Hmm, my oc valorie is like literally a demon with very little moral compass, so like realistically for their character, some harmful paras would be on the table
but! I don't wanna look like those "it's fiction, bro, it doesn't affect reality" guys because I'm not, and that mentality is like... objectively wrong, and I'm also anti-contact, pro-recovery!!- so if I were to allude to any of my ocs doing that stuff, (for the plot, I want to avoid projecting any fanservicey things onto them), I would like to very clearly state that I don't condone any of those actions, especially when they happen in person. I would like to have an evil freak kinda character WITHOUT blurring the lines of fiction and reality
Does this mean I can just have a super fucked up asshole character with no sustenance or redeeming qualities?? no. I would like to avoid that
But I think I can have a morally bad character like an antagonist without them just being a trauma sponge and having no consequences whatsoever (doesn't even have to be from other chars). I think it's okay to have a purposefully evil character and convey that explicitly, making it clear that you, like, shouldn't be like that, and still have them be likable without excusing or glorifying their actions
How do you guys feel about this? I would like some outside perspective or tips on the matter of making an evil character ethically
