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I am glad the fandom agrees that Addam is not in the same genre as everybody else

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Let's Get to Know My MC

Layla Emery-Park is the MC of my reboot/rewrite of one of my first novels, The Daughter of Fire and Rain. I created a moldboard and I thought I'd share some fun facts about her to introduce her to everyone!

Layla wants to be a fashion designer, sparked by her love of MyScene, Bratz, Barbie, and Polly Pocket in the early 2000s

Her dad travels a lot and tries to be present via texts and video calls but it's often her and her mom on their own

Her mom runs a coffeehouse on the first floor and they live above the shop in an apartment in the city of Goldwater Harbor (a fictional city somewhere in New England--maybe Massachusetts or Connecticut?)

In order to hone her crafting and sewing skills, Layla has become one of the main costumers for her high school's theatre department and as a result is fairly well-known among that crowd. She always knows a guy who can help her with something when she needs a favor.

This makes her fairly popular in her high school, many students know who she is and like her well enough

She's gathered a bunch of. . . interesting skills through her interest, like metal-working

Her best friend, Sabrina, is her usual model and the two of them dream of entering the fashion industry together when they grow up

Layla still collects fashion dolls and she reads a lot of shoujo manga (her favorite is Fruits Basket, but she is very fond of Nana and Paradise Kiss for very obvious reasons) and plays otome games on her phone

Has always felt a connection to dragons in folklore and mythology. Might have something to do with that birthmark shaped like a dragon that her mom wants her to cover up. . .

Layla is a Sanrio addict whose favorite character is Cinnamoroll and she knows the full lore and is willing to inflict it on unwilling and unknowing passerby

She also loves re-arranging her room and will do so on a whim and when stressed

Her type is brunette nerds and boy is that going to be relevant in-story. . .

Her favorite pastry is the tried and true blueberry muffin

Because of growing up in a coffee shop, she does love sugary coffee concoctions and is always down to try her mom's new stuff

Her birthday is October 17th, making her a Libra! (she does do astrology, I think)

Feel free to ask any questions about Layla, as they help me develop her character a little more!

𝕂𝕒𝕥𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕤 𝔼𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕖𝕟, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕚𝕣𝕝 𝕠𝕟 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖 🔥🏹

She truly is the blueprint for YA protagonists.

I love the Hunger Games so much 😭🧡 These books are incredible and they mean so much to me. I’ve never read any book as many times as these. They’re amazing, and Katniss is such an iconic character 💕

Also it’s been 5 years since Mockingjay Part 2 came out and I am ✨ emotional ✨

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if the hot male ya protagonist doesn’t have a sweet tooth, then what are we even doing?

What happens when I interview for the role of a YA fantasy female protagonist?

This video features:

✨ A basic bitch

✨some crappy editing

✨Some harsh truths

✨ Me poking fun at some T R O P E S

✨ An ending you gotta stay for

Tiny rant Bc I fucking hate her

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Why do people love Feyre Archeon so much? I’ll tell you why. Because she’s the perfect person to live vicariously through. She doesn’t do SHIT through her story that has a lasting impact. She isn’t really even that kind or humble like the book and how she wants us to believe. She has to literally tell us that she’s a ‘badass’ over and over again and doesn’t even do shit to prove it that once again, has a lasting impression. The literal final battle she just sort of watches as shit happens and doesn’t really do anything. I know nothing about her personality or could give you a example off the top of my head that stuck with me. I still however, love her sisters. They have actual flavor to them, and I like how their stories went. Everyone calls Feyre a badass, or they feel so sorry for her for her mental struggles and shit. They excuse her behavior because she was traumatized and what have you, but when Tamlin lashes out and can’t handle his own emotions for the same reason, he’s labeled as total chode. Abuse is not ok in any form, and if the fandom jumped on Tamlins ass for what he did (mind you the unspeakable crime he did was lock her in the house when she’s clearly unstable and be sort of a closed off jerk for a bit. He also destroyed some furniture but I don’t remember Feyre being particularly upset about that.) they should jump on Rhysand for the same thing. He literally took a doped up Feyre around and paraded her though the mountain, THEN sort of forced her into a yearly contract because she had no other choice. Which don’t get me wrong, I love Rhysand I think he’s the best part of the series. But his flaws are his love for bland ass Feyre. While we’re here, let’s address how Feyre literally does not exist without a love interest. She has no motivations beyond one base need in the first book before her love interest is introduced. So let’s look at a few other YA protagonists that are in the same boat.

America singer, the selection:

America is by far the second worst in terms of story. She suffers from YA love. Meaning she usually doesn’t have motivations beyond her love interest. But the key difference here is that she does SOMETHING. Her entire story is super self indulgent and you have to turn off your brain for a bit with some of the politics, but still it’s enjoyable because America feels somewhat grounded in reality. I haven’t re-read the selection in a while but here’s what I remember of her personality. America is sort of a ditz, she says things that she doesn’t mean to say but it ends up working out for her thankfully. But she’s also very kind, and though the story does linger on her biggest gesture of kindness, she sort of backs up that action by doing other small things. (Playful banter with her maids always gets me smiling). She’s also just as emotionally charged as any teenager, and though her moods seem irrational when she gets them, she keeps a level head about it. She exists both to compliment, and outside of her love interests. Infact I don’t remember a lot of time she gets with her eventual fiancé, because she’s busy sort of making a name for herself.

Jude Duarte , The folk of the air series.

Now Jude has a lot more in common with Feyre, they both are humans thrown into the Fey’s courts, and have to navigate their own feelings about a ‘bad fae boy’ while fighting for a place there. The key difference? Jude. Actually. Does. Something. Cardan is a jackass and absolutely everything Rhysand would’ve been had he not been destined to be with vanilla ass Feyre. Jude doesn’t hesitate to call Cardan out, kick his ass, or question his motivations. Infact her childhood upbringing and Cardans actions to her blind her from romance for the most part. Judes character development and it in its entirety exists outside of her romance. Jude is a headstrong, willful person, and I don’t need her telling me that to know.

Linh Cinder, The lunar chronicles.

Cinder herself is a lot in the same retelling vein as Feyre. Cinder being Cinderella obvs. But her romance is not the be all end all of the story. She’s willing to sacrifice what chance she does have with her prince to ensure the safety of a ENTIRE PLANET. Cinder herself is a excellent YA character, she’s thoughtful and actually kind of calculating. She also is able to learn from her mistakes (that she makes frequently) and wastes no time in taking advantage of a opprontunity when she sees it. She also is recklessly selfless, IE going into a quarantine on a hunch just to bring comfort to someone else. But her romance sort of takes a backseat to the main plot, and she never lets what she truely wants get in the way of her wanting the best for the majority.

Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games

Do I need to go on? Ok. Katniss is the PINACLE of the YA ‘chosen one’ girl trope thing. But her romance? It’s like on the back row of a tour bus for her. It’s played up in the movie and mass media consumption, but she’s just trying to survive. She’s a hilariously sarcastic and realistic heroine, even though she describes herself as hard to like and such, she’s still a LOVELY character who I absolutely adore. She isn’t in the games for fame or glory, she’s here for a objectively selfish reason. To save her sister. Anyways I could go on for pages about how much I love Katniss but the point here too is that she struggles with PTSD as well, like Feyre. But she’s again, realistic. And sort of sucks it up and bottles it away so she can like, survive. Where Feyre, and I say this as someone who struggles with PTSD myself, mopes about it. There are days when the flashbacks and terrors make you want to curl up and die, and those days are more often than not. But, you have to suck it up sometime and deal with it later. Katniss does that shit, Feyre does not.

TLDR: Feyre archeon is a shit character

Ps: Theres better smut on the internet.

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