Dark munday questions 1-5
Dark Munday Questions | Accepting
1) Do you prefer writing angst threads over fluff threads?
Yes. Fluff gets boring after a while. I’ve noticed that people tend to stall with fluff and the story doesn’t move hardly at all. The characters tend to just lay around in bed all fucking day talking or doing as little as possible. At least with angst, they’re moving around, having fights, taking through things, and doing stuff they’re not normally shown with fluff-only.
The same can be said about angst though. You get too much going at once and there’s confusion on what the hell’s happening. So, really, I think I’d prefer action/adventure. A good mix of it all with a good plot to keep things going. It’s why I like to have contact with people I’m threading with, that way I know what’s okay to do and what directions work.
2) Do you like horror plots?
Sure do. I get annoyed with a lot of newer horror things though. Just a bunch of screaming and jumpscares half the time. Nothing really going on but being chased through dark alleys and shit like that. Again, give me a plot.
A happened and caused B but C is happening and A is the entire reason why X character is in trouble to begin with while Z character is focused on fixing B and C. So X character needs to get with the fucking program and help Z so they can get through B and C because A doesn’t matter anymore. Their goal is to get to D but let’s see how many road block and potential development points we can stick in this sucker.
3) What is your favorite thing about writing dark plots?
The development. Everyone loves the light and fluffy shit, that’s fine, that’s their preference, but I’ve always enjoyed the darker things because it pulls something out of the muse. Every time I’ve thrown a muse into a dark plot, there’s been information about the character that I’ve not known before come up.
‘But Ripley, you can do that and not have some dark, edgy bullshit happen to your muse.’
Sure I can, but it won’t be nearly as interesting, will it? Throw Luna on to a ship, have the ship be rerouted during the night to freezing waters, have the boat be trapped in meters thick ice and the rest of the crew and passengers have to fight to survive/get the boat free. What can I learn about her then? What can my partner learn about their character? Who got the boat stuck? Are they ever going to get back? What kind of damage/new fears are going to come up as a result?
4) Are there any angsty subjects you won’t write about?
No. Before anyone yells about rape or CSA, I’m a victim of both and I don’t romanticize that kind of shit. Never have before and I never will.
As for Luna herself, I’ll never write her being romantic with Ravus. Not only is there too much negativity between them, they’re also related and I’m not a big fan of Lannister-ing these two. Anything else is fair game, I’ll write it and tag it but I won’t put it under a Read More unless it’s exceptionally violent (think of Hostel scenes, Saw, etc).
5) What is the darkest or scariest plot you’ve ever written?
Darkest was an OC who was assaulted by a villain named Mu. I won’t go into detail about it but It was pretty fucked up, something Tumblr wouldn’t be friendly toward at least. I did have a thread on another blog based on the movie Vile. Been wanting to do that again with my Prompto blog actually.
