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hoahoahoahoahoa · 3 months ago

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In my experience, a good 70% of fics tagged “Bella with a Backbone” end up writing Sookie Stackhouse in Bella Swan’s place, minus the southern belleness and telepathy. And that’s not inherently bad. I love Sookie dearly. But. Please. Please, if you’re going to approach Bella this way, remember Sookie exists in a universe in which vampires have actual exploitable weaknesses, and it’s possible for a human to injure, incapacitate, and even kill them. Bella exists in a universe in which vampires are all but indestructible, especially to humans. There’s only so much she can do. And there are far reaching consequences that shape her character and the narrative. Just. Please

#Bella is actually fucking tough as nails. that’s the post #for those who aren’t familiar with Sookie #and it’s crazy that SOOKIE also gets criticized for being weak #don’t get me STARTED #hoa5 #this is gonna look sus after posting about By Starlight so let me clarify it’s in the 30% that slaps #she’s the same character but her potential is better realized #that’s what I hope for when I see that tag #anyway. back to the main point: ask yourself what would REALLY be different about Bella if a ~stronger~ person were in her shoes.#the point of fantasy is to put human-feeling characters in inhuman situations right? it should feel real on an emotional level #and real doesn’t mean ‘practical’ and ‘reasonable’ here it means ‘raw’ and ‘honest’ to a point of discomfort #under the most batshit extenuating circumstances in which nature is ruled by narrative instead of physics and plays by different rules:#what would happen? who would you be? are you okay with that? whatever the answer is; does is inspire you?

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