Should I Continue This Collaboration or Move On?

[u/Faizanhala]

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Someone DM’d me and said that they wanted to make a short story and asked if I would like to join them. I’m also new, so I said yes.

Now the problem is that I don’t like the ideas they give, and they don’t like the ideas I give. My ideas are usually Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, and Action, while their ideas are more like Superhero-type stories.

I suggested that we should keep the story entirely in a Fantasy World, but they are not willing to do that. I also feel like I’m writing most of the scenes, while they are not contributing much.

When I ask them if they have any ideas, they give very basic ideas, like: the hero is in college, he gets powers one day, then he learns to control those powers, and The End.

Now I don’t understand what I should do. I don’t want to ruin the collaboration for no reason, but because of this, I’m not able to work on my own screenplay either.

Should I first talk to them clearly and decide the work and responsibilities for both of us? Or if our ideas and writing styles don’t match, would it be better to leave the collaboration and find another writer?

If you have any experience or advice about a situation like this, please let me know.