the character? What are common human traits that the character portrays?

Does the character make mistakes in the story? List them:

What does the character care about? List them:

What motivates the character? Explain:

Does the character have a fully developed arc? Briefly describe it:

How has the character been shaped by the world you’ve created?

Have you chosen key details to reveal something symbolic about your character?

Does your character have vulnerabilities? List them:

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Character Goals In 3 Steps

Remember kids: For every major character, especially your protagonist, you need to know the following:

What do they want?

What’s in their way?

What are they willing to do to get it?

Recently beta’d a story where the protagonist’s only goals were what was right in front of their face at any given moment, no dreams or aspirations beyond what could be achieved in an evening, and whose wants would flip-flop and contradict each other, leaving them very confusing and frustrating to follow.

Your protagonist needs to have these goals established as quickly as possible, and ideally, every major scene and decision they make should reflect back on that goal, either working toward it or sacrificing gains and having to work backward. This establishes conflict, and, high stakes or low, every story has conflict.

Your side characters, especially the mysterious type, don’t need their hopes and dreams told to the audience with any haste, but you, the author, should still know them so that these characters don’t unintentionally contradict their own desires.

Examples:

A wants to buy this really cool bicycle

But it’s really expensive and they don’t have enough money

So they work odd jobs and sell trinkets in garage sales and make a lemonade stand, counting up their coins with each sale

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B is secretly in love with C

But C is the barista at a coffee shop and possibly only nice as part of their job

So B must find a way to determine if C likes them back, without looking like a fool if they’re wrong, attempting to charm their way into a date

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D just wants to live a normal happy life

But they’re dragged into a whirlwind adventure and are the long-lost heir

They sure don’t want this responsibility and fight hard against it, but eventually realize that their boring, normal life isn’t as satisfying as they thought, and then have to fight for their place in the plot

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E is unhappy in their marriage and wants out

But societal expectations demand they stay put

So ensues E’s journey of self-discovery, and the pressures both internal and external to either leave or see through their commitment