Open Thread: Oracle Hotline
May. 9th, 2025 12:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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superhero_muses --What is your current POV character's weakness?
You mean... his Kryptonite? ^-^ True story, I saw a Reddit post where someone said "Every character has what we call 'their Kryptonite,' or their big weakness. What is Superman's Kryptonite?"
But aside from the obvious Kryptonite and magic (I don't think Gotham by Gaslight Superman has run into either, actually!) I think GbG Clark's biggest weakness is maybe not knowing who he is? He doesn't seem to have access to the Kryptonian background and information that our Clark does, and that means he's lacking a lot of useful information about himself that might come back to bite him. Also, in the GbG universe there's something funky about the Kryptonians that's different from the base world-- there was a Kryptonian colony in Antarctica or something? It isn't clear yet, and I'm really anxious to have the Justice League comic from that work come out (it's apparently due in June!)
Tell me more about your current POV character and their weak points, and I hope your writing is going well!
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Date: 2025-05-10 01:04 pm (UTC)Frank's Kryptonite: ketchup! Lol! There was a scene in which he douses an unpalatable cafeteria meal in ketchup. Adam and Mike think he's crazy. ðĪŠ
Seriously, his worries about his age and looks are his Kryptonite. He's not a beauty like Adam but he's got warm eyes and a sweet smile. Still, he worries. The gay community of any era is all about looks.
Adam's Kryptonite is his sensitivity. It gives him compassion but feeds into his anxiety. He'll burn out before he gets his twenty years in.
And he worries about measuring up. He's brilliant but needs protection (enter Frank and Mike, the guys' superior). He's been described as 'cerebral and sensitive'. Perfect description!
The food story is going well! ðððŦð ðððĨŠðĨ§! ð
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Date: 2025-05-16 02:53 am (UTC)I'm a sucker for a male character who worries about his looks, to be honest! I just find it very sweet and vulnerable, even though I know plenty of men also have anxiety along those lines and are just trained not to express it.
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Date: 2025-05-16 02:04 pm (UTC)You're so right! Men are taught to keep it all in, no matter what it is. No wonder they crack like eggs! ðĨðĨ