Happy Blorbo Blursday,. (～￣▽￣)～ For any OC you intend on developing: how does they handle preparing for and initiating a difficult conversation? How does the conversation itself go? Sending you grand vibes, loads of creative energy, and luck your way. ~~ 🍀🍀🍀 - ✨️ Enc (@enchanted-lightning-aes)
It's a good question! I have a lot of characters but I do feel like they tend to fall into the following camps:
Characters who are not bothered and therefore plow forward with no regard to anyone else: Patrice, Sorchia, Seneria, Hedy, Risaul, etc
Characters who get frustrated and blurt things out without thinking: Larkin, Kyraen, Ivellio, Cynefrith, Anrikas, etc
Characters who overthink and work themselves into a complete tizzy until the situation implodes around them: Mahesha, Izare, Kit, Nyari, Estienne, Felisjyta, etc
Characters who will do basically anything to avoid talking about uncomfortable things: Arywn, Linnet, Wren, Dante, etc
Characters who turn it to their advantage: Ithea, Anthem, Keril, Fenway, Tirzha, etc
While I do have some characters who are thoughtful and considerate (or at least, considered) when approaching difficult topics, it definitely is not the norm. But, my work is highly focused on and driven by relationships between people. If characters were able to discuss things in a constructive way right off the bat, I wouldn't have very much to write about!
While I haven't listed out every single character (nobody would be able to read all that) there definitely is a gender divide in the way that my characters tend to talk about stuff like this.
I really like writing female characters who are ruthless, ambitious, or manipulative! So female characters of mine are more likely to either turn it to their advantage or simply be unbothered and force other people to confront things for their benefit and on their timeline.
My male characters tend to be either softer or more mentally ill or both, so male characters are more likely to avoid talking about things or do it in an uncontrolled way.
It's not 100%, but there are definitely trends ^^
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