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Pet peeves in stories?

Bearbabes December 25, 2025 11:56 am

Whats something that annoys you in stories to the point you'll drop it?

Mine is when you can tell the writer isn't a good writer and uses some form of abuse (usually sexual) to push the story? Or just to shock the audience? Its like they can't write drama so they jump the gun..lol

Responses
    seabi December 25, 2025 12:05 pm

    - sudden rape, SA, or weird age gap..
    - when the plot was good at first and then, nothing, it gets even less interesting chapter by chapter
    - when stories get updated every two months, especially manga, i drop them i can’t wait that long
    - get cockblocked for 100 chapters, like hell no it’s so so annoying
    - timeskip that makes no sense, with the ML leaving the FL just to come back like nothing happened
    - sex in a supposed highschool shounen ai
    - love triangle out of nowhere

    Reunion_is_peak December 25, 2025 12:29 pm

    Apart from ones mentioned :
    - plot isn't plotting or is so nonsensical you just can't justify it.
    - harem or a character getting chased by love interests left right center.
    - characters keep making decisions you can't justify.
    - the plot suddenly derails from what it was meant to be.
    - plot has so many tropes stuffed into it, you can't make head or tail of anything.

    SweetCaramel December 25, 2025 12:35 pm

    Poorly adapted manhwa from novel that you can see that it has good story/plot but always find something is missing or being omitted to the point of you're not sure what this artist actually trying to convey to reader.

    bob December 25, 2025 12:36 pm

    I would say when theres is nothing going on on the story aka no drama o character development, i want to see progression.
    -Ml is just a cunt, like no love for the mc just rape torture and the mc ends up forgiving/forgetting abt it?? And its not mentioned ever again.
    -Lowkey cliches, i like them when explored but when its just the same old structure it gets boring fast if there are no nuances.
    -overly dumb Ml who follows whatever the ml does/says with no opinion of their own (makes it feel like they are a child??)
    -anything idol/actor related (not my vibe)
    -bad anatomy
    -when theres 300 characters and they barely have any character development except being a prop for the ml or mc
    - dumb misscomunication (hate it with my whole passion)

    Wtf December 25, 2025 1:07 pm

    -when characters are perfect, amazingly talented with zero effort, get glazed to filth every chapter, everyone loves them and acts like brainwashed followers around em.

    -when the villains are fucking stupid but displayed as if theyre really dangerous and cunning (dont just tell us they are, SHOW that).

    -when plots are dragging or 100 chaps passed with no real development happening, or same thing repeats in different fonts the entire time.

    -when a character is obssesed with another person for no fucking reason, or they love them a ton to a crazy degree but I just sit there wondering why tf? Like I need to know what did the person do to have that other person be so obssessed with them. Can't take the plot seriously at all when this isn't conveyed.

    -also these reincarnation stories or ones with similar settings to it have been done a million times and 99.9999% of them are fucking trash with recycled shit plot, trash art and trash characters all around with no depth like theyre made using a fucking template. Plz get creative

    Wtf December 25, 2025 1:10 pm
    -when characters are perfect, amazingly talented with zero effort, get glazed to filth every chapter, everyone loves them and acts like brainwashed followers around em.-when the villains are fucking stupid but ... Wtf

    I would also add when an author gives characters a rlly tragic background, but its obvious its tragic jsut to make us feel bad for them, like somehow every single bad thing that could happen on earth happend to this character (im looking at you "a little life" book) like shit is so ass and gets boring real quick cuz it doesn't matter what happens anymore cuz everything is fucked n I lose interest, its even worse when the character is like in a highly privileged and prominent position. Like wdym you're the crown prince but a fucking maid is bullying you and somehow nobody is doing anything? Make it make sense

    Bears December 25, 2025 7:53 pm
    I would say when theres is nothing going on on the story aka no drama o character development, i want to see progression.-Ml is just a cunt, like no love for the mc just rape torture and the mc ends up forgivin... bob

    Omg yes heavy on the third one! Or when they just water down the mc to that state when the mc is usually vocal about their opinions and views like jeez?

    Bears December 25, 2025 8:00 pm
    I would also add when an author gives characters a rlly tragic background, but its obvious its tragic jsut to make us feel bad for them, like somehow every single bad thing that could happen on earth happend to... Wtf

    OMG YES I was reading this one story and the love interest had no good qualities but the author was trying to excuse it with their backstory...dropped in a heartbeat esp since the mc was a bit confusing to understand like they could've left...actually they could've gotten their father figure on them..but ig whatever