LemonLimey
New Member
Hi there,
I posted here a while ago about an RP that I was struggling with, and got some amazing advice that really helped, so thank you again to those people who offered said advice!
I was going to dump the RP entirely but after a conversation with my friend, where I pressed that it was frustrating having the entire plot revolve around their OC, she agreed she had got carried away and we continued.
And it's been good for a while. I genuinely have enjoyed working out scenes and plotting with her OC in mind, and really try and give good, meaty scenes and canon responses. Sometimes are easier than other times, but the point is that I really do TRY.
The time came for my OC to be in the limelight a little... as part of the overall plot, and honestly? I'm totally disappointed. I was excited to finally be able to have my character interact with canons (usually I have to write both sides because my RP partner rarely writes canons,) but she said she would try.
Now bear in mind when I write, my RP partner receives paragraphs... sometimes an entire page if I'm really into the character and plot at the moment.
I got short sentences. It really was the BARE minimum and to cap it off, as soon as the scenes with my OC were done, my RP partner immediately said "shall we go back to XYZ about my OC now?" (Not quite in those words, but you get the point).
It really felt like a slap in the face. That the scenes with my OC were just an inconvenience to them, and this morning, I wake up to PAGES of them writing about their own OCs internal monologue.
So like... it hurts because they CAN write when they choose to, they write well, and are motivated to, but they couldn't be arsed to even try when it came to giving my OC a moment in the spotlight?
It's honestly such a shame because I've been enjoying the overall RP more than I was at the start. But this just stings, and makes me feel that maybe my OC is THAT dull?
If I give them a massive benefit of the doubt, I could maybe see that they weren't comfortable writing the canon characters... maybe. But it really felt like they just didn't even try, especially when it came to them instantly wanting to turn the focus back to their OC.
Sigh. I don't want to dump the RP...but again I'm just feeling used. I'm also feeling like am I being selfish here, expecting more from my RP partner?
I don't write them swathes of indepth writing in order to get swathes back- I genuinely enjoy writing it. But it also feels like it should be assumed, if they CAN write at length, it's only fair to reciprocate?
I posted here a while ago about an RP that I was struggling with, and got some amazing advice that really helped, so thank you again to those people who offered said advice!
I was going to dump the RP entirely but after a conversation with my friend, where I pressed that it was frustrating having the entire plot revolve around their OC, she agreed she had got carried away and we continued.
And it's been good for a while. I genuinely have enjoyed working out scenes and plotting with her OC in mind, and really try and give good, meaty scenes and canon responses. Sometimes are easier than other times, but the point is that I really do TRY.
The time came for my OC to be in the limelight a little... as part of the overall plot, and honestly? I'm totally disappointed. I was excited to finally be able to have my character interact with canons (usually I have to write both sides because my RP partner rarely writes canons,) but she said she would try.
Now bear in mind when I write, my RP partner receives paragraphs... sometimes an entire page if I'm really into the character and plot at the moment.
I got short sentences. It really was the BARE minimum and to cap it off, as soon as the scenes with my OC were done, my RP partner immediately said "shall we go back to XYZ about my OC now?" (Not quite in those words, but you get the point).
It really felt like a slap in the face. That the scenes with my OC were just an inconvenience to them, and this morning, I wake up to PAGES of them writing about their own OCs internal monologue.
So like... it hurts because they CAN write when they choose to, they write well, and are motivated to, but they couldn't be arsed to even try when it came to giving my OC a moment in the spotlight?
It's honestly such a shame because I've been enjoying the overall RP more than I was at the start. But this just stings, and makes me feel that maybe my OC is THAT dull?
If I give them a massive benefit of the doubt, I could maybe see that they weren't comfortable writing the canon characters... maybe. But it really felt like they just didn't even try, especially when it came to them instantly wanting to turn the focus back to their OC.
Sigh. I don't want to dump the RP...but again I'm just feeling used. I'm also feeling like am I being selfish here, expecting more from my RP partner?
I don't write them swathes of indepth writing in order to get swathes back- I genuinely enjoy writing it. But it also feels like it should be assumed, if they CAN write at length, it's only fair to reciprocate?
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