imagineaominesdeltoids:
vball-baes-bball-babes:
i like “emotionless” characters like kuroko because even though it leaves so little room to pick and choose what really sets them off or what their motives are in certain situations, when you do find a loophole and pull their emotions to the forefront in a complex way, it’s so worthwhile. it’s just a little harder to do and takes a little longer for me anyway
and as for mr. aomine. yeah. his heart a c h e s when he’s heartbroken. he seems like a person that values intimacy soooo much on the low.
That’s a very good point. It offers a deep well of exploration but you have to be careful how far down you go so that they don’t turn ooc.
I feel like Tukishima Kei from Haikyuu is like that in some ways. I mean, to a point he does show his emotions but he’s so hard and guarded and salty that writing him soft is challenging because you have to really dig to understand how, where, when and why he would let that guard down. It’s a beautiful thing because it’s new and can be unexpected but has to be handled with correct timing.
Same with Murasakibara. Emotions are there, clearly, but he’s so steadfast in his hate of over exertion or “wasted” effort that deeper more visceral emotions are more challenging to portray for him.
And of course there’s Midorima, the tsundere brat lol. Balance, balance, balance.
mhmmm!
honestly, i can admit that tsukishima is a character i definitely do not understand and can not write for, for the life of me lol. i think you have to be invested in the character as well to get something nice and juicy while writing for them, and still have it make sense in the end.
marasakibara is another one that i have to really sit down and think about, but i’m more willing to, in his case. he has an interesting/weird mix of innocence and insightfulness about him that i would love to get down pat.
i think those are the ones that really test a (fanfic) writer’s ability to understand a character and use perception to bring out parts of them no one would’ve ever considered.
Not pretentious at all, very accurate.
I wish I had the energy to write for more enigmatic characters just to do something different but alas at the moment I’m not able to.
I think with Tsukishima, his development through season 2 into 3 captured my heart something fierce so when I rewatch he grabs my attention more and it makes me want to understand him better.
Murasakibara is actually a character I had a hard time with because he is so narrow minded but watching him change too was great, especially in Last Game.
Funny, looking at the above they are very similar in their “I don’t actually care about the sport I play” attitudes but for different reasons.
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