PSA for fanfic writers
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PSA for fanfic writers
The Chloe Bourgeois Problem
(Warning: I talk about season 6 but I don’t think this spoils the episode that much)
I genuinely think “Queen of the Dreadzone” perfectly exposes one of the biggest problems with how Miraculous has handled Chloé Bourgeois for years now: the show no longer treats her like a real character. She’s a caricature.
Not a person with motivations, contradictions, emotional damage, or even coherent villainy. Just a walking billboard screaming “THIS GIRL IS IRREDEEMABLE BTW.” And the episode repeats it over and over and over again like the writers are terrified the audience might still have sympathy for her.
What makes it frustrating is that the episode itself accidentally highlights why people *do* still care about Chloé. Because underneath all the exaggerated evil nonsense, the actual situation she’s in is deeply sad. Her mother and this weird new older brother figure are both adults who are blatantly exploiting this CHILD for attention, influence, and power. Audrey literally treats her own daughter like an object whose only value is finally being “useful.” Chloé is a child being emotionally manipulated by every adult around her, yet the framing of the episode expects us to hate her instead of recognizing how horrific that dynamic actually is.
The episode constantly pauses to remind viewers that Chloé is hated, unwanted, pathetic, stupid, irredeemable, alone. It’s excessive to the point where it becomes uncomfortable because it stops feeling organic. We already understood her downfall seasons ago. Why does the show keep insisting on humiliating her?
Especially because Miraculous already made its decision about Chloé back in season 5. They made her a political caricature, turned her into an absurd dictator figure, and completely burned down any realistic path toward redemption. Fine. That ship has sailed. But if the writers were going to commit to making her a villain permanently, why strip away every interesting part of her character in the process?
That’s the thing that bothers me most: Chloé is not allowed complexity anymore.
Early Chloé worked because she was cruel *and* insecure. Entitled *and* desperate for affection. She was emotionally stunted, deeply lonely, obsessed with validation, and constantly trying to imitate the toxic behavior modeled by Audrey. None of this excused her actions, but it made her understandable. Her dynamic with Ladybug, her desperate need to feel special, and her moments of genuine vulnerability gave the audience something compelling to latch onto. Even people who didn’t want a redemption arc could still acknowledge that there was an actual person there.
Now she’s written like a parody of herself.
Every scene in “Queen of the Dreadzone” goes out of its way to make her not just evil, but ridiculous. She can’t simply be manipulative or dangerous; she also has to be stupid, loud, incompetent, emotionally flat, and constantly mocked by the narrative itself. Compare that to someone like Lila, who the show treats with actual narrative respect. Lila gets to be calculating, composed, intimidating, and intelligent. Chloé, meanwhile, is reduced to comic relief evil. The writers seem determined to erase the possibility that she was ever nuanced in the first place.
And honestly? That’s a way less interesting direction.
A failed redemption arc could have been fascinating if the show had actually committed to exploring the complexity of that. Imagine if Chloé becoming someone genuinely dangerous and important to the overarching narrative after her failed redemption arc. That would have been tragic. That would have preserved the emotional themes tied to her character while still allowing her to become a villain.
Instead, the show treats her like a joke.
What makes it worse is how every adult in her life contributes to her destruction while escaping accountability themselves. Audrey emotionally abuses and humiliates her daughter for years. André consistently fails to parent her, enables her behavior, then eventually abandons her emotionally and publicly denounces her. And somehow he still gets framed as sympathetic because he redirects all his care and emotional stability toward Zoé, a child who essentially functions as a narrative replacement for the daughter he gave up on.
That dynamic is honestly one of the bleakest parts of Chloé’s storyline.
The show keeps insisting Chloé was “born bad,” but almost every aspect of her behavior can be traced back to neglect, emotional abandonment, toxic role models, and conditional love. Again, that doesn’t excuse what she’s done. But the series refusing to engage with that reality while simultaneously showcasing it onscreen creates this bizarre disconnect where the narrative wants us to condemn her without actually thinking critically about how she became this way.
And that’s why episodes like “Queen of the Dreadzone” feel so frustrating for a lot of fans. Not because people desperately need Chloé redeemed, but because the show itself refuses to treat her with narrative honesty anymore. She isn’t written like a human being allowed to fail. She’s written like a target.
Which is ironic, because the harder the show tries to convince the audience that Chloé is nothing more than an evil caricature, the more obvious it becomes that there was once a genuinely compelling character underneath all of this.
With all of this said, please writers if you’re not gonna do anything interesting with Chloe, just let her go 💀
still working on stuff including an art for a friend and ml stuff, but a veeeeeeery quick dnd character i made for a one-shot an irl is gonna run. this is shanna, she's a beastmaster ranger, i've never played a ranger before but i really really wanted to try. i'm kind of obsessed with her?
You can only reblog this today.
what reading "apparently sir Cameron needs to die" has been like for me so far
touch starvation
too scared to ask for affection
testing the waters with “casual” brushes
“please, don’t go…”
meeting a naturally physically affectionate person and being thrown for a loop
freezing up when receiving physical affection and not knowing how to react
being uncomfortable when they do receive affection
seeking out hobbies associated with physical contact (dancing, wrestling, …)
watching someone hug and feeling envy
taking long, hot showers to simulate touch
hugging self in bed to self soothe
trying to replace human affection with animal companions
learning to ask for hugs and cuddles
once they feel comfortable with it, they become insatiable for touch
(is also sometimes called “skin hunger” and i just think that’s sick)
(Whumpuary 2026, Day 29: Touch Starved)
Not enough is done with the touch avoidant touch starved people. It seems counterintuitive, but it's a sort of self defense mechanism. Touch so long denied that they self delude into thinking it isn't desirable, so they won't miss it. This is not to be confused with people who are just not touchy and comfortable that way. In order to sell this writing you need to give the reader proper clues and cues. It can be such a ride though, seeing a drowning person declare they hate life preservers.
That post that's like "stop writing characters who talk like they're trying to get a good grade in therapy" really blew the door wide open for me about how common it's become for a character's emotional intelligence to not be taken into consideration when writing conflict. I remember the first time I went to therapy I had such a hard time even identifying what I was feeling, let alone had the language to explain it to someone else. Of course there are plenty of people who've never been to therapy a day in their life who are in tune to their emotions. But even they would have some trouble expressing themselves sometimes. You have to take into account there are plenty of people who are uncomfortable expressing themselves and people who think they're not allowed to feel certain ways. It also makes for more interesting conflict to have characters with different levels of understanding.
i think people have gotten out of the habit of writing characters being untruthful unless they're evil. sometimes people just lie, or they believe and repeat things that aren't true. people just do not and often Can not tell the absolute truth about themselves all the time even during heated and climactic moments. why are you writing everyone being absolutely honest about their feelings!!
A character shown to be very self-aware and emotionally intelligent having a failure of that when under pressure or in conflict is incredibly dramatic. A lapse into previous maladaptive behavior is especially effective on me, because it is so believable, because I have been to therapy for ages and this STILL happens to me regularly. I have a character who is 47, has been in therapy for years, is doing really good, is aware of his weak points, is extremely honest. I get the genuine pleasure of putting him through shit that will ruin that. You can have your heavily-therapized characters AND conflict. Don't be afraid to break them. Let them have challenges that they fail. It's realistic, and it gives you somewhere to go.
Some redesigns!! I was getting SO mad at the show the other night during a rewatch of If You Can't Beat'em because I- and I cannot stress this enough- hate the girl's purses!!! So this redesign set is based entirely around the theme of their *purses*
Auriana gets a cute lil shark mini backpack, it shows that she's cutesy and can be pretty out there and less serious than everyone else, and shows a pretty direct line to wanting more earthlike stuff around her all the time, all the time, all the time. It's very practical in that it can go on her back and it's zipped shut so she can do wild stuff, but it's also still cute and distinct. She's the only princess whose back is always pretty visible, so her backpack takes up that real estate.
Talia gets a bit bigger purse than either of them, something she can carry a laptop or a book in, something that doesn't zip closed so she has to be very careful about it. However, it's got cute colors and adds something bright to her wardrobe, and the pattern is pretty close to something that shows where earth is similar to xeris, an argyle pattern. It's cute but it fits her needs, and can be worn on her shoulder or crossbody.
Iris has a very bright kind of gimicky purse that pulls in her gardening hobby, and holds the *least* out of all the girls. She's closest to home so she's always close to what she needs, and it's crossbody so she can get into the weird shenanigans she always gets into. While it holds the least, those house keys, single chapstick, micro bottles of hand sanitizer and lotion, her phone, lockpicking set, and gardening gloves have gotten her through everything.
Sleepover fits!!! My half of an art collab with @praxinasshanila to give the team some better pajamas. My favorite by a landslide is Missy!!!
I cannot believe there's absolutely no way to watch free shows and movies anymore, there are too many paid streaming platforms and pirating websites have viruses and ads preventing you from watching it uninterrupted((.)) id rather follow the rules and purchase media moving forward because it is too inconvenient. Seriously, free and no ads or viruses with 1080p streaming is DEAD.
Exactly! It's freaking annoying when I want to watch movies but I would have to subscribe to like 24 different services . Just to watch the shows that I like.
Oh and wouldn’t it be nice for cartoons? Just anything animated. I just wanna stream things without getting conned. Must I be cartoonless forever?
i like using streaming apps but there are waaaay too many and they're all stealing my data .i wish there was a secure and organized way to have millions of shows and movies available one one app. but alas. we've truly gone full circle back to cable + now it spies on you. its a real shame. i dont want to fill my device storage with tons of boring and stupid cash grabs.
i know, it's so annoying for everything to be paid nowadays, especially movies and tv shows. it would be perfect if i could watch them without getting infected by some virus or some shit. i'm fine with ads, they gotta run themselves somehow, but i want to watch stuff and .live! if they have to use different domains i'm okay with that too, because free media is .top dog either way.
for mobile users, it especially sucks, because you can't just use websites and you have to not only pay, but you have to download a billion apps just to find what the thing you wanna watch is on. it doesn't help that the streaming services take up...so much space. so much.
for anyone in the UK, needing to access discord and unable or unwilling to provide an ID:
cannot vouch for this personally but copyable vers for anyone who needs it:
Object.values(webpackChunkdiscord_app.push([[Symbol()],{},r=>r.c])).find(x => x?.exports?.default?._proto_?.getCurrentUser).exports.default.getCurrentUser().ageVerificationStatus = 3;
Tested this with a VPN set to the uk and turning a channel in my personal test-discord nsfw. Before code:
CTRL+SHIFT+i does not initially work, you need to turn on developer tools:
In this guide, you'll learn how to open the Discord console (also known as the developer console), use it, and why is it not opening.
^the article does use the wrong quotes, use this: "DANGEROUS_ENABLE_DEVTOOLS_ONLY_ENABLE_IF_YOU_KNOW_WHAT_YOURE_DOING": true
Paste this above "ChromiumSwitches":
Then go to console, type "allow pasting", press enter, and paste the below text (@pokemonheartgold used one _ too litle on either side):
Object.values(webpackChunkdiscord_app.push([[Symbol()],{},r=>r.c])).find(x=>x?.exports?.default?.__proto__?.getCurrentUser).exports.default.getCurrentUser().ageVerificationStatus = 3;
Click away from the channel, back into it, press continue, voila:
^as you can see it took a few tries to get the code right
Close devtools, possibly remove the line of code from settings.json again, done!
This is correct.
Perhaps, this is what it feels like to have a brother?
Vamplings🦇
How to Fix Underwriting
1. Slow down at emotionally important moments.
Big emotions need space to land. If a scene feels rushed, pause the plot briefly to show how the moment affects the character.
2. Add reactions, not explanations.
Instead of explaining what a character feels, show it through physical responses, hesitation, or small actions that reveal emotion naturally.
3. Ground every scene in the senses.
If a scene feels thin, add one or two sensory details—sound, texture, smell, or temperature—to make the moment feel lived-in.
4. Let thoughts interrupt action.
A line of internal thought can deepen a scene without slowing it too much. Thoughts show stakes, fear, longing, or conflict beneath the action.
5. Expand consequences, not events.
You don’t need more things to happen—you need to show what matters. Focus on how events change relationships, decisions, or self-perception.
6. Strengthen setting where emotion peaks.
The environment should echo or contrast the emotion of the scene. Setting is not decoration—it’s emotional reinforcement.
7. Add specific details instead of general ones.
Underwriting often relies on vague language. Swap “they argued” for one sharp line of dialogue or a specific breaking point.
8. Let dialogue breathe.
Short dialogue exchanges without pauses can feel flat. Add beats—silence, gestures, interruptions—to give the conversation weight.
9. Show transitions between scenes.
If scenes jump too quickly, readers feel disoriented. A brief transition helps establish time, mood, and emotional continuity.
10. Clarify stakes early in the scene.
If readers don’t know what can be lost, scenes feel empty. Make sure the character wants something specific and fears losing it.
11. Use the “what are they feeling right now?” check.
After each major beat, ask what emotion is dominant in that moment. If it’s missing on the page, the scene is likely underwritten.
12. Expand scenes that feel “too clean.”
If a scene resolves too neatly or quickly, it probably needs more tension. Messy emotions and unresolved feelings add depth.
i think my ability to draw men is back
i think my ability to draw men is back
Attention every artists!!
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personally? i enjoy being a fan of characters who have done Wrong. i like when a character is not a perfect victim, has hurt people, has transgressed, has done bad things. sometimes its nice to feel the sting yknow? and to recognize that a character is not a flawless perfect victim, but is deserving of understanding and compassion anyway. a lot of people in fandom refuse to let go of moral absolutism and its... rough.
great now name a female character you feel this way about in the next 30 seconds or another hostage dies