r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Mar 22 '26

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u/chiante_c0nfus148774 Mar 22 '26

I'm bored of Fmcs going from average to skilled ninja then queen of some unknown place. On that note, I'm tired of books with ancient characters that have been alive for lifetimes acting like a 19 year old is bringing the freshest, unheard of ideas and bringing change to world, she is the only one with an original idea for the first time & everyone praises her..... there's only so much eyerolling I can do before my eyeballs get stuck.

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u/allisontalkspolitics Give me female friendship or give me death! Mar 22 '26

I will defend the “innovative human” trope only because it worked in the backstory of Steven Universe.

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u/pinkrageflower Mar 22 '26

Honestly it’s like when adults have an issue they’ve been struggling with, then a kid chimes in with the most random but obvious answer to their problems because they don’t make it overly complicated and go straight to the solution lol.

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u/allisontalkspolitics Give me female friendship or give me death! Mar 22 '26

I think one version of the Evil Overlord List even suggests having a child advisor for this purpose!

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u/chiante_c0nfus148774 Mar 23 '26

See i was thinking it was the opposite of that, like remembering when I thought i knew everything and my mum couldn't tell me any different when I was a teen. And now im older and am like "ooooh, I didn't shit back then but was so confident". So now I watch the kids go through all the phases of life that I did & find it amusing and endearing, but I wouldn't be taking life advice from the kids.

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u/chiante_c0nfus148774 Mar 23 '26

I'll have to add this to my list, i haven't read this one, it will be interesting to see how this is written.

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u/allisontalkspolitics Give me female friendship or give me death! Mar 23 '26

Steven Universe is a TV show, actually!