[ SECRET POST #5926 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5926 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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[A Heist/A Date/In Space with Markiplier and Who Killed Markiplier]



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[Dear Monster]



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[Beanytuesday]



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Notes:

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Assholery is definitely not a substitute for charm, but for some people it can have its own appeal within a fictional context.

The Absolute Nightmare is a character trope I am a total sucker for, and most of the time those characters are assholes, or at least they start out as assholes, to one extent or another. The question for me is, 1. What else are they besides an asshole, 2. Why are they like that?, and most importantly, 3. Is the narrative critical of the character's assholery, or does it mostly glorify the character at the expense of everyone around them?

A lot of asshole characters I enjoyed ten or fifteen years ago would bug the heck out of me now, because at the time I was far more okay with seeing asshole characters who were largely validated by the narrative. These days I still love them, but only if the narrative itself takes a much more nuanced approach to the character.