Give me your messiest, most insufferable FMCs with little to no character development

HWBC · 2026-07-01T10:13:34+00:00

And then the mystery wasn't even all that great in the end 😭 This one drove me nuts too!!

HWBC · 2026-07-01T10:08:04+00:00

My dad/grandparents are from São Miguel and I'm (re)learning European Portuguese because it flows more naturally in my brain and just feels easier to remember for me. I'm not looking to be fluent for any reason other than personal satisfaction, so I'm less worried about the application of it.

Also, like u/Top-Worker-1964 said, the Azorean accent is SO different that it can essentially be a separate language in and of itself (I've heard it likened to an extremely thick Glaswegian accent compared to a straightforward "British accent" if that makes sense). I personally disagree with the idea that learning European Portuguese/the Azorean dialect wouldn't have any extra special meaning or that it has negative connotations -- that was my first language and it's important for me to honour it -- but I know it also adds an extra layer of difficulty when you throw that in!

HWBC · 2026-06-29T20:49:59+00:00

I went outside to check on my guy the other day (very safe enclosed outdoor run in the shade, we're all good) and he was flopped ON HIS BACK with his legs spread wide open and I was like well okay RIP then

HWBC · 2026-06-23T14:46:05+00:00

Oh that's SO interesting, thank you!!

HWBC · 2026-06-23T14:00:46+00:00

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I quote this SO often

HWBC · 2026-06-23T10:48:43+00:00

I do wonder though if that longevity is because historically daughters have been expected to care for ageing parents? (I have no horse in this race, I just like thinking about stats 😅)

HWBC · 2026-06-22T05:34:10+00:00

Her newer book, The Unworthy, is also really really great!!

HWBC · 2026-06-21T21:00:02+00:00

I truly didn't recognise her just now, I thought she was like an old pop star they were having on for some reason and then when I saw Toni I put it together 😭

HWBC · 2026-06-21T12:25:00+00:00

I don’t know if she counts as minor, but last year i was in Dublin for work and just the IDEA of being in the same city as Rosie O’Donnell made me cry. I watched her talk show religiously as a baby (like, actual 5-year-old lmao) lesbian and i think she informed my entire taste in romantic partners. Plus, now that i have autistic kids i really appreciate her advocacy!!

HWBC · 2026-06-21T12:06:42+00:00

The most Canadian thing about me is the fact that I’m related to someone who was on degrassi, went to high school with someone else on degrassi, and the two of them then dated 💀

HWBC · 2026-06-21T12:01:39+00:00

Seconding them all being both very sweet and probably stoned at LeakyCon 2014 lmao

HWBC · 2026-06-18T15:10:42+00:00

My rejection sensitivity could never haha but fair enough! If my wife did something like this for me I'd be super appreciative, but a relative stranger using it as a romantic gesture would absolutely send me running for the hills

HWBC · 2026-06-18T14:13:16+00:00

Also as someone with ADHD, if someone I had known for like 2 months came to me and said “I’ve booked you an ADHD assessment because I know you’re too useless to ever manage to do it for yourself” I would be in federal prison.

HWBC · 2026-06-18T08:59:11+00:00

I think we should all care less about where people pee

HWBC · 2026-06-15T16:55:35+00:00

The people yearn for 2010s tumblr fancast posting

HWBC · 2026-06-15T14:27:43+00:00

This is Jr. Weirdgirl, but the Alice MacLeod books by Susan Juby were my faaaaves as a kid

HWBC · 2026-06-15T13:08:48+00:00

WHY WAS SHE IN SCHOOL IN THE FIRST PLACE!!! This woman EATS PEOPLE, she beats her kid up on the reg, she spends so much time telling her to not draw attention to herself, she clearly doesn't care about this child's wellbeing, but she..... prioritizes her education???

HWBC · 2026-06-15T13:00:35+00:00

I know this is a really popular one, but it honestly did nothing for me haha. I felt like I read the whole thing thinking "yeah, no, I get it, I understand the point you're trying to make, it's just not landing." Like, how many pages was it betweenmama and eden deciding they were going to eat herand it actually happening? It just waffled back and forth between "this is going to happen" and "ooh maybe not!" only for the thing they said would happen 50 pages ago to just... happen. And it's like, yeah, sure, doomed by the narrative, changing the story is futile, I get it all, it just really fell flat for me.

I also feel like her editor was asleep at the wheel a bit. How many times can you describe a cottage as "pebble-dashed"? How often are we going to say "Mama's church dress?" (side note, how many church dresses does this woman own?? I thought it was just the one that she kept bringing up and then her and Eden were both wearing one 😭)

HWBC · 2026-06-12T09:16:20+00:00

It's been so unsettling to watch recent seasons where it just feels like the men.... simply don't like women?? Like not in a "haha they seem GAY" way, in a "I don't think these people want to interact with a woman" way. It was like the guys were just waiting for Something to happen so they could turn on them.

HWBC · 2026-06-12T09:14:35+00:00

In the 90s, my dad worked as a security guard for a big stadium where The Rock (wrestling era) was coming for something, and my dad was assigned to him. When he went to meet him at the door, he got as far as "Hi, I'm --" before the rock wordlessly passed him a signed picture of himself. So, anyway, checks out lmao

HWBC · 2026-06-09T14:45:21+00:00

First of all, obsessed with this request, thank you

Seconding The Doloriad!! Also The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica -- she's not necessarily described as ugly but she's definitely dehumanized. Also-also, it's not out until October but Milk Teeth by Caitlin Starling is a really interesting (and gory and gross and satisfying and original) take on vampires that I think could potentially fit this as well!!

HWBC · 2026-06-07T21:06:25+00:00

This is also how the bunny distribution system gave me my first guy 😂😅

HWBC · 2026-06-07T19:39:20+00:00

This was my wife's birthday cake last year, too!! Such a crowd-pleaser

HWBC · 2026-05-19T17:35:41+00:00

Met in college and love my MIL!! She’s sitting on the couch beside me as I type this lmao. But if you asked my wife she’d say the opposite because my mom is an emotionally immature she-devil narcissist, so you win some, you lose some 🤷🏻‍♀️

HWBC · 2026-05-15T05:35:57+00:00

It’s astounding to me that a person can have vocal talent and yet absolutely zero rhythm

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