Since I’m rewriting BWNH (Broken Wings Never Heal) into a dystopian future that I’m pretty sure counts as a satire?? On like America a little (with many metaphors) (like WIS or Alleyway Disease as it’s called now) I needed to redesign the characters, because they’re people now. BUT ALSOOO because I need them to fit the themes better. So first: the original designs (kinda) and after, the new designs!! (With little pockets of lore ooooo)
“Spork? Why do they look like that?” BECAUSE IMPERFECTIONS MAKE US HUMAN🗣️🗣️ OR RATHERR!! There is a unsustainable idea of beauty that people are forced to follow; this idea causes huge insecurities and makes people get cosmetic procedures done that prey on the insecurities that they created. These procedures can cause medical issues down the line, and mutilate the face. “Imperfections” are what makes us humans: big noses, dark skin, small lips, curly hair, acne, eye bags, yellow teeth, etc are ALL “imperfections.” None of these are inherently harmful, if at all. But people find them “ugly” and change them. (As shown in Marlin, in which these were overdone and causes her problems) AND these procedures can be done SHOCKINGLY early (Marlin.) and can result in people hating them down the line, because they got them before they knew what they were doing.
Of course, I mean no ill will to those who HAVE had these done: it’s your body, you can make that choice even if I think it’s a bad idea. If it makes you feel better in your body, I’m glad! Do what makes you happy. It’s simply the fact that people feel the NEED to do this in the first place.
There’s more to this, like the actual book is about humanity in a way, the whole reason it’s so long is to get you attached to these characters, to learn about them, and to care about them, the good and bad. Which I will be emphasizing more in the actual book. I want to make them HUMAN. And humans are flawed. And I want to show that in their designs, they are flawed.
(Finch isn’t as conventionally unattractive bc he is a child- which are born inherently good, and develop “flaws” as life goes on, so he hasn’t had the chance to pick up on these.)
Also there’s some world building in the bands- but that will be explained in the actual story.