Alas, poor Yorick. RIP that guy, Horatio

Real thing that changed how i write: I started asking "what does this character think is wrong with them" and separately "what is actually wrong with them." Those two things are almost never the same. She thinks she's too much. She's actually terrified of being too little. He thinks he's bad at commitment. He's actually just never met someone he trusted enough. The gap between their diagnosis of themselves and the real thing, that's your character arc right there. you don't have to explain it. just write both.

for real tho it feels exhausting that ive seen this whole "woman should be allowed to abstain from X beauty standard" -> "i perform X beauty standard, am i evil? do you think im evil? please forgive me i came up with a dozen excuses 🥺" since like 2015 (and i know its been going on longer than that) like girl thats not the poiiiiint

look me in the eyes. repeat after me. "i face societal pressure to perform this beauty standard. i should not face that pressure. i conform to this standard. i am rewarded for performing to this standard. i need to respect women who do not perform this standard. this is not about whether or not i am a sinner for wearing makeup."

"ingredients you can pronounce" i can pronounce anything

medieval troubadour gets isekaied into early 1970s england but ends up blending in perfectly with the local prog rock scene

I’m gonna fuck your mom until she gets citizenship into scissor city

I need to hang out with someone outside of my family I swear I'm going crazy.

ominously looming over you

My liege, I beg thee request my sword, I am at thine beck and call.

friend who went to bed is a type of dead wife

oh this is your favorite character? awesome choice, i love that guy. i booked an appointment with a therapist for you,