I've been meaning to write my first ever oneshot and one of the main characters is an orc. When drafting i found myself going to give her deadlocks because that's how orcs are often depicted in media. i'm quite aware that orcs have been many times shown as mindless brutes and that they therefore pushed racists stereotypes.

For context the orc is a blacksmith and is the love interest.

If it is, could a person give me haircuts that could fit for the profession

Hey . Im taking acting class and in one of the lessons there we were taught (at least from what i understand) that in plays the character has an ultimate goal they want to achieve that arose because of a state/situation they are in (they are poor so their goal is to become rich) and in every scene a character has a goal that is supposed to help them achieve the ultimate goal. So i was wondering if its also true to tv shows , and if it is. How?

Cuz for example a tv show of a few seasons, at the start a character wants to achieve something, if at the end of season they do , by the next season their ultimate goal changes?

(I would also love any advice for how to write a character)

Sorry if i have any grammar mistakes, English isn't my first language

The character in question is the protagonist who has a martyr complex. He is an orphan but has 2 foster brothers whom he cares about very deeply. I have really thought about it, but need a different perspective on the final battle's ending which are is follows.

A) The Protagonist dies protecting his brothers and his new family. His soul actually gets a place amongst Gods for his sacrifices, and watches his brothers and takes care of them from up there indirectly. His ideologies of a perfect society now passed to his brothers which they do actually achieve.

B) The Gods requite the protagonists sacrifices because the cosmic scales of the protagonist's life hang heavily in debt. So they revive him back into the world to reunite with his brothers. With the suffering and pain the protagonist experienced before, he vows to make the society a better place so that no one alone would have to bear the burden the protagonist did before.

I couldn’t find the sapphic Heated Rivalry, so I wrote it. [WIP]. I need help developing a trans teammate for one of the main characters (NCAA not when she’s in the W). I want to be accurate and respectful. Could use the help!

Okay so. I went looking for a specific fic and could not find it anywhere, so I did the thing where you get mad and write it yourself.

Two of the best women’s basketball players alive have spent seven years as the most famous rivalry in their sport. The staredowns, the trash talk, the whole bitter feud the whole world eats up. Commentators call it the most honest hatred in the game. No love lost between these two.

They have it completely backwards.

Also could use a beta! Got about 11 chapters rn:)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/91674771/chapters/244088341?view_adult=true

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