BTS saved people’s lives. They took those people who had nothing left, who were hurting, who though they they would soon draw their last breath, who were trying to draw their last breath, they took those people and gently helped them up, dusted them off, looked into their eyes and said,

 “I’m here, we’re all here. And maybe it is not okay right now, maybe it doesn’t feel great right now, and that’s okay. You can be sad, you can be hurt, but I will help you get better. Use me to help you get better.” 

And the fact that some people hate on them and their fans because “international army’s can’t understand them” or because the boys “look like girls” or hate on them because they just simply don’t like them. 

Please, please, listen to me. You don’t have to listen to their music, you don’t have to like them. But, please, don’t hate on seven boys who have worked themselves to the last bone in their body just to help people love themselves. Don’t hate on people who only want others to be happy. 

The members of BTS try their best to learn english to communicate with Army’s, and they appreciate and love every single one of their fans, never failing to compliment a woman’s hijab. They accept and love every single one of their fans, no matter their sex, gender, religion, sexuality, ethnicity, skin colour etc. 

Seven young men have made me happy enough to realise that, hey, maybe life is worth living. That maybe I should keep trying and I should keep going. Please do not try to take that away from me or them or any other army’s out there. 

Please stop with the hate. It doesn’t help anybody, it just hurts people. It doesn’t matter if maybe at the moment I can’t understand what they’re saying. I can see the emotion and the actions, and later the subtitles. 

Listening to BTS’ music helps many people, and hearing their moving speeches and motivational words makes me want to keep going. They know and understand what some feel, and always make sure others know they are not alone.

Please, I love BTS. Let me love BTS. Let others love BTS, without any hate. Let BTS sing, let them feel, let them live without hate. 

Adolescence witnesses the development of the prefrontal region of the brain, the part that involves thinking and judgement. That means, the teenager now develops their own ideas and defines them.

Adolescence may be regarded as the transition stage from the Innocence of childhood to the Experience of adulthood. Teenagers begin to see the world in a different perspective and see through some of its workings. But this is the time when they have barely achieved anything, in terms of skills, abilities or personality. And so, the never-ending strife to reach their fullest potential and establish themselves begin.

This is about how teenagers with an extreme regard for the self and the desire to control have the potential to be significantly affected by the story of Death Note (especially because it falls in the Shōnen category of anime). Now, I am not of the opinion that children should be left in the illusionary world of fairy-tales (in fact, I think poetic-justice should never be introduced to kids at all, but that is for a different discussion). Nor am I accusing Death Note for its bleak depiction of power and justice (I fangirl over how true it is to reality).

This is about how rebellious teens may develop megalomania in the context of Death Note.

Firstly, what is Megalomania?

It is a mental disorder characterized by an excessive, painful increase in attention to one’s own person.

This disease is a delusional type of self-awareness and personality behaviour expressed by an extreme degree of overestimation of one’s importance, fame, popularity, wealth, power, genius, political influence, and even omnipotence. “Megalomania” originates from the Greek “μεγαλο” – very large or exaggerated, and “μανία” – passion, insanity.

So, megalomania is a kind of mental disorder when one tends to overestimate their own abilities and possibilities.

In Death Note, protagonist Light Yagami is introduced to us as a top student holding an apathetic disgust towards the “rotten” world as well as bored out of his mind. He already knows how terrible the world really is. And there is not anything he or anyone can do to change it. In that way, one might say that Light has already achieved the Experience which requires one to realise the nature of reality.

Teenagers, in their process of disregarding the societal norms, hold their own recently developing opinion in high regard. They come to realise that the monster under the bed is very real. And there is no escaping it. It only depends on whether you fight it, or let it tame you. Being controlled, being subdued are not ideal situations for a raging teenager.

They begin to see the world as Light already saw it in the first episode of the anime. But actually, they are yet to settle down on the realisation that there is little that can be done in order to improve the situation.

All boredom of Light dissolves once he realises that the Death Note actually works. We watch the rays of the rising sun dramatically light up(no pun intended) his person as he declares in front of Shinigami Ryuk that he will be the God of the New World.

Teenagers, fuelled by hot blood, are bent upon changing the ways of the world, regarding the failures of others to do the same thing as inefficient or not well thought out. Thus, they, like Light, take up the responsibility to be the harbinger of justice and strive towards their goal. Herein lies the key for impact: when one begins to empathize with this fictional self-proclaimed God, the one to be known as “Kira”.

We see megalomania in Light himself once he successfully wipes out Naomi from his path. This proved to be the turning point when the previously confident Light was on the verge of getting exposed. All his manipulations had failed as Naomi, very cleverly, kept her real name a secret. Regardless of his desperation, Light’s cunning helps him once again as he cold bloodedly performs another act of lie. Naomi falls for it and he dramatically declares himself to be Kira.

Light basks in control and power as Naomi walks away towards her own death. He relishes in his success and realises that he has the potential to do anything that he wants. Because he is the one with the true potential to pass righteous judgement.

This scene itself, where all viewers sit with bated breath, has the ability to exhibit that you can achieve whatever you want, as long as you have the brains for it. The adolescent mind, overcome with the sheer power of intelligence that Light displays against someone standing in his path, might see it as an (I dare to use the term) inspiration.

Even when L was up close and there was no way for Light to escape, the latter was able to devise a plan which involved his own amnesia. Seemingly fool-proof, reliant and absolutely successful. Victory assured. And L’s death too.

As a teen who takes up responsibilities, one soon realises that the system of justice is not white. Corruption is everywhere. And so are the whims of those in authority. It doesn’t take a teen much time to realise (especially if things don’t go according to their plan) that depending on others would not really pay well. Their ideals, self-image and thought process are all in conflict and contrast with the society.

The system is not reliable.

Crime pays very often.

Safety is not ensured.

Danger is lurking everywhere.

At a time of fiery rebellion against all kinds of fear and oppression, societal or political, Light Yagami’s methods and ideas seem valid enough.

The story,however, progresses to show that power, in fact, breeds corruption of the self as well. To Light, the end becomes so important that he disregards the vice he employs in his means. He manipulates Misa who loved him. He considers killing his sister if her rescue fails. While his father is on the death bed, all he cares about is Mello’s name in the notebook.

But “world’s greatest detective” L is quite vocal in pointing out what exactly caused him to suspect Light Yagami in the first place. This exposes Light’s mistakes which includes creating an image of the too-perfect and very-common civilian as well as using people as mere tools.

“Killing is not so easy as the innocent believe.” Said Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince).

The active teen who is new and eager in the business of bringing about “positive” change thinks that Light Yagami’s individual mistakes are enough to learn from. Sure. They would be careful to not commit the same if they are to hide certain things. The active teen is yet to go through disillusionment and realise that in each individual’s life, various factors affect various events differently. What led to the exposure and end of Kira may not play a part in another’s failure.

As was Light blinded by power, so is the teenager to prove and establish themselves.

robert pattinson, without an inch of effort:

(based on things that yours truly notices as an editor-in-training. This list is in no way complete, and will probably be added to as I continue to find repeated mistakes) 

Dialogue

Use beats in your dialogue to break it up. Even “said” can make a very effective beat between lines. 

(No beats: “It’s not lethal. Just highly dangerous with a good chance of being mutilated.” // Beats: “It’s not lethal,” he said. “Just highly dangerous with a good chance of being mutilated.”)

Note how the break allows a bit of a pause for ~dramatic effect 

thinking of dialogue, use punctuation and distinct speech patterns! “Life, uh, finds a way.” is an iconic line anyway, but Jeff Goldblum’s signature verbal tic gives it character. 

It’s okay if characters stutter. Don’t let the condemnation of stuttering characters as “cringey” in fanfic put you off. (and on that note, fuck cringe culture. Seriously. It saps all the fun out of creativity and fun is important.)

Start! A! New! Line! Whenever! Someone! New! Speaks!!

DO NOT FEAR THE WORD “SAID” 

Setting & Blocking

 Use the landscape and settings around your character, and always, always remember a scene’s blocking. Where is everything in relation to your characters? Have you left someone holding a coffee cup for the last three scenes? Did you lose a character somewhere along the way? 

using the contents of a scene is also great for fight sequences. 

Similarly, large character casts are hard to keep track of so don’t be afraid to break them up. Sending someone off somewhere else can create some nifty little subplots. 

Keep a personal note of how time passes. Trust me, it’s incredibly helpful to you as a writer and also for future readers. 

Characters

Character growth does not have to be positive. Sometimes characters fail or suffer or get their motivations twisted up, and they finish the book as a villain rather than a hero. 

All that matters is that a character changes throughout the plot in a way that readers can see; the sort of change they go through is entirely up to you. 

scrap the idea that someone has to deserve a redemption arc. They probably don’t deserve it, which is the whole point. So don’t be afraid to make your villains seem completely irredeemable. 

and you don’t need to redeem your antagonists in order to make them complex, sympathetic villains, anyway. Sometimes people get so stuck in their beliefs that they can’t see another way and it goes too far. Not everyone comes back from that. 

Also, motivations and goals can absolutely change. That’s okay. You just need to have something that drives your character so that your readers are rooting for them. 

Protagonists don’t need to be heroic. How you define the protagonists and antagonists in your story is based entirely on the morality in your story-world, NOT the moral ideas in the real world. What counts as a complex protagonist in a world torn apart by biological warfare will be very different than one living in our world. 

Prose & Grammar

simple prose is just fine and you don’t need to fluff it up for pretty quotes.

Remember to vary your sentence structures and length. Start smaller and build it up, drawing your reader’s attention. 

“And” and “But” are very valid sentence starters that are great for communicating the tone of internal narrative. You’re allowed to tweak grammar if that’s helpful for telling the story, it just needs to be accessible. Test out what you’ve written on other people. 

The way he smiles with his dimples showing

The way he loves nature and enjoys simple things in life 

The way he tries his best to cheer us up and cheer up his member too

The way he is such a philosopher

The way he makes music like he is simply breathing

The way he writes lyrics that hit hard

The way he can relate to millions and sum up the life of many in one word and comfort them with one song

The way he struggles himself but never gives up

The way he inspires so many to be better and is so supportive

The way he gets shy after he acts cute

The way he became a leader at such a young age and choose BTS over a solo career. He shares the happiness and joy with everyone but keeps the tears for himself.

The way he needed help but decided to help others

The way he is so unselfish and loving

The way he so big and tall but loves cute and small things

The way he gets second-hand embarrassment all the time because of BTS but that just makes him love them even more

The way he dances like nobody sees

The way he writes long letters that not many understand but does his best to express his feelings (Cr tr twt btstranslation7)

The way he starts always an awards speech by thanking ARMY

The way he loves BTS so much but is done with them so much yet this just tightens their bond

The way he is so goofy at times

The way he enjoys little things in life and does weird things like eat raw sugar

The way he can’t cook to save his life

The way he chooses his words wisely

The way he loves books and is a real intellectual

The way he gave up a secure path for BTS and ended up more successful

The way he calls Jungkook ‘our kid’

The way from his face to his body he is perfect but some dared to call him ugly

The way he was dissed again and again but ended up succeeding and proving them wrong like he promised

The way he gets so proud when a member does this or that

The way he works so hard so that other members can shine too when in a foreign country (Cr tweet yslgguk)

The way no one returns his handshakes but he keeps trying

He is a wise man who had to grow up before many and mature before everyone. He and still has many responsibilities. He seems like a superhero to many but he is only human. He struggles and still tries to fight life, accept it and love himself. He learned from his mistake each time but people kept bashing him for the past. But he just kept becoming a better version of himself. If I can add something I will say, It’s such a shame only one Kim Namjoon was born into this world. Because a human being like that is not rare but unique. 

Today marks this amazing person’s birthday. He received much hate in the past and even hated himself in the past. But let’s make today a happy day and send him good wishes. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIM NAMJOON AKA BTS’  LEADER RM

-Kim Namjoon 2019

Take for example the very first season’s extended promo that aired in the UK. Known by many Padalecki enthusiasts as the boner promo for Jared’s obvious… uh… enthusiasm about the proceedings, it starts out with the standard Supernatural set up: the boys chilling in a generic abandoned house. Right from the opening shot, it looks like they maybe just had a fight. Perhaps they were playing an intense game of gay chicken that went a step too far and got confusing: 

Then out of nowhere, Sam gets groped by a ghost:

See what I mean? ENTHUSIASTIC. Dean is presumably still hanging out over by the wall on the other side of the room divider watching. It’s not voyeuristic or weird for one brother to watch another get felt up by a spirit, is it? Nah. But then she disappears abruptly and after some mutual sexy glowering, Dean heads in Sam’s direction perhaps to help him curb that enthusiasm:

No idea what the network was trying to say here but I LIKE IT VERY MUCH. 

Then you have season 6 promo photo shoot. Once again, it features brothers smoldering in a filthy flophouse.  

Sam’s knowing little smirk. The way he’s sitting with his legs spread wide. The fact that they have their hands resting right around the crotchal region in almost every picture. The prominently featured mattress. Really, CW? REALLY??

And finally just to prove they are still capable of providing us with wonderful confusingly sexual promos, we have season 12′s sizzle reel. 

Because why not make sexy eyes at your brother while pulling out your -ahem- sword? And if he reciprocates by whipping his own (larger) sword out, the least you can do is express how impressed you are, right?