Loki’s aesthetic is correct, but he didn’t quite have me in a chokehold the way some animated tumblr sexymen did. lol

show me a morally reprehensible male character in formal wear with a stupid hat or whatever, and I’m cooked I’m done it’s over for me

Happy birthday! I hope you had a good (or at least tolerable) day.

Leliana. I’ve never romanced her, but she’s very cool, and I enjoy her character arc over the series.

To be fair, it’s been just me & the host at both of the public writing sessions I went to. 😅

Same. It’s kind of a fake it til you make it mindset.

Step 1: be insane
Step 2: don’t give up
Step 3: ?????
Step 4: success

Hasn’t failed me yet, and I somehow still have the motivation to keep making things.

putting them in traumatizing life or death situations that push their emotional & physical limits 😅

Angsty scenes are the most fun for me to write. 😅

I call the romance dynamic in Sidetracked “idiots to lovers”.

confused normie girl who can’t drive & has a complex about her undecided college major
x
weird, depressed AuDHD guy who can drive but is homeless & cries when kissed

Yeah, it’s kinda contrary to genre conventions for a lot of urban fantasy & paranormal/shifter romance. I blame anime/manga influence & the compulsive desire to keep my characters grounded in reality despite the fantasy elements & also appealing to my personal tastes. I like weird loser MCs. 😅