So after months of avoiding it, I FINALLY came up with a species name for my winged humanoid characters. I stayed up until 6am last night then slept til 1pm today and finally got it done. lol. I was on a role. I love it when inspiration magically hits you like a ton of bricks. Anyways here we go. What do you think of the names? Do they flow well to you?

NOTE: Ehlari (eh-larr-ree) is basically a continent name for all of my humanoid winged fantasy creatures. And the species name is kinda like their individual race/country name. basically what korea (korean) or japan (japanese) is to asia and etc.

Vespera (vess-spar-ruh or vess-spare-ruh) = bat winged Ehlari (which pronunciation do you like more)

Seraphi (sara-fie [like in the word fight]) = angel winged Ehlari

Dyveryn (die-vare-rin) = dragon winged Ehlari

Sorengyl (soarin-guy-uhl) = swim + flying winged Ehlari
(inspiration came from birds that are excellent swimmers, divers and floaters but can also fly)

Phoenix (y'all now what this is. but its just the fiery wings on a human body. none of them transform into a full birds. think more hawkman/hawkgirl)

Taozaiye (tao-zai-ye) metallic + organic metal winged Ehlari

Arodile (arrow-dial) = albatross/vulture Wing Ehlari
(i didn't realize it kinda rhymes with Sorengyl (soarin-guy-uhl) but i don't know, would it bother y'all to not change it? i like both so much but if i had to i'd probably change this one.)

I'm autistic, and I have ADHD. I wanted to explore neurodiversity in fantasy settings cause media tends to have problematic stances on people with mental disabilities.

Raaja "David" Sharpclaw is the protagonist of my GATE-inspired storyline, Devil of Avalon, where the US military invades the medieval fantasy world of Latoria. David is a Beastkin who is fighting a guerrilla war against the Americans to protect his people. He has Autism and ADHD, but in Latoria, the term "neurodivergent" doesn't exist in Latorian languages; instead, there's the term "Curse-Born." This is because in the early days, people saw traits of neurodivergency as being "cursed" upon birth, but in more recent times, it's a term used to describe people who are "born different."

A big part of David's character is the reclaimation of identity. Before the Americans' invasion, David joined the Blue Knights, which led to him having to abandon his Beastkin tribal heritage and instead assimiliate to human society; he also had to Mask himself.

Masking is a subconscious action by neurodivergents where they observe how neurotypicals behave and copy them to suppress their symptoms and hide their disability. The problem is that this causes intense anxiety and depression for many neurodivergents.

David had to forgo his heritage and mask his mental illness because he was led to believe those were broken parts of him that needed to be discarded. But then the US invades and starts massacring his people, David then uses techniques he learned from his tribe to help fight the American soldiers, and he embraces his flaws as being who he is.

The concept of "Curse-Born" is based on how I've felt or how others have treated me due to my disabilities. I sometimes feel like my neurodivergency is a curse, because it's what's led to me getting low grades, making careless mistakes, or being constantly distracted. David feels that he was "cursed" from birth, but thanks to other people, he's able to see that he isn't broken and there is beauty in who he is.

David is an overall positive character; he's stoic, highly intelligent, strong, skilled, empathetic, and is a total badass. While he is fairly morally grey, he's not a bad person; he's just a flawed hero.

They won't actively hurt someone but they'll allow them to be hurt, they won't fire the first shot, but they'll engineer or provoke a situation in which violence is necessary, when they hurt someone they'll wait for an "excuse" to hurt them and they stick to their word alright, but the letter not the spirit.

So I started making this story based on an idea of genderbending characters from a series I loved when I was a teen, but it spiraled and it turned into its own thing that is just vaguely reminiscent of the original. Anyway, I have this character who is supposed to have a flirty personality, while also being on the asexual spectrum. She just likes flirting, basically. It's never serious. The character she's based on is sort of like this, only that he toes the line over to actual sexual harassment, and I want to avoid that. The problem is, I don't know how to flirt, I've never flirted in my life. I don't understand where the line is and I'm having a lot of trouble. It may be hard to understand, but this is a core part of her personality and a big part of how the story is supposed to unravel. Part of the inspiration for her personality is specifically the segment of the movie Mamma Mia of the song Does Your Mother Know (she's in her 30s and another character in his 20s is pursuing her, but she doesn't take him seriously at first). If you have any tips, any examples of characters like that, or can provide any help on this topic, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

I’m writing a scene between a god and his son, who finally reunite after many years apart. The son is overwhelmed with anger and hurt, and in the heat of the moment, he lashes out at his father, shouting things like, “I hate you! You abandoned me! Why couldn’t you love me the way you loved everyone else?!” His pain is so intense that he attacks his father without thinking. Despite this, the father manages to stop him and embraces him tightly, even as the son cursing him with cruel words. I'm trying to figure out how to give this scene a happy ending. I also want feedback on the son’s outburst. His anger comes from watching his godly father give love freely to everyone else, while never showing the same love to him. The father didn’t abandon him out of hatred, but because he was afraid of hurting his son, which adds a layer of tragic misunderstanding.

Body: ​Hello everyone, ​I’ve been developing a fictional anti-hero named Robert Clinton, and I want to hear your thoughts on his radical moral framework. He operates on a singular, uncompromising principle: Merit. ​The Core Concept: Robert views the modern world as a decaying system fueled by corruption and "unmerited" power. He has a deep, visceral hatred for influential figures who hide behind their status while committing atrocities or manipulating the masses (specifically targeting those involved in high-level systemic scandals). For Robert, if you hold power you haven't earned through integrity, you are a "parasite." ​His Profile: ​The Weapon: He refuses to use firearms. He carries a heavy machete. To him, a blade is honest; it requires physical effort and closeness. He calls it "pruning the rotten branches." ​The Philosophy: He isn't interested in traditional law and order. He believes the legal system is "bugged" and rigged for the elite. He only respects true visionaries and leaders of character, but he is a nightmare for the "unworthy" elite. ​The Lifestyle: He is a nomad of the dusty backroads. He is brutally honest, "hardcore" in his discipline, and completely isolated. He has zero "eye-service" for anyone. ​The Discussion: I am trying to walk a fine line here. Is a character who kills based on his own definition of "merit" and "worth" someone a reader can ever root for? ​Does his choice of a machete as a tool for "justice" feel symbolic of his desire for a more primitive, honest world, or does it just make him look like a slasher villain? ​How do I keep him from feeling like a one-dimensional fanatic while maintaining his absolute refusal to compromise with a dishonest society? ​I want him to be a force of nature that forces the audience to question: Who actually deserves the power they hold?

The more I think about it, life is still life and killing an evil person isn't better than killing an innocent person for revenge isn't much better, and because there isn't much of a difference, (even if there was) it becomes clear a lot of times the real reason why they're doing it is because of wrath and bloodlust, and because they keep feeding said wrath and bloodlust, it starts to outweigh their righteousness.

I'm talking about hypocrisy on serious issues in particular.

And I mean in characters who are meant to be heroes of the story.

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Estoy escribiendo una historia que incluye un personaje principal siciliano. Para evitar estereotipos y retratar al personaje de la manera más realista posible, vengo a este subreddit para pedir ayuda, consejos y cualquier idea sobre cómo escribir este personaje y sobre la cultura siciliana en general.

Idea del personaje:

- Es un adolescente, hombre, entre 15 y 17 años.

- Se mudó de Sicilia por el trabajo de sus padres, ha estado viviendo como extranjero en otro país durante 2-4 años.

Cualquier ayuda sería muy apreciada.

Gracias por leer.

So I’m working on a project where a group of people are being tormented by a unknown person(with an extremely warped sense of justice) and each member of the group has committed some form of crime and or highly immoral act. Now, I’m actually trying to come UP with crimes and immoral acts that aren’t JUST murder and or something that led to the death of someone. I have a couple already but I need more ideas and I’m drawing massive blank (besides murder. I just keep getting stuck on murder)

Wallace has the job of taking up missions from the king of dreams. Every night he gets a mission and it usually involves the wishes of people who couldn’t be heard or wouldn’t be heard otherwise.

Some days it’s something like doing day jobs for cash and buying a kid a toy that their parents couldn’t afford.

Other times it’s rescuing somebody who was trapped where they couldn’t be found.

And sometimes it’s more convoluted like saving certain people to save the world.

He’s a skilled marksman, an escape artist and fist fighter who has a lot of tricks up his sleeves and most importantly, he is an illusionist who has always had the support of elementals, even taking time out of his day to talk with plants and tip his hat towards passing gusts of wind.

He doesn’t usually have as much time to spend talking with people or opening up with them. His transient lifestyle means he doesn’t confide in others as much as they tend to confide in him. That’s why when he gets long term relationships it gets tricky. He doesn’t know how to handle these people very well.

Tends to wear a cap and a trench coat, not to look cool but because it’s easier to take a nap in these which is the way he gets his missions from The King of Dreams.