[ SECRET POST #2291 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2291 ⌋

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Comments

Re: forgive me OP, for using this to jumpstart a discussion

[silverau]

I think this might be better in the GC. But I'll answer anyway.

For me it's if they have an interesting or entertaining personality. As long as they have a well-developed personality I'll probably like the character, but I only get really squee-ish if the personality is... unique in some way.

Like, a really cunning con artist where every once-in-a-while you think she's about to repent of her wrongdoings but then it turns out to be another trick. Or, a girl who is loud and brazen and tough and reckless but also incredibly eccentric and nerdy. And I tend to squee over "tough with a hidden soft side" in general A LOT, but only if the character is well-developed beyond that archetype, especially if they have some kind of internal conflict about expressing their feelings. And, uh... basically any really bizarre character makes me squee.

I also tend to like characters more when they're part of a really close-knit friendship duo or trio. And also tragic backstories. Those always get to me.

Re: forgive me OP, for using this to jumpstart a discussion

[(Anonymous)]

You like tragic backstories? Oh whew. Wonderful because this work has a truck load of them :)

In this work I have two huuuge and very dysfunctional families so..yeah. Also...I sorta liked the idea of giving a lot of the characters a skeleton or two in their closet , so the protagonists are least likely to appear "special" for it. You know...avoiding the whole "special snowflake" thing.
(also the mechanics of a dysfunctional family are just...oddly compelling and fascinating for me to write about.)

But *ahem* I enjoy toughies with a hidden soft spot as well, or just what I consider 'reasonably controlled tsunderes'. I'm wary of Tsundere types because of how I've seen them played out in other media, sometimes so much to the point where the stop seeming like Tsunderes and start just seeming like "female abusers". But I like a good tsundere. The one I wrote in my work is more verbal snark than physical rage, because in her lifetime she's seen a few examples of what wonton violence can do (friends with abusive parents). But there are a few occasions where she dishes out some punches. Like challenging a guy to fight her because she found out he had been a bully to a younger guy because he had a grudge against the younger guy's parents (also did I mention she something of a street fighter...yeah).

There's another character who I put in because it seemed interesting to me, a double agent sort of girl -who's also quite a lady and somewhat 'feminine'. She puts on an act as a shy sensitive girl in public with her 'family' but is really good at masking her emotions. She also is a protective sister-for her older brother who has a habit of dating tough, pushy, and abusive women.

Re: forgive me OP, for using this to jumpstart a discussion

[silverau]

I can be wary of tsunderes, too. In some cases I like them, but when it's overdone (even without physical violence and just yelling) it's kind of like... geez, quit being a jerk for no reason. When I say "tough with a hidden soft side" I meant more like... tough against enemies and not taking anyone's crap, but when it comes to the targets of their (not necessarily romantic) affection, it's more like... they don't really show their affection in blatant ways, but don't go out of their way to be mean all the time, either. And when they do act mean (since everyone does, sometimes) they should actually feel guilty about it.

Anyway, your characters sound cool. Good luck with your story. :D

Re: forgive me OP, for using this to jumpstart a discussion

[(Anonymous)]

Ahh Okay.

Thanks!