Ranting with the Fyre Girls

Newsflash: Badboy Falls for Nerd (Fayth)

Okay, I will admit, I secretly love some of these stories, and it's my guilty pleasure. But the keyword in the last sentence was some. Only some of these stories make the cut for me, because there is a point where we draw the line. When you literally put The Nerd/Unpopular Girl/Socially Inept Girl and The Badboy/Jock/Player/Douchebag (or something like that), it's like the author is screaming, "I want people to read my story because everyone on Wattpad is obsessed with badboy/nerd stories, and I really want to get on "What's Hot"!" or, they just really, REALLY suck at titles.

The ones I actually like either have some twist to them (let's not go on the same plot-line every single time, people), or they just happen to be written really, REALLY good, and they have AMAZING characters. For example, *insert title of a "cliche not-possible high-school love story about 2 people who are on the opposite side of the spectrum of popularity story" I happen to like*,  doesn't really have a twist (eh, kind of). The main character isn't entirely useless, I really love that story. Maybe it's because the author is decent and can spell. Maybe it's because the chapter titles are good. Maybe it's because the plot line isn't all that bad. Maybe it's because I love the characters more than necessary. Like, if your girl character is a nerd or isn't popular, don't make her so incredibly weird that she isn't realistic. Make the character real. And don't make the guy a douchebag. Please don't make the guy a douchebag.

But please, add some twist to a cliché. A great example is The Girl He Left Behind. If you haven't already read it, I recommend you do so right after you finish this rant. In fact, I'm going to leave the link in the external link. Instead of looking through the perspective of the nerd/unpopular girl who somehow gets the popular guy/badboy to fall in love with her, we look through the perspective of the popular girl we always seem to hate on. I like how we get to see the other side of the story, and trust me, for The Girl He Left Behind, the other side of the story is sad as f*ck. I'm not ashamed to say the first time I read it, I cried like a baby, and when I reread The Girl He Left Behind a month later, I bawled again.

Also, on one last note, if you do plan on writing a badboy/popular boy/jock/player/douchebag and nerd/unpopular girl/socially inept girl, please don't make the boy an a**hole/jacka**/douchebag that suddenly makes the girl fall in love with him by telling a sob story about being abused as a child, and then, after the guy is really nice even though he was a total a**hole/jacka**/douchebag before. In fact, just drop the idea (unless you've already got a brilliant plot written out that's amazing and somewhat original), and come up with a love story that might be more possible. Like, how about, two incredibly adorable socially inept students falling in love? Yeah, that makes more sense. I'm brilliant (note the dripping sarcasm)! Or maybe a nerd guy falling in love with a gamer girl (and the nerd guy could wear a beanie and wear nerdy glasses, and he could be really geeky and adorable and the gamer girl could be badass and know how to program!). The possibilities are endless if you step outside the cliché. Oh, and don't forget to go read The Girl He Left Behind! Click on it in the external link! If you do read it, please comment your thoughts on it, I want to hear your thoughts on it.