The thing about character design theory is I really think we shouldn’t just keep reinforcing our “this is what a sneaky and untrustworthy character looks like, this is what a threatening and intimidating character looks like, this is what an innocent character worth protecting looks like, this is what a smart and competent character looks like, this is what a man looks like vs what a woman looks like” conventions like they’re innate human wiring that we tap into scientifically and not like, heavily societal
Oh sorry? you think someone wanted to go up and measure that thing with a fucking yardstick??? just roll on up to the boar the size of a fucking car with some handily-dandily measuring tape? to get an accurate reading on it in fucking centimeters???
there’s this weird thing people fall into online a lot, where people assume that if the [perceived-to-be-inferior] version of [activity] is discouraged then people will, naturally, do [perceived-to-be-superior] version of [activity] instead. When really it’s just as (or more) likely that if [perceived-to-be-inferior] version of [activity] is discouraged people just won’t do it at all.
audiobook listeners are not necessarily people who would otherwise do a lot of traditional reading if audiobooks did not exist, many are people who simply would experience zero books. Booktok romance readers would not necessarily be reading the classics if booktok did not exist, many of them would simply not read. Fanfiction writers would not necessarily be novelists if fanfic wasn’t an option, many would just be people who didn’t write. You know?
The problem with being low support needs is that people mentally autocorrect that to “no support needs” and then proceed to give you absolutely nothing and then get surprised when you implode after six months.
“adventurers are actually more scared of you than you are of them”
“he’s literally just doing what an adventurer is supposed to do”
“do you think they think of us as Giant Adventurers?”
“do you know how many other creatures would be infesting our cave if there were no adventurers?”
“how would you like it if you were bumbling along on your little adventurer day, and some giant dragon thing squished you for the crime of being yourself?”
“y'know, so many dragons are grossed out by them, but i think they’re fascinating! Did you know some adventurers form symbiotic relationships with small monsters? Some of them even do a simplified form of spellcraft! Like, with actual magic and everything!”
“Of course they are swarming your cave, you dolt! You captured a juvenile queen and took it home with you, what did you expect!?”
they should make a version of socializing that doesn’t make you feel like you’re still the weird 12 year old kid that doesn’t know why she’s not normal like the other kids
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