My Biggest Tip For Fanfic Writers Is This: If You Get A Character's Mannerisms And Speech Pattern Down,

My biggest tip for fanfic writers is this: if you get a character's mannerisms and speech pattern down, you can make them do pretty much whatever you want and it'll feel in character.

Logic: Characters, just like real people, are mallable. There is typically very little that's so truly, heinously out of character that you absolutely cannot make it work under any circumstance. In addition, most fans are also willing to accept characterization stretches if it makes the fic work. Yeah, we all know the villain and the hero wouldn't cuddle for warmth in canon. But if they did do that, how would they do it?

What counts is often not so much 'would the character do this?' and more 'if the character did do this, how would they do it?' If you get 'how' part right, your readers will probably be willing to buy the rest, because it will still feel like their favourite character. But if it doesn't feel like the character anymore, why are they even reading the fic?

Worry less about whether a character would do something, and more about how they'd sound while doing it.

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2 months ago

Aro culture is liking shipping bc it is a game to me. I am playing with my dolls. They are kissing. I am told that is a thing people do. For some reason.

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6 months ago

zoro’s sexuality is hilarious to me, cause i could believe anything at this point. gay? totally see it. bi? sure. straight as an arrow? wouldnt be surprised. asexual? ofc just like luffy. aromantic? makes sense he has swordsman stuff to do.

oda could tell me tomorrow that zoro’s been a sapiosexual trans woman this whole time and id just nod like yup thats silly ol zoro for you

4 months ago

I think we should steal Zoro from the dudebros indefinitely

2 years ago

Just wanted to write some headcanons I have about Zoro since they'll just stew in my head otherwise.

Firstly, sexuality:

- When I don't ship him with someone, he's aroace (he doesn't give a shit in Canon so it wouldn't surprise me)

- If I do ship him with someone, then I headcanon him as either demisexual/demiromantic or boreasexual/borearomantic.

(borea- means that the person has a set orientation but there is an exception centered around one person. With Zoro, I'd see him as aroace but then he meets someone who he does actually love.)

(Demisexual/demiromantic means that someone only feels sexual/romantic attraction after forming an emotional bond. This would make sense in Canon if Oda ever decides to give him a relationship, and I think it is the best option for most Zoro/person fanfiction.)

Either work well in my fanfictions, though it generally leans towards borearomantic/boreasexual.

Next, actual sexual life, since it's related:

I imagine that he would have had sex before but not cared for it much. Sexual attraction is separate from enjoying sex, mind you, but this is just how I imagine how he felt.

I like the idea that he tried it with a woman and didn't care, so tried it with a man and still felt nothing, so just didn't do it again.

I think that he wouldn't care for the person and so didn't feel anything (because of the aroace/demi/borea identity). That would probably take place in his bounty hunting days.

I think it would be funny to have the crew talk to each other about if they were virgins, and him bragging to Sanji (who is definitely a virgin, don't lie) about having sex with two more genders than him. That's basically the only reason I headcanon it.

Next, disabilities:

It makes sense if Zoro is dyslexic (getting lost all the time, and have you ever seen him actually read?).

I also love these types of fanfic, so I love seeing it show up more often.

I don't think he's autistic or anything else, just introverted with a struggle to trust.

Lastly, a bit about his childhood:

We know nothing about his childhood before 8, so whatever happens depends on the fanfiction and how I want people to react.

In my mind, I think that Zoro had parents die at a very young age and so lived in an orphanage that was pretty negligent because of lack of money. As a result, he was kinda free to do what he wanted.

I don't think he actually remembers his parents, and so doesn't really care. It would explain why he never mentions them.

I don't think that he saw Koushirou (his master) as a father, just as a mentor, but I do think that he and Kuina thought of each other as siblings. The Dojo was the first place that treated him like family, so he thinks of it as his first real home.

Also, since Koushirou told Kuina that a girl can't become the greatest swordsman in the world, I think that he would have a slight grudge and dislike for his more 'traditional' views.

And that's it. Just some random stuff I've finally scribbled onto an online platform.


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5 months ago
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2 months ago

THIS IS SO PRETTY

i think about them often. I think about them very very often


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1 year ago
Eternally Fascinated By The Fact That, Canonically, Zoro's Single (1) Neuron Is Good At Maths
Eternally Fascinated By The Fact That, Canonically, Zoro's Single (1) Neuron Is Good At Maths
Eternally Fascinated By The Fact That, Canonically, Zoro's Single (1) Neuron Is Good At Maths

Eternally fascinated by the fact that, canonically, Zoro's single (1) neuron is good at maths

Eternally Fascinated By The Fact That, Canonically, Zoro's Single (1) Neuron Is Good At Maths
1 year ago

Zoro fans mad at this pretty and cutie girl, Hiyori, cuz she can touch and sleep with him while they can only watch Zoro behind a screen 👎😮

Zoro Fans Mad At This Pretty And Cutie Girl, Hiyori, Cuz She Can Touch And Sleep With Him While They
Zoro Fans Mad At This Pretty And Cutie Girl, Hiyori, Cuz She Can Touch And Sleep With Him While They

LIKE HOW CAN TOU GUYS CALL HER A WH0R3 OR SUM SHIT BRU 🙏😭 SHE'S SO CUTE MEHN

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kathgon - Thoughts From The Brain Cauldron
Thoughts From The Brain Cauldron

She/her (Although I don't really care tbh) I'm also aromantic and cisgender.

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