characters have to be a little bit awful in ways that you cant defend. its good for the ecosystem. your honor he did do that. He did in fact do that
things to ask yourself when designing a female character:
- how much blood is she covered in
- are her eyes filled with madness
- can she rip things to shreds with her fingernails
If someone accused your character of "not being human", what would they respond/think?
You're trying not to tell him you love him, and you're trying to choke down the feeling, and you're trembling, but he reaches over and he touches you, like a prayer for which no words exist, and you feel your heart taking root in your body, like you've discovered something you don't even have a name for.
Can your OC sing?
characters who dig themselves out of their graves (whether literal or metaphorical) are at the top of the list. nothing beats a character who should have died but didn't and comes back to haunt their own life and the world around them, benevolent or violent it doesn't matter, it's enthralling either way
'Revenge is bad' to YOU. i love when a character destroys everyone who wronged them. i love when they get to bite and maim and tear and rip and scratch and kill. Sorry ur catholic about it but i'm different
the feminine urge to have a deep rage inside of you that doesn’t go away
it’s about the person who thinks they’re inherently violent choosing to be gentle with the person they love