#i'd likely still have them die together? idk most of their stuff felt pretty good i'd just spend more time with them AND the girls

[thestarlightsymphony]

Do you by chance have like anything written or something like that for the character traits/personalities of everyone on the BeBop? You just write them all so accurately and I'd love to just study off you and I hope there would some way for you to share your knowledge, if not I completely understand. I've been writing my own fic and honestly it's like baby shit when compared to your accuracy!!

heart eyes motherfucker

You Have No Idea What That Means To Me Holy Shit. I would love to share my knowledge! But also, I will say: Every person’s interpretation of this crew will (and should!) be a little different! Something I identify in them may not be what you see or jive with, so take my words as one interpretation and not Bebop Gospel, as it were ;) 

Um??? Where do I start?? Well.... an easy one is I’ve rewatched Cowboy Bebop about a thousand times at this point and I’ve Taken Notes. Physical movements, identified particular wordings, focused on their actions and reactions to each other. I reference specific scenes a lot in Spike’s nightmares and internal exploration bc I really wanted to draw on the source material and have it be a literal Part of the story. I’d also really recommend looking up Session XX if you haven’t already; a hefty amount of Faye’s growth came from analyzing her sessions, but also seeing where she falls at the End of Cowboy Bebop vs. where she is during Session XX (which is arguably halfway through the show).

Next, and I’m fighting the instinct to be embarrassed by this, but I did a personality analysis using the Enneagram (kinda like the myers briggs but with fewer, more articulate options imo). My roommate’s hella into it and we’ve spent Hours talking about their personalities and lemme just say holy Shit I am convinced of several things:

Spike is an 8 wing 7 (impulsive, control-oriented, deflects, speaks with his actions, passionate, has a hard time being vulnerable especially emotionally, craves autonomy).

Faye is a 7 wing 8 (spontaneous, material, pleasure oriented/ indulgent, avoids negative feelings, self-reliant, craves independence).

They compliment each other. But they also have a high potential of clashing. I don’t use the enneagram as like a “this is the only inspiration for scenes i get” but it HAS helped me when i’ve been like “fuck how WOULD they respond? what makes the most logical sense?”

Bonus: Jet’s a 1 and Ed’s a 3 (i think). Ed’s harder to pin down bc she’s a kid, and I haven’t done as much exploring with them, but I think I’m still pretty good on those lines.

The hardest part of writing Bebop past Real Folk Blues is that the majority of the content we have for them is a lot of the growth happens at the Very End of the series. I’ve struggled with Faye bc most of her life we see on screen is about Running, and Keeping Moving and being so fucking mad that she has no past; when she finally remembers that past, it’s lost its weight, and then when she realizes she has a home, THAT gets broken, too. The last shots we have of Faye, she’s crying, heartbroken and angry and (in my interpretation) hella confused. I’ve struggled with Spike bc in the end, it’s hard to fathom what he’d be like after losing two of the largest reasons for being alive. In those last scenes with Jet and Faye, is he numb? Decisive? Did he already die with Julia, or is he genuinely just going to end it with Vicious and then see where/ if the world turns afterwards?

Who’s to say, either way?

You, the writer. A lot of my stuff has been written on instinct, with a goal in mind. The closer I got to the characters, the further the goal got, bc I realized in order to write the characters, you have to respect them. Which is a weird way to say it, but like.... It’s the best way I can describe it. You have to accept their faults and strengths; stubbornness is cute to play with, but it can also be an incredible source of conflict. Oh sidebar, every single fucking memory of the Bebop is stubborn. Opinion or fact? Yes.

I could go on for days. I definitely should, maybe I’ll make character analysis posts if people are interested, idk ;) 

Most importantly though (and this is gonna be just straight up writing advice): don’t be so hard on yourself. Blah blah blah, you’re your own worst critic, I’m sure you’ve heard that before, but it’s so true. 

Those first fifteen chapters or so, I’ve reread through for details and to get a hold one where I want to go, and I BIG cringe at them. I had no sense of timelines and my heart just wanted them to Get the Damn Together Already, but once I got a better sense of who they were, the rhythm and motion of their push and pull became so much more natural and something I’m more proud of. 

You’ll get better at writing the more you write. I just spent the past two months of my life working on this project, and I’m fucking Excited to keep going. How?? How did this happen??? I just wanted Spike and Faye to make out?!?!

Listen. Listen well. Trust your instincts. If something feels off but you still want to explore an idea, don’t dump the whole chapter, just put it to the side and write again. I’ve written multiple chapters that way: I started writing, it felt off, so I KEPT the chapter, but I reworked the order, or took lines and mashed them in a way that changed the meaning. Writing is a process.

Second, write what you want to write. What you want to read. I’d defo recommend reading a bunch of different fics, see how other writers interpret the characters and such, but don’t let them (or me!) influence solely how you write the crew. Find your own voice in this world. Rewatch Bebop and take directly from the source material if you have to; break it down and ask the question “why did they use that Exact word? Why did they make That choice?” and then answer it in a way that feels honest to You.

Hope any of this helps! (P.S. if you are so inclined, dm the the title of your fic and i’ll try to take a gander!)

[foresthuntermajrach]

I'd be happy to match you with someone! :D tell me more about yourself?

Omg, you want to OwO? Alright!

(So… damn… that wasn’t easy haha)

I rarelytalk about myself so much so idk what I should tell you but…

I’m an introvert, but I do enjoy spending time amongstpeople. I don’t like partying a lot and feel uncomfortable amongst crowds but Ilike meeting new pals and getting to know them (although I tend to get boredwith idle chit chat easily).

I'm rather quiet and spend most of the time in silence but if I get excited about something (or you ask me about something I love), I get super talkative and can drown you in my excitement (lol?)

Big thing, though. I’ve long ago learnt that I haveempathy problems so like… I’m the last person someone should seek to cry ontheir shoulder - and yet people still do that (that makes me feel bad bc Idon’t get them).  And I do not pity people. No matter how shitty your lifeis, I still believe you could be happy in some way. And I don’t really likepeople who drown in self pity. 

Alas!

My dad once said that our subconsciousness is ourbiggest weapon, so I started thinking positively and strangely enough it becameso natural to me that now I’m pretty much an impersonation of optimism. Nomatter what happens to me, I believe that earlier or later things will getbetter, I don’t hold grudges, even if I may not like someone; and I tend to actvery nice towards people I dislike (and who dislike me back) just to spite themand at the same time feel good with myself.

I’m an egoist but I help people if they ask me nicely.Cue me being the one that solves physics problems then drops them in the groupchat and explain them bc I get it. 

I’m against cheating and believe that the hard way ismuch better for your own benefit unless the thing you have to decide uponcheating or not is absolutely useless for you. The latter never happened.Honestly, i’ve only cheated once on a words test on German classes because Icouldn’t cram those for the love of God and I was endangered with not passingthe subject at all. I’ve found a way to avoid doing it afterwards tho.

I guess I do go by some rules, but those are made bymyself and not forced on me, so I may be seen doing stupid unallowed stuff atuni with my friends. Who cares, anyway lmao.

I tend to be mean. To both, my close ones and topeople I barely know. Mostly playfully mean, because I just like to check ifthis or that person gets offended easily (I know, a dangerous game, but it’sfun af). 

Apart from this…

I like togain and then show my knowledge about different things. I like to talk aboutthings I do know about and getfrustrated when someone suddenly changes the topic to something I know shitabout only bc they felt like it (I mean here celebrities, manicure, make-up, topicslike those make my skin crawl pls don’t). I really like listening to someone ifthey are passionate about the thing they are talking about, as long as they arenot repeating themselves for the umpteenth time. People are friggininteresting.

My passions(apart from the obvious drawing and writing) are observation, science andnature. I honestly love being outside. I love mountain trekking, swimming (espin the sea),  taking walks in theforests, camping and stuff like those. The night sky is like my one true loveand in summer I tend to just lay and look at the sky and tear up at how fuckingawesome light is to be able to go so quick and show us galaxies that probablydon’t exist anymore and omg I would die to fly to space, ok.

I’ve alwaysdreamed of being an astronaut but there was no way of pursuing this dream so nowI’m searching for something else that I would like. So far I don’t know if I’mmaking the right choices.

I also liketo read books, albeit now I do that less and rather watch documentaries (mostlyabout cosmos and physics - I gotta admit that lol).

I also prefer to rest in silence, uninterrupted, either alone or with someone who will not keep on babbling all the time we spend together. 

Hmm… whatelse…

I dislikechildren (mostly when they’re noisy and pushy - they exhaust me and I hatenoise omg) and dogs (same reason), am clueless in love, rather afraid of men80% of the times, even tho I get on best with them and not girls; I may or maynot me demisexual (am lmao) and idk about what sex I’d romance but so far I’veonly had minor crushes on men.

I’m cuddlywhen I’m close with someone. Like… I tend to lay on my mom’s lap a lot or onmy dad, or i rest my head on my friend’s shoulder while we sit close to eachother. And honestly I would 10/10 snuggle all day if I could. When it’s someoneI barely know I’m usually very uncomfortable with even things as simple as apat on the arm. I’m not sure what it came from but it’s just there.

I’m ratherafraid of love btw and even though I know boys look at me because I am pretty in a way (if I didn’t knowthat myself, then people keeping telling me that would make it) but because ofmy outer confidence and smarts and just the way I am no one ever approaches me.No one apart from the so called “momma’s boys” who are looking for someonewho will take care of them and honestly? I don’t feel a pull towards suchpeople. I’m secretly dreaming of finding my one true love amongst all thepeople I would manage to get it going with but at the same time I’m so veryinsecure about the matter that one would say I do not think I’ll be ever worththe try? Idk people can make you think many things about yourself and so farthe only likable thing about me the boys noted is that I have a pretty face andnice body (which I like too but… what about how I am lmao). I tend to thinkthat this may be not for me and I’ll just end up alone and doing research forsomething I’ll feel passionate about.

God, I’msorry, somehow it turned depressing at the end even tho I didn’t intend towrite those things. But I won’t delete it cause this can also give informationon me.

#I'm sorry I hope this is what you wanted to know #rip me I don't talk about myself like that often k #even tho i sometimes wish I did so thanks for the opportunity lol #shea-gardienne #about mun #ask