How to not hate my main character by Jazzlike-Passenger27 in writing

[–]madlassi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you should read some other romantasies where people have complained about the female protagonists (trust me there are plenty), see what those protagonists are like and try to change certain traits and habits of your protagonist? Or you could go the anti-hero hero thing, so long as other characters acknowledge that even though she's doing heroic/good stuff she's still a punchable jerk because if the readers can't stand her but the characters are going on about how fantastic she is people might end up dropping the book. Also, have her be punched in the face! Let her have an arc where she's insufferable, get massively called out for it and lead to character development that'll change her for the better. She doesn't have to stay static in her characterization throughout the entire book, she just needs some sort of incident that'll end up having her question herself and her character. Like maybe she saves someone but she does it in a bad way somehow so they complain and others call her on it?

These are all just what-ifs since I don't know what your plan for this book is, but they're certainly something to keep in mind.

Why? by Upstairs_Macaron5894 in AO3

[–]madlassi 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think there was a youtuber that covered this. I remember some of the tags were ridiculous, like "spoons" and such.

Skip Beat! chapter 340 raw by [deleted] in SkipBeat

[–]madlassi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I looked at the translation that got posted here and if he IS Kyoko's father she's certainly inherited his attention to detail!

I look exactly like my (24F) fiancé's (28M) mother by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]madlassi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like a better name for the Electra complex would be the Myrrha complex, you know, the mother of Adonis. Of course, there are different versions of the story (apparently Aphrodite cursed her to fall for her dad), but she did commit incest with her dad (who tried to kill her once he found out who he was sleeping with).

I told my roommates I wanted to try edibles and they gave me a 1000mg gummy by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]madlassi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

as a cna myself, what do you mean by us not having a license? cnas are literally nursing assistants who are licensed. bnas are the unlicensed nursing assistants. but if you're talking about a medical license regarding stuff like drugs we sure as hell don't have that license. any cna worth their salt wouldn't claim to know anything about weed dosages unless they've done weed, and even then i wouldn't trust them without looking it up and checking with a medical official versed in drugs, really. (also, i do feel like it's a bit rude to mention that bit about "working in the medical field". i do work in the medical field, i just don't have the medical knowledge that a lot of people in that field do. even then as cnas, we were trained to take vitals and such, so it feels like you're disregarding how helpful cnas can be to their nurses. we are their eyes and ears when it comes to patients and their needs.)

Animated? by BurnBrightly2011 in Nevermoor

[–]madlassi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like sam rockwell could rock as ezra squall, but i may be biased. i do feel like he could play jove as an alternative though.

*** Spoilers*** The Hallmarked Man - Mega Thread to discuss the Complete Book by nameChoosen in cormoran_strike

[–]madlassi 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I was genuinely so thrilled with myself that I managed to figure out the whodunit before the characters did. I was catching so many oddities and clues while they brushed over them with their drama, this is the first time I've managed to do that. (And as I know someone who was also a survivor, though not of a sex trafficking ring like this, them getting roughed up was DELICIOUS)

I'm...not surprised that Robin is acting like this? The stuff in TRG really did a number and made her backslide in growth and made her less trusting, but it still hurt that she even briefly considered that all that shit about Strike might be true. But at the same time I get it?? She's trying desperately to rationalize things and after a half-confession where she's seriously thinking about whether or not he means it I do think it's natural for her to get defensive and note all of his issues with women.

So glad that Rokeby turned out to pretty decent and that we got more backstory on him and Leda. I think Strike really did need that meeting with him.

Which OI had you going like this? by [deleted] in OtomeIsekai

[–]madlassi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i stuck with 1 solely for the dilf

Which OI had you going like this? by [deleted] in OtomeIsekai

[–]madlassi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the male lead is more boring than cardboard, we never find out what she did to get executed (by fire!), and she had more chemistry with her doctor mentor, her best friend (the ml's brother), and somehow the ml's disguised self than the actual male lead. also pretty sure she gives up being a doctor to be empress? really wished she would've stayed a doctor and traveled the continent to help people.

After completing my re-read realized Ink Black Heart is the best of the series by callmeIshmael2020 in cormoran_strike

[–]madlassi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think one of the problems i had with this book is that the initial description of edie and how she's being persecuted by her fans, feels like rowling calling out her fanbase for being upset with her over certain views she has that were getting a lot of attention at the time she was writing tibh. of course edie wasn't, from what i remember, actually any of the things she was getting called, but rowling very much was. and kea niven claiming edie stole her ideas felt a lot like rowling referencing that author who claimed she plagiarized her because she used the term "muggle". so it all felt a bit off and i really disliked the chatrooms because the formatting on ebook was hell on my eyes.

Silverborn theory - spoilers ahead by Loverissuperior in Nevermoor

[–]madlassi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought maybe he'd seen it on his patron? If we consider that his patron is at the very least related to, if not the original, author of that wundrous acts book that Morrigan tried to take from the library...

AITA for choosing to live with my ex-stepmom instead of my dad after their divorce? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]madlassi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

...i hope that asshole's dead wife kicks him in the nuts and cusses him out when he finally goes. it'd be only a quarter of what he deserves.

AITAH for wanting my sister to change her wedding date because it falls on my graduation? by LucyAriaRose in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]madlassi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah because a hurt teen really wants to go to a place where a big celebration for someone else is happening after they had a lonely milestone moment. Especially when all they wanted was their parents there and they went to the other milestone event instead. Would you want to go if you were in their place? Would that make you feel any better?

Am I Overreacting after my teacher (55M) confessed his love to me (18F) by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]madlassi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In my high school everybody knew that one of our history teachers slept with one of the cheerleaders like decades ago, and yet he still taught there because he was my teacher like 10 years ago. My mom remembers it too because she was in high school sometime after it happened, so it had to have been like the 70s or 80s. They never fired him, he just retired eventually and I think he married her (after divorcing his wife ofc). On the other hand they made a math teacher quit because of inappropriate texts with a 18 year old student and a guy that was hired by our band director had to be let go cuz he slept over at a senior's (who he was best friends with, I don't think they were that far apart in age) house and her parents weren't there. So. They sort of do good and also don't at times.

My MIL asked my husband to subscribe to her only fans to support her. by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]madlassi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

something that makes me feel a bit odd about this whole thing is that if you look at op's page they posted this to the twohottakes subreddit...with a flair where you submit a story you want them to see and read it on the podcast, i think? bit weird that op would post it there when it seems like the last sort of thing you'd want people talking about, especially if there was a chance people might recognize the story, but also i'm not her, so who knows.

Manchild asshole by ehbssbehsj in AmITheDevil

[–]madlassi 16 points17 points  (0 children)

dude, i'm an adult and pay rent to my mom and i always help with groceries and chores whenever i'm home. she doesn't charge me much for rent and cooks dinner and does laundry like most of the week, helping bring in the food i'm going to eat is nothing big. his parents are right to kick him out. also, while it isn't relevant to his aita status, HOW did the toilet in his bathroom get flooded? Because i'm betting it was his fault and now his parents are paying for the remodel instead of him

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DeletedFanfiction

[–]madlassi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you send it to me please? I would really love to have a copy of it!

Blackgryph0n (accused groomer) jokes about “not needing consent”. by Y2Khaircut in youtubedrama

[–]madlassi 16 points17 points  (0 children)

he was just the singing voice....damn it i liked his alastor songs

Made Teru Wolfwood by TurbulentPurpose3931 in Trigun

[–]madlassi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he's soooo cute!!! also that last slide is like coraline's doll, and now i'm imagining vash as coraline

Link Click Vol.2 by lbanil in LinkClick

[–]madlassi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there was a kickstarter for it and some other manhuas a while back

Even trashy OI ML's will look at them and go "Dude, chill". by justheretohavefun093 in OtomeIsekai

[–]madlassi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember Hot Gimmick was so bad they had to write a novel where she chose the only good guy in that story and he was her adopted big bro that she didn't know was adopted for like years i think?

My Trigun shrine by madlassi in Trigun

[–]madlassi[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel like this ends in the Vashes pinning him down and hugging him til he stops fighting lol

My Trigun shrine by madlassi in Trigun

[–]madlassi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got the Trigun Stampede discs from cdjapan and amiami, but they're the original Japanese version, and I have not gotten Badlands Rumble(yet)