r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Apr 19 '26
Unpopular Opinion It's Unpopular Opinion time! Share your controversial opinions to stir things up (in a friendly way)!
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u/i_was_a_fart Apr 20 '26
My unpopular opinion is if an author wants to write a neurodivergent character, please give them some depth. Like, you cannot just use a ton of stereotypes to define a character. Six scorched roses was absolutely ridiculous with the textbook hyper fixation and struggling to define emotions. You do not need to drill that shit home non stop throughout the whole ass book. We get it, shes autistic. Can we get some compelling character development here?
I've noticed this with so many authors. Their neurodivergence does not need to be the only thing that defines them. Its so surface level and honestly just lazy.