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How old do you think this character is? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 4 days ago by Grimreaper@sopuli.xyz to c/keepwriting@lemmy.world

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I’m writing an 18+ superhero story. My main character is a young man/woman (I don’t know their gender yet). They are a stripper and get powers from overdosing on a street drug that gives you superpowers. After that, their 31-year-old boyfriend dies (he’s older than my main character). My character decides to find his killer and originally plans to kill them but chooses justice over revenge and hands them over to the police, and then they decide to become a superhero vigilante.

How old do you think my character is?

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

19-23 would be my guestimate.

[–] Grimreaper@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I asked my friend and she honestly guessed my character was 15 😭

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is your friend ok? 15 year old stripper......

[–] Grimreaper@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

No hes not lol But to answer your question, my main character is 21 at the start of the story when they become a superhero, but the real exciting stories come in "Year Two" when my character is 23 years old.

I made them 21 because his love interest is 10 years older than them, and the story is supposed to be about love and grief and an innocent man or woman dying, which motivated them to be a superhero. If my character is 15 dating a 31-year-old, the entire theme of justice and love gets completely undercut because they are a child predator. As weird as the age gap might be, my character is an adult when they meet.

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