Shannon on the island
a writing competition i was going to participate in again this year has announced that they now allow AI generated content to be submitted
their reasoning being that "we couldn't ban it even if we wanted to, every writer already uses it anyway"
"Every writer"?
come on
I raise you: Actual good person whose circumstances lead them into an unethical lifestyle. They’re dangerous because you can’t see through their manipulation—there isn’t one. The concern they show for others is genuine, and the things they do are because they actually want to help. But when push comes to shove, they will betray you (they won’t like it, they do care for you) because they have to in order to survive. The betrayal hits harder because it wasn’t a ruse.
I am, as always, talking about Kate Austen.
10 Traits That Make a Character Secretly Dangerous
❥ Disarming Humor. They’re the life of the party. Everyone’s laughing. No one’s noticing how much they aren’tsaying.
❥ Laser-Sharp Observation. They see everything. Who’s nervous. Who’s lying. Who would be easiest to break. And they don’t miss.
❥ Unsettling Calm. Even in chaos, they stay still. Smiling. Thinking. Calculating.
❥ Weaponized Empathy. They know how to make people trust them. Because they know exactly what people want to hear.
❥ Compartmentalization. They can do something brutal, then eat lunch like nothing happened.
❥ Controlling Niceness. The kind of kindness that’s sharp-edged. You feel guilty for not loving them.
❥ Mirroring Behavior. They become whatever the person in front of them needs. It's not flattery. It’s survival—or manipulation.
❥ Selective Vulnerability. They know how to spill just enough pain to make you drop your guard.
❥ History of “Bad Luck”. Ex-friends, ex-lovers, ex-colleagues… they all left under “unfortunate” circumstances. But the pattern says otherwise.
❥ Unshakeable Confidence in Their Morality. They don’t think they’re the villain. That makes them scarier.
Lost fandom kinda dead, reblog if you're a loser
/Unprovoked?/
People who use this as proof that Wayne wasn’t abusive towards her are so funny to me because not only do victims of abuse lie to protect their own dignity (especially when questioned by hostile individuals like the Marshal(l)), but Kate is literally a capital L Liar TM.
You expect me to believe Little Miss “I don’t know how to use a gun” x2, who poisoned Michael and then was like “I can’t believe you think I’d do that!” was telling the truth to Edward, who was not only being really annoying/antagonistic, but also had his own weird psychosexual obsession? No!
I mostly blame the writers for not only never really expanding on Kate’s relationships to Wayne and Edward, but also for not letting Kate be an unabashed liar more.
I feel like an integral part of Kate’s character is missed out on if you believe she was telling the truth when she told the Marshal that Wayne never touched her