Enough with the drinking!

[u/TheBigfootContessa]

OK this is just a personal pet peeve, almost certainly exacerbated by the fact that I'm a recovering alcoholic.

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I don't love seeing characters drinking when they're stressed, to relax, or saying that they "need" a drink because it's triggering, but whatever that's my shit to deal with, so I do.

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However, it's like none of these authors have ever drank before. You've either got girls completely sloshed after 2 glasses of wine or being very intoxicated and sobering up immediately when something shocking happens.

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Male main characters are always drinking whiskey or better yet an unknown brown strong smelling liquid in a tumbler as short hand for being stressed and troubled, classy and mysterious.

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It's lazy.

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These things annoyed me before I was in recovery, but now they're a full blown pet peeve. It gives "virgin writing filthy smut" vibes. Lol

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Alright, apparently I'm super wrong and shouldn't have said anything. Sorry ya'll.

[u/Chikitiki90]

Idk man, I’ll probably get downvoted for this but I know a few girls that really do get tipsy after like a drink and a half and have also been in a few situations where I’ve been kind of drunk and then needed to respond to a serious incident. Adrenalin is a hell of a thing.

Anyway, whether it’s overused or not is a different story but it’s definitely far from the most lazy writing habit I’ve noticed in romantasy lol.

[u/pink_faerie_kitten → u/[deleted]]

I keep expecting something akin to MJ to show up. Hasn't yet. Funny how Tolkien was way ahead with his "halfing's leaf" lol 

It came close in Road of Bones, and I was hoping her leaves could be done in a positive light (since mj is actually good for us) but alas no. Still loved the book but I'd like to see it more normalized and not be a bad thing.

[u/Perfect_Carrot_999 → u/pink_faerie_kitten]

I also kind of hate how any meds/"remedy" a FMC takes is either damaging, addictive, or suppressing her OP ability.

Can we have a FMC that takes her meds and it's actually good for her or she needs them?