false memories

i’m shit at holding a conversation I’m like the hot potato convo dropper

some weeks I’m practically a ghost like ~oooo woop~ where am I 

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ways to be wicked

we got all the ways to be

guess they lost my invitation

got my own kind of persuasion

looks like this place could use a bit of misbehaviour

bad to the bone with even worse intentions

we’re gonna steal the show

so raise your voices and let’s get it activated

long live havin’ some fun

we take what we want

there’s so many ways to be wicked

wanna try it?

change the way the story’s told

this time the dark is finally getting your attention

we’re wicked by the book and class is back in session

with us evil lives on

mother always knows best

hear her voice in my head

evil is the only real way to win

what’s my name

calling out to lost boys and girls

i’m gettin’ tired of the disrespect

it’s our time, we up next!

they ain’t seen nothing yet!

tell ‘em who’s in charge so they don’t forget

what’s my name?

say it louder!

no one’s gonna stop us soon the world will be ours

all eyes on me, let me see ‘em

i’m the queen of this town

i don’t need to wear no fake crown

the worst is now the best and leaving us here will be their last regret

you know what they say bad girls have all the fun

we always get our way

chillin’ like a villain

let me tell you something you can really trust

everybody’s got a wicked side

i know you think that you can never be like us

watch and learn so you can get it right

you need to drag your feet, you need to nod your head, you need to lean back

you need to not care

you need to not stare

you need a whole lot of help

you wanna be cool? let me show you how

you don’t break the rules i can show you how

once you catch this feeling you’ll be chillin' like a villain 

let us teach you how to disappear

you look like you would lose a fight to an alley cat

gotta be wrong to get it right 'round here

you need to watch your back

you need to slide real smooth, don’t make a sound

if you want it, take it

and if you can’t take it, break it

i’m giving it my best shot

it’s hard being what I’m not

now show us how bad you can be

i ain’t gonna thank you for your help

space between

i didn’t know what you were going through

i thought that you were fine

why did you have to hide?

i didn’t want to let you down but the truth is out

it’s tearing me apart, not listening to my heart

i really had to go

nothing has to change

you can find me in the space between

i’ll never be out of reach 'cause you’re a part of me so you can find me in the space between

you’ll never be alone no matter where you go

be proud of all the scars they make you who you are

i know you have to stay but I’ll never really leave you

no matter where you go we can meet in the space between

there are no words left to say

i know you gotta find your place, but this is not the end

you’re part of who I am even if we’re worlds apart

you’re still in my heart it will always be you and me

it’s going down

let’s get this party started

i swear i’m cold-hearted

there’s no negotiation, i’m not here for debatin’

you need some motivation?

ask yourself how long you think I’ll remain patient

now, let’s all just be smart although for you that must be hard

no one has to come to any harm

don’t try to intimidate, your bark is much worse than your bite

who’s the baddest of them all? i guess we’re finding out tonight

let’s go, bring it on

better give us what we want

peace or war, it’s up to you

the time is running out

you should really watch your mouth

we’re prepared to stand our ground, put your swords up

this is not a conversation

it’s a do-or-die situation

so that’s your big speech, huh? an empty ultimatum?

we don’t have to choose

we don’t have to light the fuse

whatever you do, it’s gonna be a lose-lose

you’re gonna give me a chance?

you and me

looking back at yesterday i thought i gave it everything

there’s so much road ahead of me

i guess i didn’t recognise who we are and all that we can be

sometimes it’s hard to find yourself but it’s worth it in the end

let everyone see it starts with you and me

there’s something special that i’ve learned, it’s together we can change the world

everybody’s got something that they can bring

when you take a look inside yourself, do you wish that you were something else?

who you are is who you need to be

'cause in your heart is where it all begins

we gotta be bold, we gotta be brave

we gotta get loud

you gotta believe

we’ll rise up and shine

i promise we can work this out

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❝ ain’t no one coming t’ help us. ❞

❝ crazy motherfucker. ❞

❝ i want you t’ understand the reality of this situation. ❞

❝ you can feel it, can’t you ? ❞

❝ step forward and keep your hands where i can see ‘em. ❞

❝ god will not let you take me. ❞

❝ sometimes the best thing t’ do, is t’ walk away. ❞

❝ no one is coming t’ save you. ❞

❝ there’s some fresh clothes there. ❞

❝ be careful out there. ❞

❝ help ! i’m bleedin’ out ! ❞ 

❝ what if i told you you could be free from sin ? ❞

❝ you’ve been given a gift. now it remains to be seen whether you choose to embrace it, or to cast it aside. ❞

❝ they want you to be strong. ❞

❝ the lord giveth and the lord taketh. ❞

❝ a nobody from nowhere with nothing. ❞

❝ i’m not angry, but i’m disappointed. ❞

❝ we all need guidance in times like these. ❞

❝ this is the world ? this ?! ❞

❝ i did not ask for this. i was chosen. ❞

❝ i can save you. ❞

❝ i was blind. but now i see. ❞

❝ god is watching us. ❞

❝ it’s your fault. ❞

❝ was it worth it ? ❞ 

❝ we never should’ve been here in the first place. ❞

❝ drive ! drive ! drive! ❞

❝ you’re all i have left now. ❞

❝ we must atone. ❞

❝ i wasn’t scared i was … clear. ❞

❝ cut it out like a cancer and display it, for all to see. ❞

❝ you won’t regret this, i promise. ❞

❝ i know your sin. ❞

❝ your actions have consequences. ❞

❝ say yes. ❞

❝ this world is on the brink. you can feel it in your bones. ❞

❝ train, hunt, kill, sacrifice. ❞

❝ if it were up to me you would’ve been dead a long time ago. ❞

❝ sacrifice the weak. ❞

❝ you must have faith. ❞

❝ gives me a serious hard on. ❞

❝ you got that uh, badass ninja shit goin’ on like you might kill me any second i dig it. ❞

❝ shit man i been prayin’ on this all day man. ❞

❝ fucking global warming. ❞

❝ duct tape fixes everything. except marriages. and a broken home. ❞

❝ i dig y’. you kids still sayin’ that ? ❞

❝ you just cannot go around this world expecting perfection. ❞ 

❝ vaya con dios, asshole. ❞

So I think my favorite type of character isn’t strong characters or weak characters, emotional characters or stoic characters. Instead, its a type which manages to embody all of these at once: the brittle character.

See, most characters, they have levels. Annoy them and they’ll get irritated. Keep irritating them, and they might move into anger. Keep annoying them, and they might snap into outright fury. Same with pain. Hurt them, and they’ll wince. Hurt them more and they might shout, or scream. Where they switch between these levels will vary, of course, but they’ll all be there. Brittle characters are different.

Brittle characters don’t get those levels. Because brittle characters are basically just this raw, emotional, completely open character - the soul of the character, you could even say, surrounded by a shell. A hard shell, to be sure, but a thin one. And maybe some characters have a candied shell on the outside, while others have corrugated aluminum or something, but they all have their shells.

And if you hurt a brittle character, they won’t flinch. They won’t react. They’ll just stand there and take it…and take it…and take it…until suddenly they don’t. Until suddenly that shell shatters - maybe you hit a weak point, or maybe it just couldn’t withstand the pain anymore. And you get the pure essence of who the character is, something that is harder to see in less brittle characters because of all the levels protecting that. There’s none of that here. It’s all or nothing.

It’s so freeing to write the reaction of a brittle character because any action from them is a release from this tight ball of raw vulnerability they’ve become. And, to them, that action isn’t something they can weigh—there’s no “should I?” By the time they’re compelled to act, it’s the only thing they can do. The essence of who they are, as OP says.