Do your characters ever do things you really dislike?

skidiggy 2024-05-12 22:01:52 UTC #21

Ooh, constantly. One of my antagonists is so needlessly cruel and manipulative that I'm ashamed of him. Every time he adds one more miserably mean thing to the heap of crimes he's committed, it makes me all the more glad that I can mete out a suitable punishment for him in the distant future.

A few other characters have habits that I'm not terribly fond of, but it makes them more real, so I left them in the story. They make choices I wouldn't, have preferences I don't share, and pursue goals I would eschew. It helps with making each character unique and distinctive from one another, and not clones of the author.

Leyelle 2024-05-12 22:07:48 UTC #22

I totally agree with this. not everyone of your characters should share your ideals IMO, even if they aren't the villains

xd, I think only one hateable character has a vengeance I MAY exact on them planned

skidiggy 2024-05-12 22:13:42 UTC #23

"Why do you write [bad guy] as such a terrible person?"

"It helps me to not feel too badly when I destroy him in the future."

Leyelle 2024-05-12 22:15:59 UTC #24

Yessss XD.

all I'm saying is that someone may be getting punched in the jaw lol. and it will be so satisfying if it passes the plot point test and makes it into the actual book...

2DLenzy 2024-05-12 22:21:02 UTC #25

Ugh...Public speaking...which Friar does plenty of.
Actually, that's more of a fear/phobia than a dislike. I forget there's a difference.

I also don't like overly-preachy people, which is Friar, but I kinda worry if I'm a little that way myself. Even via words on a screen.

BarBarKetrab 2024-05-12 22:22:12 UTC #26

I guess I just find it kinda funny(?) when a character is a completely unrepentant asshole. I have a few characters like that. The kind who would stab you in the back even after you've fallen in love with them and had a tender moment under the moonlight. And then laugh about it over a beer.

Not to say they don't feel any compassion at all. They do. But here, the backstabbery outweighs any and all altruism.

Black comedy stuff. Quite a few comic strip and early webcomic characters are sorta like this to varying degrees, I've noticed.

Leyelle 2024-06-04 21:55:05 UTC #27

While I can't entirely blame the female lead for this, because it would be understandably uncomfortable to ask people what they're thinking all the time, she has a tendency to assume people's motivations and why they do the things they do. She's not great at reading and understanding people, and these assumptions are often incorrect, and that obviously leads to her forming negative opinions or at least unpleasant ones that could otherwise be avoided if she talked things at.

Leyelle 2024-06-19 00:07:09 UTC #28

Haydee Laye is...not the best at taking constructive criticism. Like I get being upset lady but editors are just here to help us! Her behavior is just ridiculous

Leyelle 2024-07-14 14:39:32 UTC #29

Ayla gets baby handprints ALL over Essence's clothes. its just AWFUL!

Leyelle 2024-08-01 13:45:04 UTC #30

Chili and Texas both let their cat sleep in their beds. It's gross to me. Why would you want to sleep in pet dander and get it all in your hair and on your pajamas (shudders.)

Leyelle 2024-08-21 15:13:26 UTC #31

Mora lies like a lot. Also she straightens her hair, and I don't like the smell of heated hair. Christopher goes for ages without talking to the people around him, which is just an introvert thing, but as an extrovert myself this gets pretty frustrating lol

Leyelle 2024-09-10 15:47:15 UTC #32

Kattar is super finicky about people leaving clothes and stuff around. this isn't a crime, but given that I'm the person who will forever leave clothes laying around, I find this annoying lol.

This is coming up in next week's chapter

supriyashukla2398 2024-09-10 16:13:50 UTC #33

It's My Main Character, Kiet. he stopped Milo's studies and confined him in his mansion. He always tries to control him and Milo is still trying to adjust himself in Kiet's life. That's sad.

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Leyelle 2024-10-01 12:07:41 UTC #34

Alicia has a bad habit of keeping potentially hurtful secrets because she doesn't want people to be hurt, but they'll still be hurt when they find out, so she's just delaying the inevitable