Interview with: Yule.
Added 2024-05-09 09:00:05 +0000 UTCHere's the interview with Yule, gathering some of your questions! I'm very sorry I couldn't answer them all, it get getting really long (TwT) But it was a lot of fun, maybe I should do this again with other characters too. Thank you for having sent your questions for Yule!
Comments
This was so cute its good to know more about yuel. For me I never thinked that axel was good or evil he was just axel for me but the explanation at tge end really helped me to know what aqsually happened.
Kretaa
2024-05-20 11:18:08 +0000 UTCOh, no, I don’t mind people attacking my characters, especially when they’re bad people (and Axel is, he isn’t a good person). My problem, and this is something that happens to me in real life with tons of people, is that I can’t stand over simplification and assuming that because A did this thing wrong, therefore they must also be doing that other thing wrong. For example, if I hate someone because they beat their dog, that’s enough for me to justify my hatred, I don’t need to make up that they also beat their mom to make it extra clear that they’re bad people. Just the first thing, the one I have proof for, is enough. What’s happening with Axel is that he did bad things (completely disregarding Ragnar’s feelings and their agreement and creating a conflict between Lars and Ragnar that could have been avoided) that are VERY good reasons to hate him, but I started seeing people express their hatred saying things about him that weren’t true. The oversimplification is that because he’s a bad person, then he’s also using Lars, then he must have cheated on Lars a million times because he doesn’t love him, etc. I think such a character would be evil incarnate (laughs). I wouldn’t find it interesting to write such a character. People are also oversimplifying Lars on the opposite extreme: because I presented cute moments, because he’s like a puppy and became friends with Ethan and Skye, he must be a saint who doesn’t deserve what Axel is doing to him. I think everyone kinda forgot that he tried to kill Ragnar upon hearing he used Axel, no questions asked, and that he hates him deeply to this day even though they used to be family. I wrote two very flawed characters (one more than the other) and whether people hate or love them is totally fine with me! I just don’t like oversimplification where bad must mean evil in every aspect of his life and good must mean saint. I hope this made sense!
Inma R.
2024-05-12 08:55:48 +0000 UTCThanks for this. Regarding Axel, I appreciate the breakdown, and I know you literally created the characters, but your explanation feels a little too black and white for me. Maybe you don’t want people attacking one of your babies, which I get. I will say, even egocentric ppl on a subconscious level can understand how their behaviors may be impacting others. I think you wrote him well in the story and the addendums kind of limit his nuance a bit. He’s allowed to be a flawed character and kind of an ass. Being that egocentric also comes from pain. I hope he takes ownership eventually of his past and present behavior.
Inb3tw33nnap5
2024-05-12 05:56:44 +0000 UTC
