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“I wish I could write books to amuse myself, as you can! How delightful it must be to write books after one’s own taste instead of reading other people’s! Homemade books must be so nice.”

— George Eliot

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lastoneout

I would like to nominate "You promised" "I know" as one of the most heartbreaking exchanges in the english language

lastoneout

It's about the quiet betrayal, about resignation in place of an apology, the helpess admittance that thing have changed, that they know they promised but they have to break it this time, for whatever reason...

what-iz-life

You deserve a calm love with someone who gives you best friend energy, makes you laugh, and never stops flirting with you. someone who learns your love language just to treat you right and make you feel loved properly.

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gaymemegrave

Hermione Ten. Not my vid passing it around. Its awesome, and now i ship it which is terrible lol

mad-fairytale

Well, that kills me xD

bob-belcher

ROBERT DOWNEY JR as TONY STARK & GWYNETH PALTROW as PEPPER POTTS The Avengers 10 Year Anniversary • May 2012 - May 2022

afterglow-prompts

ten dialogue prompts - 20

“Get over here, being apart of the group means being apart of group hugs.”

“My pants may be down around my ankles, but judging by your blush, I look very attractive in my underwear.”

“I’m sorry for all the stuff I said.” “And the punch to the jaw?” “No, you definitely deserved that.”

“It’s time to take a breather.” “We walked a block, a block!”

“I am nothing if not consistent.” “A consistent pain in my ass.”

“Bad things keep happening to me. It’s like I have bad luck or something.” “No, the reason you have bad luck is because you’re a dumbass.”

“What if we get caught?” “Even better.”

“Damn, I was hoping to see you angry.”

“Shut up and keep twiddling your thumbs.”

“If you want to be my lover, you’ve got to bring me food.”

the-right-writing

How to make a character's death sadder

Don’t have them die of old age after a long, fulfilling life. Many people don’t even think of this as sad (note that this can still work if you have enough of the other factors).

Leave one of their major goals unfinished. The more enthusiastic they are about completing the goal, the sadder.

Give them strong relationships with other characters.

Make them fight against whatever is causing their death. Their ultimate loss is sadder if they struggle.

Kill them in the middle of their character arc.

Don’t describe their funeral in detail. Maybe it’s just me, but I find that long descriptions of funerals kill the sadness.

artistizzyrae

That’s enough Satan’s publisher…

iceb0x

>B)

theirisianprincess

7. If possible, try to kill them off in the middle of the story, so we had time to like them and we will have time to let the loss settle in.

8. Also, place surviving characters in a situation where having the deceased person there would help them get out. You can choose whether you will point this fact out or if you want the audience to make the connection themselves.

thehellspawnhero-deactivated202

peachdoxie

9. Make them die by sacrificing themselves to save someone they love from a danger created by the antagonist.

socialjusticeprincesses

based on a few deaths that made me blub like a baby…

10. have their loved one, broken hearted, tell the team to stop fighting because “its over.”

11. have their pet come looking for them.

12. have their loved one perform a popular song at their funeral so it makes the fans cry whenever it’s played.

13. family witnessing the death and/or blaming themselves.

~ Mulan

asbehsam

so… let’s add some frustration to your dear readers’ sadness, shall we?

14. kill the character in the middle of making a joke, smiling, or expressing/experiencing joy/happiness.

15. make the character’s death slow and painful, but make them unable to call out for help even though they can literally see the other characters nearby.

16. after killing the character, have others think the character had betrayed them so they’d always hate them and remember them as traitors and never say nice things about them… Give your readers no chance to have group-therapy with other characters by making them the only ones who know the truth.

17. right before their death, show a side of them nobody has seen. (someone who is always tough and brave being genuinely scared of dying alone; someone who is always laughing being in tears before dying, etc.)

18. make them the only person who knows a big important secret that would help other characters in the story.

19. have them being lied to before dying. (thinking they’ve been betrayed; thinking they weren’t loved; thinking they’ve lost their loved ones, etc)

20. make the character very enthusiastic/passionate about a certain goal, constantly put stress on their goal, have them die unexpectedly before they can reach their goal.

and the best one…

21. have another beloved character kill them–better be a close friend to your character, one that absolutely nobody suspects, one that everyone can’t help but love, one who is always enthusiastic about things and encourages your character. THEN

reveal the truth only later when it’s too late and the a-hole character has already escaped.

have a cowardly character know the truth and never tell anyone else

have another character find out the truth and have them die before revealing it to others.

have the said character ^ not actually die, but go through something so they’d forget the friend of the deceased character is actually an asshole.

This way only your readers will know the truth, thus the frustration would be… most enjoyable for you.

Satan out.

sundownwinter3-blog

22. Don’t kill their body. Kill their mind.

Leave the physical shell walking and talking, but strip out everything that made that person who they were. Make them forget all about their loved ones, themselves, their experiences and past, their skills, and have them have to start over completely from scratch. Physical and mental disabilities bonus points.

And keep them in a place where their loved ones will be taunted every day by a living ghost.