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I was thinking about my characters recently and I got worried for a bit that one of my stoic characters wouldn't get mad at anything! Then I realized, "Nah, there are SOME select situations.." It was really fun!
SO! Pick a character of your choice (probably a more put-together character but it doesn't have to be!) and think about their Anger TM.
What would make them mad but would also be really funny and amusing to them?
What would send them into a wild rage? A tirade? Violence, if they're so inclined?
What would make them the kind of cold anger that would lead to months of plotting revenge?
What would make them "not mad, just disappointed"?
No pressure but I had fun with it, so I gotta pass it along!
Sorry for the wait! Holiday season is nuts, especially with finals and suddenly not having a source of income lol. But thank you for the ask!
I was going to go with an Asteria Heights Character, but then I figured that I should try writing one for a WIP I haven't really talked about yet. So I'll be using Teddy from Teddy and Finn (working title).
"What would make them mad but would also be really amusing to them?"
To be fair, Teddy's pretty chill, but mostly because he barely understands what's going on half the time and is just happy to be there, lol. This would probably be the most achievable kind of anger for him, because it'll likely be over something seemingly very simple in human society that he simply Doesn't Get. Like bowls of glass fruits and fake potted plants that grandmas have in their houses. Or paperweights.
I can imagine him being very fascinated by a fake banana, only to grab it and realize it's inedible and being very frustrated while Finn tries to explain why, exactly, his grandmother has fake fruits. But it would also make him very amused, because he finds humans very amusing, so after the initial betrayal, he'd probably start laughing. He'd eventually write it off as yet another interesting little idiosyncrasy humans display.
"What would send them into a wild rage? A tirade? Violence, if they're so inclined?"
I wouldn't say Teddy is inclined to violence, per say, but he's definitely accustomed to it. Being a demon, it's part of his culture, essentially. Rage (especially manifested as violence) is part of everyday life to him, though he's seen as kind of an oddball for not being so hungry for it. I think it'd be difficult to get him visibly angry (it's difficult in general to get him to subconsciously visibly emote), so it'd probably have to be something very over-the-top dramatic. Like hurting his favorite human, Finn. Or his pet demon-mole (that he should not have in his apartment).
If caught mistreating his pet, the offender would likely be thrown off the property (literally - via fifth floor window). If caught mistreating Finn, reactions would range from Asking Very Nicely to leave, to forgetting his strength and accidentally hitting them hard enough to kill them. However, Teddy's very dedicated to being a cheerful, kind, model member of human society, so he'd probably smile widely the entire time. He's not very eloquent so he'd smile and very kindly apologize after having thrown someone through a wall for stressing out The Mole.
"What would make them the kind of cold anger that would lead to months of plotting revenge?"
This is actually the kind of anger that I think he'd be more likely to come across. He isn't the type to get angry very easily, so once he's actually genuinely upset, it's usually a situation in which he's past the point of calming down and moving on. His next step is to ruin this person's life.
Cold anger would probably be a result of something equally dramatic. If you somehow managed to survive mistreating Finn or The Mole the first time, repeated offenses would probably result in this kind of reaction. Surprisingly, his family being under threat wouldn't elicit this kind of response; his siblings and parents are more than capable of returning slights tenfold.
"What would make them 'not mad, just disappointed'?"
Learning that some rumored human custom or convention isn't actually as ridiculous as he'd expected. Like interpersonal/relationship drama not being "as seen on TV". Or the average person's daily attire. Or pancake stacks. He'd honestly be so sad that people don't, in fact, get up to wacky shenanigans while learning the class' lesson of the day, which is "the Power of Friendship". Or that humans don't actually burst into song and dance randomly throughout their days.
I think the thing that would disappoint him the most is is food didn't look or taste as good as advertised, at least the first few times. Those cartoon pancake stacks would have him depressed for a week, lol. (And don't tell him that red velvet is actually just chocolate.)
Thanks again for the ask, @amaiguri!
Hello! A pre-emptive Storytelling Saturday for next week: Describe your WIP in bullet points so my ADHD brain gets it quickly! 🥺🥺🥺
Hello! Thanks for the ask <3 Gonna be doing Teddy and Finn again, they're kind of my fixation right now.
Boy meets boy
Correction: human meets demon
Finn: cute ball of anxiety and random obscure historical knowledge
(also obsessed with "the occult" but in a scared repressed former Catholic kid way)
Teddy: quiet and curious gentle giant looking to learn more about human culture
(also happens to be a demon)
Teddy is short for Theodore, his "human" name (nickname bequeathed by Finn)
This is a romance, obviously
Teddy meets one (1) anxious sweet human and decides he's HIS now
Finn does not initially know Teddy is a demon
Finn is a hobby ghost buster (and a ghost/supernatural magnet)
Does not understand why ghosts do not appear whenever Teddy comes with him on his ghost hunts
It is in fact because the ghosts are scared of the entity standing behind him that is obviously a demon
Teddy is not just any demon but is in fact one of the princes of hell
Teddy isn't hiding it; Finn is just incredibly dense
Lol this ended up being kinda long, but I hope you still enjoyed it! Thanks again @amaiguri for the ask!