“Are you happy here?" I said at last.
He considered this for a moment. "Not particularly," he said. "But you're not very happy where you are, either.”
-Donna Tartt, “The Secret History”
Irritating Character Tropes:
1. Meddler: Had to share explosive commentary about everything and everyone.
2. Gossip-monger: Make up stories and spread them far and wide like a virus.
3. Riddler: Speaks in puzzles and keeps people on toes the hidden meanings in their tales.
4. Jester: Everything and everyone is a joke. Must crack a few ones to earn them wages.
5. Rat hole: Has to sneak in in nook and crannies like a rat to uncover secrets.
6. Interrogator: Wouldn't stop asking same questions with different angles.
7. Petty Thief: Kleptomaniac and pickpocket extraordinaire.
8. Quarreler: Need to pick a fight about everything and anything.
9. Idiot: Speaks out of turn, doesn't know what they are talking about.
10. Lame Poet: Make everyone suffer with their awful compositions.
11. Liar: Conjures up lies out of thin air without skipping a heartbeat.
12. Plotter: Manipulative, calculative, untrustworthy, and narcissistic.
13. Personality Divergent: Sucks living daylights and happiness from people around them.
14. Chaotic: Unorganized messy scatterbrain.
15. Peeping Tom: Needs jail time.
16. Impersonator: Either mentally disturbed or suffering from insecurities.
17. Man child: Regardless of gender acts like a child that needs supervision and extra attention.
18. Foul-mouthed: Starts and ends every sentence with one cursive word or the other.
19. Daydreamer: Always have head stuck in cloud and couldn't focus for more than 5 minutes.
20. Overzealous: Strict adherence to authority figures. Will not hesitate to commit crimes.
21. Righteous Prick: Nothing they do can be wrong or at fault.
22. Existentialist: Make others depressed with their annoying cynicism.
23. Overly-enthusiastic Schmuck: Out of touch with real world and impervious to any challenges. Thinks goodwill is enough resource and help.
24. Undoctor: Has a home remedy for every disease and ailment. Usually a chain-smoker with a protruding belly.
25. Know-it-all: Grammar Nazi, encyclopedia, general knowledge enthusiastic. Insufferable.
26. Geek: Lack of boundaries and respect for privacy.
27. Dare Devil: Needs to get hurt before setting anyone else on fire.
28. Psychoanalyst: Wouldn't shut up about what you actually think, need, and want.
29. Fortune-teller: Spew nonsense out their ass and present it as divine revelation.
30. Manufacturer: Breaks more things than repairs.
31. Conspiracy Theorist: Busy in organizing telepathic peace talks with president and alien civilization.
32. Over-committed Logician: Acts like a machine until an emotional explosions.
33. Otaku/Fic Connoisseur: Spoilers spoliers everywhere.
34. Drama Queen: Nonstop emotional blackmailer.
35. Fatphobic: Anorexic, suffering from health and psychological issues.
36. Glutton: Overweight, hates skinny people. Could use some exercise.
I mean the list doesn't ends. I can honestly think of just as many more of these.
Gotta add them all!
Handy Man
Small Talk
Just a Bite
Pair Up
Cut Above
Bright Idea
In the Office
Shine a Light
Star Attraction
It's a Crime
All Talk
Meeting Place
You're the Boss
Taking Shape
Be Lucky
Safe Haven
Mail Bag
Keep Fit
Laundry List
Fire Fight
Moodboard: Aesthetic - Vintage Cinderella.
❝ Well, there's one thing: they can't order me to stop dreaming. ❞
children existing in public spaces is genuinely like. necessary for the continuation of society. it doesnt have to be your kids you dont have to volunteer at a daycare or whatever but you need to be able to tolerate the presence of someone who is learning how to exist as a human and interact with people