The (Musical) Joy of Villainy Alive (Jekyll & Hyde) Tonight I’ll plunder heaven blind/ Steal from all the gods!Tonight I’ll take from all mankind/ Conquer all the odds!And I feel I’ll live on forever/ With Satan himself by my side![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Addressing people as “friend” or “my friend” in the manner of two warriors attending the same victory banquet: we are having a positive, convivial interaction, and I am feeling well disposed and positively toward you and want you to know[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m really glad I’m not the only one who feels that way, anon. Thanks for reaching out, it means a lot. 🤝 context link
dodobro: shadowy-dumbo-octopus: unclothed-i-shall-return: ardatli: sunhatred: Do you guys remember how kidnap fantasies were popular on wattpad because young girls and queer teens were both made to feel shame at the thought of their own sexualities, so the fantasy of being[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
kentoangel: controversial but if you are going to give that man a happy trail, might as well give him some chest hair. some armpit hair. arm hair. leg hair
whump-in-the-closet: when a powerful figure is reduced to kneeling. when the lord is forced to bow. when the exile stumbles into an unwelcoming bar. when the “beast” is chained by their horns. when a god is dragged behind their enemy’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
souldagger: souldagger: souldagger: i love when characters don’t get to die this is about villains/antagonists/general horrible people who finally face up to what they’ve done. especially if they try to pull the good ole “Dramatically Does One Good Thing To[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My absolute favorite kind of mentor and protege relationship is when the mentor absolutely cares about their protege and wants them to succeed –but they are passing on lessons that are just so, so incredibly toxic and harmful, fully believing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
characters who have had their individuality suppressed finally learning to express themselves. 😭
I’m going to be brutally, bluntly honest and vulnerable for a moment. I don’t have any positive familial connections. I don’t have any mothers or fathers, or sisters or brothers or aunts or uncles or cousins who were supportive, or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
cemeterything: can’t stop thinking about how the “convinced to return for one last job” trope is a kind of resurrection. digging up a restless corpse that maybe should have stayed buried.
me, pointing to the man who is the most doomed by the narrative ever: “That one, I want that one, I love him!”
It’s really, really annoying when non-gangster focused but crime adjacent media, or media invoking organized crime tropes, decides to put in a second string mook who’s a big, kinda of slow, cheerful thug with a wide chest and a nice[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
rhinozilla: You know what I’m a slut for? When a character visibly drops a ruse. Like, the way their face changes the moment they give up a facade and reveal themselves. This applies to revealing love, apathy, anger, evil intent.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
tlirsgender: Do you think hauntings can go both ways. Like, if a ghost is a dead person who can’t move on, what is an alive person who can’t let go of someone dead? Grief as a form of haunting. Dragging[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
catfoodsminmo: i love u characters who are victims who don’t show things in a way that’s appealing i love u characters whos trauma leaves them with anger issues, with violence issues, with issues with connection and trust and being truthful[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
tragedykery: the best characters are ones that suffer from a chronic case of Dramatic Cunt Syndrome
really, deeply in love with the term “hatchet man” for someone’s personal killer. It’s evocative. It’s personal. It’s a euphemism, but not a delicate one. “my hatchet man.” “i’m his hatchet man.” 😳😳😳😳 — hatchet man (plural hatchet men) A[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🤝 hell yes! Don’t get me wrong– mind control can be fun in certain settings. But what I really prefer is *corruption*. The slow creeping and decay of morals as you become more and more entangled with someone that your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
stale cigarettes, cheap whiskey, bad aftershave, leather, gun oil, sweat and a more than a trace of blood. The ideal smell of romance.
the absolute vibes of “I’m a fan of your work” when the work in question is violence and/or death. <33333
ash-rigby: art of a monster/nonhuman character crouched over and protecting their injured human partner or friend and visibly consumed by feral rage at whoever did this extra points if said rage is otherwise out of character for them
Character who was never taught to speak the language of softness. They were only taught the language of blood and fire. Still, they love. They express that love the only way they know how.
the-overanalyst: it’s always so fascinating and heartbreaking when a character in a story is simultaneously idolized and abused. a chosen prophet destined for martyrdom. a child prodigy forced to grow up too fast. a powerful warrior raised as nothing but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Domme who communicates entirely in facebook wine mom minions memes and forces you to play really bad video games while she laughs at you.
i just really enjoy fiction about mentally ill, emotionally twisted up criminals and obsessive losers finding bright spots of often fucked up joy in their nasty, grimy lives.
oliver-queen-apologist: believe it or not some female characters don’t have to be mothers. some female characters shouldn’t be mothers. some female characters have a history of expressed disinterest in being mothers. some female characters would have to do a complete[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
redstonedust: love characters who are like “this is how the world works. this is how it has to be (because if i’m wrong i have to face what i’ve done // if i’m wrong i have to face whats been[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“I can fix him.” No, but I can walk the same bloody road that he does, day by day, a step behind in his shadow.
brutaliakhoa: think about sibling-centered tragedies too hard and I turn into a mangy dog with rabies
aphel1on: i have such a love for characters who descend into madness or villainy out of deep, deep empathy. characters who fundamentally cannot cope with the cruel realities they find themselves in and blow up about it in spectacular fashion.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
queerical: silver-horse: silver-horse: it’s fascinating that those biphobes compare women liking astarion to women liking legolas and they mention a popular post that says “I never understood why so many straight women are into legolas. what do you think he[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s nothing quite like a character yearning for a relationship that they’ve already long destroyed. Nothing quite as alluring as the idea that maybe the smashed pieces really could be put back together. And this time, this time they think,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
lgbtunis: lgbtunis: more modern viewers rly needs to learn the thousands years old tradition of “hes a cunt and a menace but i want to see what he does next” “I hope he dies. slowly and painfully (affectionate)” has been[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
audarcy: “Crooked, previously-broken nose” is such a hot trait to give your characters. Im begging you to fuck up your characters’ noses
crafty-butch: i think the most fun thing a character can be is a hypocrite. i wanna watch them tie themselves (and their principles) into knots rationalizing their behavior, or give up and embrace their hypocrisy. or, ideally, both
Obsessed with long-form time-travel fix-it fics. There’s absolutely nothing like the power of watching the beaten down hero who’s lost everything to the point beyond saving get the chance to go back and try again. Seeing them return to their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
catfoodsminmo: i love u characters who are victims who don’t show things in a way that’s appealing i love u characters whos trauma leaves them with anger issues, with violence issues, with issues with connection and trust and being truthful[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
renthony: “This villain did nothing wrong” not in a “I do not see my meow-meow’s crimes <3” way, but in a, “villains are still frequently coded as marginalized people fighting the system that marginalized them, and I identify more strongly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
jenlog: marat: marat: i know we joke about cis artists having the weirdest sense of anatomy, but also even when the anatomy is fine, no one seems to want to draw women doing normal things Drawing challenge: draw your favorite[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
jesuschristt-thatsaprettyface: it’s so unbelievably boring seeing discourse about villains getting an “unfair” redemption arc like it’s really not that serious why do you hate fun
writing-prompt-s: “How many people have died to achieve this world domination of yours?” “769.” “…What?” “769 people died to achieve my plans. I counted them, and had each of their names etched on my throne so I never forget what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When people– and especially young women– are attracted to “abusive” and “controlling” and “violent” male characters in fiction– The fantasy is not about being abused, or controlled. The fantasy is about a partner who is devoted to you, who takes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mollyjames: mollyjames: One of my favorite tropes is character with a nasty toxic personality who tries very hard to do the right thing anyway I like my protagonists sad, tired, bitter, fully convinced they will never get the recognition they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🎉 Write characters that you find interesting and compelling. 🎉 Don’t worry about making characters too over the top, or ‘too much’. 🎉 Write characters who want big things. 🎉 Write characters with conflict between what they want and what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
animentality: Queer characters being messy and a lil evil and problematic and bad. Queer characters being broken and unhelpful and hindrances more than helps. Queer characters that are still beautiful and kind and trying their best despite their moral ambiguity.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
imperiousphasmid: Characters who have done bad things but want to change and do better being killed off before they properly get a chance to I think is always going to be my LEAST favorite trope. It makes me so mad!!![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
what-a-bastard: Every day I see fan art for one of my big nosed boys with a little button nose instead and it’s killing me slowly, it takes a day off my life every time, why would you do this to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lester Crest is cool! He’s a snarky, devious hacker, a bank robber, an anti-capitalist assassin puppet-master archetype! But nobody pays attention to him because he’s fat and disabled! 😭 The point of this post is I need to make more[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thevastnessof: obsessed with villains who you just KNOW are aware deep down in their heart that they’ve done something unforgivable, but the only way to never admit that or face the guilt is to keep doing it over and over[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
cemeterything: cemeterything: nothing sluttier than lighting up a cigarette immediately after an absolutely brutal fight and inhaling deeply before exhaling the smoke with a sigh of relief while still disheveled and covered in blood and coming down from the adrenaline[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
theartistichuman: I love you violence I love you descent into madness I love you transformations into an unrecognizable self I love you monsters who were human I love you questioning if I’ve changed or been like this all along I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
versegm: Opposite of “came back wrong” is “stayed exactly the same.” Oh you want so badly to pretend that you have changed. You changed your face, you changed your name, you started leaning into a whole new role, but I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
tinycowboyart: “Suffering builds character”
orcbara: a man with a helmet or mask that he never takes off is infinitely more sexy than an attractive man who sometimes wears a helmet. it’s about the mystery. the mystique. is there nothing under there or a monster[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
dead-pidove-do-not-eat: I love it when a lost kid joins with a villain tbh, I too, am a lost kid and I would commit crimes if it meant hanging out with a mean guy who is nice sometimes and only tolerates[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gotta love a gross middle aged man with the attitude of a tsundere anime girl.
We have 60+ years of comic books exploring exactly how destructive to your health, emotional well-being and personal relationships trying to save the world is. Unfortunately we also have 60+ years of comic books exploring exactly what happens if you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think it is really indicative of what our society considers virtuous that ‘you have been fighting for so long, why don’t you put down your sword and rest’ is so often used in fiction by the villain as a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
noellevanious: character design tip: get his fucking tits out
weakestcreature: making a collection
whumpkinpie: Now this is my favorite shit and wanna see more of it incorporated into the Whump Community™ My only example is a Caretaker losing their shot and Whumpee just rushing in, or vice versa.
toxic masculinity in fiction is so sexy actually. Yes, give me the broken men who can’t relate to their own emotions and only manage to emote in a human way once they’ve broken. Give me the men who keep pushing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
toxic masculinity in fiction is so sexy actually. Yes, give me the broken men who can’t relate to their own emotions and only manage to emote in a human way once they’ve broken. Give me the men who keep pushing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
neuxue: The combination of ‘unnervingly flawless self-control’ with ‘occasional tendency to engage in reckless, dangerous, and borderline self-destructive or death-seeking behaviour’ in a character is SUCH catnip to me darkheart-despairs
neuxue: The combination of ‘unnervingly flawless self-control’ with ‘occasional tendency to engage in reckless, dangerous, and borderline self-destructive or death-seeking behaviour’ in a character is SUCH catnip to me