“-would you like to live with your soul in the grave?”
Recently been reading Wuthering Heights (aka ‘everyone is a terrible human being except maybe Hareton’) did a little sketch of my version of Heathcliff based on the book
style guide / outfits thing for mystery inc as they are in my ao3 fic now that i can see your face, i can stand up to anything, an AU fic where the mystery begins is set in an alternate 1969. as such i wanted to have some looks in mind to refer to for the characters…
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I find it kinda odd how people talk about writing “flawed” characters like the flaws are an afterthought
Like “cool cool we’ve got this perfect hero now to just sprinkle on some Irritability and Trust Issues then microwave for 6 minutes on high until Done”
But I’ve personally found it feels a lot more useful to just… think of the flaws as the Good Traits except bad this time
The protagonist is loyal? Maybe that means they have a hard time recognizing toxic relationships and are easily manipulated by those they want to trust
The hero is compassionate? Maybe they work too hard and overextend themselves trying to help people and then they refuse to ask for help when they need it themselves for fear of burdening others
They’re dedicated to their ideals? Maybe they’re also too stubborn to know when to quit and they have trouble apologizing for their mistakes
If they’re creative, they can also be flighty. If they’re confident, they can be arrogant. If they’re brave, they might be reckless. If they’re smart, they could be condescending. Protective can become controlling, and someone who’s carefree could very well also be emotionally distant
In my opinion, the best “flaws” aren’t just added on afterwards. The best flaws are baked in deep, ‘cause they’re really just virtues turned upside down
Messing with Double Trouble's hair some more.
Alcohol markers on paper.
❝Когда вы читаете, не пытайтесь угадывать, что думает автор. Думайте сами.❞
— «Dead Poets Society», dir.: Peter Weir, 1989.
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