@betsy.cant.write
Ok so, the plot of my story is kinda complicated but these guys are kinda like that classic group of teens in that classic post-apocalyptic sci-fi book… this is a very rough draft so I would love some general feedback (specifically name ideas?? or gender in some cases?? i mostly describe what i'm struggling with for most characters so it would be great to get a fresh veiw on all that) also most of this is stolen from pinterest and tumblr from character trope posts, so considering like only a fourth of this is actually my ideas, feel free to steal any of this stuff!! Here they are:
- smart, emotionally dead, atheistic character who never understands sarcasm or metaphors but repeatedly tries to crack jokes to fit in and they never make sense… but then once in a while they give out a sick burn or joke and the rest of the group loves it (kind of want them to be non-binary idk)
- comic relief who is only alive (or almost dead?) because of redbull, coffee, and memes, also super hot (ew i hate using that as a defining trait) and because of that super flirty… but of course has a seriously messed up family life/backstory and uses humor to cover it up (i think he's a guy)
- quiet, serious, tough, kind of the introverted fighter of the group, turns out deep down to be super emotional and protective of the rest of the group, I can't decide if she's a girl of guy (kinda want her to be one of the only girls, specifically cause she's a fighter? does that make sense??)
- has no idea how to cope with emotions so kind of just shuts them out with sarcasm and coldness, but his meanness is never on purpose his emotions are just so over-amplified that he doesn't know how else to deal with them) i'm thinking he's kind of the leader of the group?
- girl who's so go-with-the-flow that she easily falls into toxic relationships and situations because she's to afraid to speak her mind… ok so this character needs the most work cause she seems like that classic sexist representation of a girl, but she's mainly based off of me and in real life i'm not that stereotype at all, i'm like that because of some stuff that happened to me, but I can't give her the same backstory as me cause it doesn't work with the story, so yeah basically I need some kind of backstory for her reason to be like this and something that she does to show that she's more than a stupid stereotype?? cause I really don't want her to just be defined by these traits but idk if I should make some major changes or is there something small im missing???
- wise, gental, calming, super smart, crunchy earthy boi, drinks herbal tea, probably writes poetry, messy hair but neat clothes, he's kind of like the human version of a succulent if that makes sense?? (none of these are character traits they're just vibes?? lol) i think theres some kind of romance between eaither second or fourth guy and helps balance them out? idk help? (oooh he's kind of like River from The Politician if that helps??)
ok i'd be pretty impressed if someone actually read through all of that mess, but as you can see this is all a very rough draft and my creative juices were slurped up a long time ago so now my brain feels like an empty juice box oops- but yeah thanks for reading all that and ti would be super helpful to get some feedback??