If Your Plot Feels Flat, STUDY It! Your Story Might Be Lacking...

If your plot feels flat, STUDY it! Your story might be lacking...

Stakes - What would happen if the protagonist failed? Would it really be such a bad thing if it happened?

Thematic relevance - Do the events of the story speak to a greater emotional or moral message? Is the conflict resolved in a way that befits the theme?

Urgency - How much time does the protagonist have to complete their goal? Are there multiple factors complicating the situation?

Drive - What motivates the protagonist? Are they an active player in the story, or are they repeatedly getting pushed around by external forces? Could you swap them out for a different character with no impact on the plot? On the flip side, do the other characters have sensible motivations of their own?

Yield - Is there foreshadowing? Do the protagonist's choices have unforeseen consequences down the road? Do they use knowledge or clues from the beginning, to help them in the end? Do they learn things about the other characters that weren't immediately obvious?

I wasn't trying to be rude I was just stating my thoughts. ;^; sorry if I come across that way.

But it's fine,I like canon SKK too and I see ur point.

can i bitch about how much i hate how most people ship soukoku ?? because omg please stop uwuifying them i am going to lose my mind. i enjoy their canon dynamic so much and everyone just seems to throw out how complicated they are as partners to put them in cute fluffy scenarios. ughghhhggghhh

Yen press I would like to talk please,,,,,,

Context : Twitter thread ( GO LOOK AT IT. PLS. ITS HILARIOUS)

Bungou Stray Dogs Birthdays

In case anyone was wondering.

Janurary:

4. Kyusaku Yumeno

10. Kouyou Ozaki

10. Yukichi Fukuzawa

19. Edgar Allan Poe

22. Katai Tayama

Februrary:

4. Gin Akutagawa

17. Ogai Mori

17. Motojirou Kajii

27. John Steinbeck

29. Mizuki Tsujimura

March:

1. Ryunosuke Aktuagawa

14. Mushitaro Oguri

15. Tecchou Suehiro

26. Naomi Tanizaki

April:

1. Nikolai Gogol

12. Teruko Ookura

29. Chuuya Nakahara

May:

2. Ichiyou Higuchi

5. Atsushi Nakajima

8. Tatsuhiko Shibusawa

13. Ochi Fukuchi

26. Alexander Pushkin

June:

18. Ivan Goncharov

19. Osamu Dazai

July:

4. Nathaniel Hawthorne

15. Hirotsu Ryuurou

24. Junichirou Tanizaki

30. Michizou Tachihara

August:

1. Herman Melville

20. H. P. Lovecraft

27. Kenji Miyazawa

30. Doppo Kunikida

September:

24. Francis S. K. Fitzgerald

24. Saigiku Jouno

October:

20. Ango Sakaguchi

22. Ranpo Edogawa

26. Sakunosuke Oda

November:

4. Kyouka Izumi

8. Margaret Mitchell

11. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

29. Louisa May Alcott

30. Lucy Montgomery

30. Mark Twain

December:

7. Akiko Yosano

23. Yukito Ayatsuji

Dazai’s relationship with Kunikida is so interesting actually, because its kind of entirely built on lies and there’s always this weird emotional distance there, but also… that doesn’t seem to be a bad thing in the context of their relationship? Like, it almost seems to be out of respect and affection on Dazai’s part, if that makes sense.

Also I think that relationship stresses the fuck out of Kunikida but he still cares about Dazai (and does find him quite impressive and almost charming in the light novels) , but it might honestly be very comforting from Dazai’s perspective. They have this consistent jokey rapport with each other that usually never actually gets too close to genuine vulnerability or intimacy. Dazai can be whoever he wants to be with Kunikida. Kunikida’s not stupid, but he is a little bit naive and gullible at times, and Dazai’s a good enough liar to pull off any facade he wants. He can be a good person with Kunikida if he wants to be.

And while I don’t he entirely agrees with Kunikida’s ideals, I do think he respects that Kunikida is so dedicated to them. (Maybe it reminds him of Oda? Or well it’s probably more like Dazai finds people having strict moral codes novel and endearing, because he also seems fond(?) when Hirotsu, Chuuya, and Ango express basic empathy or loyalty.) I think being that close to such intense righteousness makes him feel like he himself isn’t as I guess… hated by righteousness? Even if he has to lie a bit to get there.

People always compare it to his relationship with Chuuya and say it’s lacking in comparison or that it’s better. But honestly I think they’re two equally important relationships that serve two different purposes in Dazai’s life. I’d say his relationship with Chuuya is a lot more intimate and a lot less comforting. Kind of like how you can love someone without fully liking them. But not exactly. They know just a bit too much about each other and were pitted against each other just a bit too often as teenagers for it to ever be a truly positive relationship. But there’s definitely some deep affection and understanding there, and they both hate that.

Although I would also argue that Kunikida has expressed just enough emotional vulnerability throughout their partnership for it to be kind of uncomfortable for him in how one sided it is. Like Dazai knows so much about him, but Dazai’s an enigma to him. I think that’s what Dazai likes about their relationship and what Kunikida finds annoying about it.

"It's true that Dazai wants Chuuya dead and constantly leaves him hanging."

I'mma be that one bitch, I disagree, Dazai doesn't want Chuuya to die. If he did he would've killed him a long time ago, In Stormbringer, He said that he wanted to see Chuuya suffer as a human being. Also stormbringer, He sacrifice his suicide plan to save Chuuya's life. If Dazai wanted him dead he would've gone through suicide plan than to worry about Mori's "Double suicide" quote.

Dazai is an asshole, But I don't he doesn't care for Chuuya. In the episode where he left Chuuya alone after the fight lovecraft.Not only did Dazai fold his clothes but, In the blue ray DVD omake, He also had the time to sew the word "Hatrack" On Chuuya's jacket. Hinting that after the fight with lovecraft Dazai stayed for a while before leaving him there. lmao

" Well Chuuya knows that if Dazai dies he can't use his ability."

Chuuya trustes Dazai to nullify him when he is using corruption. But, That doesn't mean He won't use corruption without Dazai being there. (The hat he wears technically symbolizes this) Chuuya is very selfless character, So if it come down to it. For city or Port mafia, he will use corruption even if Dazai is not there to nullify him.

Time for me to have a rant about bsd | Soukoku

Dazai's ability is No Longer Human, right? And Chuuya's ability is For The Tainted Sorrow and the other part of his ability is Arahabaki.

Arahabaki technically isn't human and has no emotions other than the desire for pure destruction. When Chuuya uses corruption and lets Arahabaki take over he is "No Longer Human". He has no human goals and no thoughts of his own. But when Chuuya uses corruption he has a sliver of why he activated it in the first place at least. But when he has finished what he started he continues to destroy everything in sight.

With Dazai's ability he can nullify other abilities. It's pretty useful to have but if it isn't given a proper purpose then it really has no meaning. Dazai's ability is called No Longer Human even though he doesn't know what it means to be human. He has no will to live and was depressed when he was part of the port mafia. This means that his life was For The Tainted Sorrow.

So my point is that Chuuya's ability is to do inhuman things like manipulate and control gravity along with creating impossible amouts of destruction. Dazai can't find a purpose and has no will to live. Even Oda couldn't teach him to value life.

It's canon that Chuuya's character was brought in to be Dazai's ex-partner and that Chuuya's ability would be the worlds demise without Dazai. Chuuya needs Dazai in order to know what it's like to feel...to be human. And Dazai needs Chuuya to take away his take away his tainted sorrow. To give him meaning.

When people say things like:

" Soukoku isn't canon!" and " They hate eachother."

They sometimes have a point. Everyone has the right to express their own opinion. It's true that Dazai wants Chuuya dead and constantly leaves him hanging. I can't count all the times Dazai either let Chuuya pass out from over using corruption or watched him rampage before actually nullifying it. Despite this Chuuya continues to trust him blindly. He claims to hate him but when it comes down to Dazai actually getting hurt he does everything in his power to save him. This proves that Chuuya doesn't really want him dead. It could be dismissed as:

" Well Chuuya knows that if Dazai dies he can't use his ability."

But we've all seen Chuuya's capability with out the use of gravity or corruption. Every time Chuuya goes to throw a knife at Dazai or stab him he misses. We know that if he wanted him dead he would have done it by now.

And when chuuya moves to choke dazai or pin him to the wall he bends his knees. He lets Chuuya do this even though he looks displeased. If Chuuya's hate could be brushed off as that he needs his ability then why would the writer and the animators spend so much time on their relationship.

Now that it's all been said, let's talk about Dead apple and ch101...

yes...

Dead apple is built around the relationship of Soukoku. Dazai Becomes in an alliance to kill all ability users but is double crossed and killed by Fydor. Everyone knew of Dazai's betrayal or knew he was dead but Chuuya wanted him back and knew it wasn't to late. He embodied Arahabaki to his full power for the first time even though there was nothing to garentee that Dazai could be brought back. The only thing to carry Chuuya was his faith and trust that he has for Dazai. We should know that this trust that Chuuya has for Dazai is much more than just a good friendship. Dazai isn't just a partner to Chuuya. He definitely loved him.

When Chuuya brought Dazai back and he brought them back to reality he knew what Chuuya had done for him. He's aware of Chuuya's feelings and Chuuya has even told him that he trusts him with his life. That could be why Dazai let Chuuya rest in his lap.

But for some reason when Dazai gets involved with Fydor again and tries to escape with Sigma he explains how he has been contemplating ways to kill Chuuya for 7 years. He even dances with Sigma when he thinks he'll be dead in 30 minutes. Not a very straight death wish but I'll let it slide.

He does kill Chuuya by drowning him and he and Sigma do escape. It makes me sad that when you think of how Chuuya never once questioned his love and faith in Dazai yet Dazai can turn around and do that. The only person we can confirm that Dazai loved was Oda. He knew how Chuuya felt and didn't give a shit. Dazai is confusing but what he's done to Chuuya from their first meeting to ch101 is just playing with the fandom and most importantly Chuuya's feelings.

I want them to have Dazai bring Chuuya back somehow. If the don't I'll probably stop watching. Remember what I explained in the first few paragraphs? What will Dazai be without Chuuya? I guess was a little happier and was well off without him. But still.

Dazai left Akutagawa and Chuuya after Oda died for Atsushi and Kunikida. Akutagawa expresses how this hurt him but Chuuya never shows his true feelings on the situation. I love Chuuya and I'm starting to hate Dazai for what he's done.