Not really an ick, but I get bored when the male lead falls in love and becomes a better person because of something the mc said that’s like also just really basic morals like that’s boring let’s make them worse, start fucking with their head give them more trauma. Idk im insane
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When they use aave but clearly don’t understand it and it just ends up a big mess
Bad grammar. I can’t stand it.
First person
When characters, no matter the age, all talk the same way, like, unless explicitly stated you wouldnt be able to tell their age from how they talk if that makes sense. It makes the writing seem so surface level and l...... reply
If they can’t do basic grammar and formatting, those are the fastest drops.
Second fastest goes to description dumping paragraphs, like “character looks in a mirror and sees here this whole flowery paragraph but oh they’re just ordinary.” Also includes categories like fashion porn and to some extent food porn.
If I read it and it reads e...... reply
When its an isekai where a grown woman turns into a child but she acts like a child and she's an idiot and emotionally immature despite being grown and its not in a hey she can be stronger and better so she gets better kind of way its in a oh she's so petite tiny cute and so naive she cant see the simplest red flags lets keep this up the whole stor...... reply
I have a few.
- nonchalant male characters that have basically no personality or little to no character development but have a harem of women fawning over them. The women have a lot more character and personality which doesn’t make sense, it’s gotta be some form of misogyny.
- female leads that choose to follow the same path to their own de...... reply
The reason I stopped reading fanfiction is the excessive swearing. I have nothing against a swear word here and there but many authors think using the f-word every 3 words is a good idea. I mean, if you remove that word, there may be story but it’s short and concise and more like a summary. reply
When I see the letter 'u' for 'you'... wrap it upppp.
My teacher constantly told me that you don't write like how you speak and you don't write like you're texting. Do. Not. Use. Abbreviations. On. Simple. Words like you, your, you know etc... 1 reply
Blatant queer baiting
Last one I was baited on was an anime and the protagonist said they were a dude on the inside even if they’re female on the outside. Second protag had a clear crush on them and now had to Navigate their own feelings towards the person with this new information. And I’m thinking aww we got our first main character who tran...... reply
