Responding To A Pandemic In The World’s Wealthiest And Most Powerful Nation:

Salem, Massachusetts 17th Century

Minister: Samuel Warren, you’ve been accused of being a witch. Are you guilty?

Samuel: Actually, your excellence, the correct term is Warlock

Minister: What?

Jury: What?

Minister: The name of the devil you serve is Warlock?

Samuel: No, the term for a male witch, which is also correctly known as Wicca, is Warlock.

Minister: …

Samuel: If you’re going to judge me for being a ‘witch’, the least you could do is learn the terms right.

How does normal momo and yandere momo react to Eri calling them Mom/mommy and calling Izuku Father/daddy?

Normal Deku and Momo would be a blushing and stuttering mess at the thought of Eri happily calling them “Mommy” and “Daddy”

Yandere!Momo would most likely break down crying in pure joy that she has someone that can help her be a family with Izuku.

“It seems your sins are far too grave to be punished with mere death”

Darling in the Franxx - EP19

“JUMP HERO’S WALL” at Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line at Shinjuku Station, featuring Naruto, Goku and Luffy punch effects.

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How would cinder Weiss and Ruby react to finding out their crush was from a different universe. (our universe)

Cinder:

-at first she would have difficult time believing you.

-if you could prove it then she would not only be shocked but also very intrigued wanting to know about your universe.

-she would express a desire to know information about the events that happen in her universe so she could either work to change it or embrace it.

Weiss:

-she would not believe you at first then if she saw evidence that what you said was true she would look at you in shock.

-”how in the world did you get here, is your universe capable of doing such things?”

-she would be interested to learning about were her s/o came from and what a world with no grimm is like.

Ruby:

-at first she would be confused not really sure how to respond to what you said.

-when presented with proof she would then squeal and say how cool it was that you were from a different universe.

-she in curious and wants to learn about you world cause a world with no grimm sounds interesting to her.

Could you do team rwby's reaction to finding out that their male s/o has a six pack

Ruby

-She’s impressed and all, but not really all that much due to her sister having one herself.

-She would ask you if she could work out with you in hopes to get her own. 

-Would immediately regret her decision when the actual routine started.

-Though after months and months of training, she would finally have gotten one.

-Would stuff her face with cookies afterwards. 

-Shows it off to Yang and her father.

Weiss

-She’s more embarrassed at seeing you with your shirt off more than anything. 

-Though shock turns to awe as she stares at your stomach area. 

-She would ask to feel it first. 

-She wouldn’t really want to get one herself, she likes the figure she’s worked on for these years. 

-”As much as I would like to work on my body, I am quite satisfied with the one I have now.”

-”I heard your chest size can increase given the training.” 

-”When do we start?”

Blake

-Would be pretty impressed…almost though.

-I mean her dad practically has a six pack on his six pack so this is nothing new for her.

-I guess attraction to six packs runs in the family. 

-You would ask for her dad’s work out routine. 

-And would instantly regret it as you saw the long list of things you needed to do.

Yang. 

-Would be impressed, though she would also see this as a challenge. 

-Would hit the gym instantly and work on her own.

-Once she knows she has a more tones six pack than you then she would show it off instantly.

-Only for you to show off you own and more toned six pack.

-It. Is. On.

Killing off characters: the shoulds and shouldn’ts

1. Why you should

The death is a major plot point

It reveals some shocking plot twist

It supports your themes/what you’re trying to say with your book

Your novel explores the afterlife

You are George R.R Martin and the selling point of your work is that everybody dies

It suits the genre/mood of your novel

2. Why you shouldn’t

The character isn’t serving any purpose (this isn’t the Sims)

You want your readers to be shocked for the sake of being shocked

You want to be edgy

You think your MG story needs more gore

You want to romanticise grieving/loss

3. How you should

This really depends on your genre and target audience

If you’re writing something that isn’t intended to be graphic/traumatic, you can stick to the impact the death has on the other characters. If your novel explores illness, focus on that rather than on the disturbing death scene itself. Perhaps you’re writing a drama/tragic romance - you might want to ease up on the gore here. For these genres, I would suggest focusing on the emotional aspect of the death - the sobbing, the last words, the bright white lights (whatever floats your boat). Think of Mufasa in The Lion King - the actions are suspenseful, but we don’t see him being trampled with his guts spilling everywhere. But it’s still one of the most impactful deaths in fictional history.

If you’re writing in a more mature and gritty genre (like thriller, dark fantasy or crime), you can go all out. If there’s blood and guts, you readers probably want to see it in vivid detail to get their violence fix for the day.

Whichever genre your novel falls into, you should also go with what feels comfortable to you. Even if you’re writing adult dark fantasy, you don’t have to write graphic violence to make a character death impactful.

4. How you shouldn’t

Please don’t let your character have a three-pages-long monologue after they’ve been stabbed in the throat. It’s not realistic and it’s often very boring. Yes, a few well-written last words can have a great impact. Just make sure that your character would realistically be able to speak at that point and that it doesn’t become a cheese fest.

Unless you’re aiming for very dark/nihilistic humour, afford your characters some dignity in the way they kick the bucket. (e.g. don’t use the phrase “kick the bucket”). Having someone slip on a banana peel and then choke on a pretzel is a little ridiculous and will make the entire story seem silly. Once again, this really depends on what you’re going for. If your genre is serious and your character is important and beloved, try for emotion rather than whimsy.

Don’t let your characters die only to be resurrected again and again and again. Look, I love Supernatural (long may they reign), but even I have to admit that the Winchester brothers’ luck with death has become a bit ridiculous. Doing this takes away from the impact of the death - it removes the fear and suspense, and will leave your readers emotionally stunted.

5. Who you shouldn’t

Your only female character in a bid to make the male hero feel something and become a better person

Your only LGBTQIA+ character, who is just too pure to live in this terrible world

Your only character of colour, who dies to save the white hero

Your only disabled character, who can now finally find release from life with disability

The one character who has never experienced a sliver of joy and bears the brunt of the tragedy, right when happiness is finally within their reach

The main character in the middle of the story - unless you have a REALLY good plan for what happens next

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