characters being competent
A collection of works where the characters are actually competent, as they would realistically be in the circumstances that they are in, or with the experience that they have through their story.
This all started because I kept getting frustrated whenever characters are written into the damsel trope a bit too hard, when, within the story, it does not make sense for that character to be.
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Too Smooth, Too Blue by SkyeBean
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
27 Jan 2024
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Despite Mace's initial reluctance, Ahsoka is visiting Depa as she recovers from what happened on Haruun Kal in the Temple. After some difficult conversations and tea, they watch the sun set across Coruscant.
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- Part 3 of Ahsoka is Mace's Padawan
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When Sakura realizes that playing little girl and flunking combat training had probably been a gross miscalculation on her part, she’s stranded in a rickety home in a run down country with an unconscious sensei. Sakura isn’t sure if she can make up for that mistake before it kills her or her team but she sure as hell will give it her best shot.
She really couldn’t have known that falling victim to Hatake Kakashi’s unique attempts at teaching would open up another can of worms entirely.
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Between the Heaves of Storm by SkyeBean
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
01 Dec 2023
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In the downtime after their first battle, Ahsoka gets to know Commander Ponds and some of her men a little better.
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- Part 2 of Ahsoka is Mace's Padawan
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Plagg can't actually remember what it feels like to have a holder who admires rather fears him. It's happened before, he knows, because that's how it was in the beginning. That's how it's meant to be. But literal civilizations have sprouted, blossomed, and withered away in the time since Plagg last got to choose his own Black Cat.
Plagg didn't get to choose this newest holder, either, but it's clear they were made for each other. After all, Marinette Dupain-Cheng is a walking catastrophe.
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Soft Touch by seventh_time_lucky
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
14 Dec 2021
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Shouto knows that the appropriate thing to do now is to pull his head out of the cupboard, stand up, and explain to Bakugou that he’s looking for the first aid kit. He also knows that if he does that, Bakugou will most likely let go of his hand. And – he doesn’t want that.
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Todoroki gets hit with a quirk that makes him sick unless a particular person is touching him. And that particular person just happens to be Bakugou Katsuki.
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- Part 1 of Touch Sensitive
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An ongoing series where two touch-starved men figure out how to take care of each other in ways that no military field guide ever covered. Thankfully, when you already trust a person with your life, letting them see you at your most vulnerable isn't nearly as hard as it sounds.
Non-sexual intimacy, physical touch, a little angst, and a lot of comfort.
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- 303,730
- Works:
- 15
- Bookmarks:
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doctrine by aevallare
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), League of Legends
23 Feb 2022
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"They're going to destroy us," Jayce says.
"They're people, Jayce. If one thing in my life had gone differently, I'd still be down there myself."
Jayce won't meet his eyes.
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viktor finances ekko and the firelights. this is not a conflict of interest until it is.
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- Part 3 of like water in your hands
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“How’d you—” He began, then frowned when he saw that BT was still staring unblinkingly at him. “Uh, how’d you do these kinds of long runs with Lastimosa?”
“He slept in the cockpit when required,” BT replied. There was no discernible change in the titan’s tone, but his gaze flicked towards the ground. “It is more efficient than taking breaks, but he was also reluctant to do so at first. He told me it was more difficult to sleep when linked with me.”
BT and Jack are both still trying to figure this pilot thing out.
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zero hour, 9am by Likelightinglass
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
30 Mar 2026
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Grace sleeps, and dreams.
Rocky watches, and contemplates.
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- Part 3 of Platonic cuddling
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Once again, it fell to Damian Wayne to be the mature and responsible one. None of the people who dared to claim him as family could take care of themselves. It was infuriating!