[ SECRET POST #4380 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4380 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

given above anons' responses I'm a little concerned that a lot of people do this. I agree with OP though.

for one, how is actually writing that relevant to the narrative in any sense? the scenarios in which going to take a piss becomes plot relevant are so narrow and specific but if someone makes it work, good job. but those who just write it for "spice" or "humanity," how does it advance the narrative? how does it add anything to the story besides a couple extra unnecessary sentences?

I don't buy the idea that it makes characters seem more human. when I want to see a character's humanity, I want to see them react to things the way fellow humans react - to be sad at sad things, to have problems dealing with their issues, to laugh, to make mistakes. going to the bathroom isn't a touch of humanity, it's a touch of mundanity and I'm not reading fic to read about my sparkle fantasy wizard superheroes being mundane. (ymmv obv given the popularity of mundane as fuck barista AUs) Captain America isn't more like li'l ol' me because he has to take a piss, he's more like me because he grieves and laughs and struggles.

[(Anonymous)]

Are you also baffled by scenes where characters eat or drink? That's mundane, too, I suppose and yet it does occur in many fics. If my characters do mundane things like eat or drink then at some point they'll likely also be sent off scene to use a toilet.

I do understand where you're coming from, though - not everyone likes slices of real life in their fantasy reading - I just happen to be someone who does like it.

[(Anonymous)]

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having characters meet up for lunch or have a drink or something, yeah

going into detail about how they mash food with their teeth or how things go down their throat and going into specific "body functions" about eating or drinking, nah - unless that's part of the plot (someone is starving, someone is drinking to forget, someone is having a drink because their throat is dry due to anxiety or fear, etc.), which is 1000% more likely to be relevant to characters than a random poop break*

*certain types of comedy exempted

[(Anonymous)]

If there's something going on in the scene and people happen to be having lunch, that's normal and natural. But you don't go into extensive detail EVERY time your character eats/drinks or goes to the bathroom. If your story spans more than a a day, that's just too much space dedicated to non essential details.