Cliche:
No one in a fanfiction needs to pee. Like... ever. It's weird.
Example:
"Y'know, we've been driving for a really long time. Are you sure you don't want me to pull o -"
"NO WAY. I'M TOO PERFECT FOR PASSING BODILY FLUIDS."
Why it's a cliche:
There's an ongoing struggle with fanfiction writers wanting to make their characters appear more realistic to readers, but they aren't sure how to accomplish it.
Why not start by making your characters take a piss once in a while?
In My Own Words:
Would you believe it: in the 20+ fanfictions I have written, only two of them mention someone needing to use the toilet.
TWO.
That's pitiful... and just plain inhuman. Are all of my other characters physically incapable of peeing? I NEED ANSWERS.
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I felt a stinging pain down below - the kind of pain that should never be ignored.
"I've gotta take a piss," I told John, staggering to my feet.
This is an excerpt from McGirly, and it was literally the first fic I wrote where a character had to spend a penny. Weird.
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I arrived at the airport after a long, tedious journey, with a crick in my neck and desperate for a wee. (I'd had no desire to use the airplane toilets; they looked absolutely disgusting.) So I hobbled to the airport toilets, dashed into a cubicle, and then proceeded to tidy myself up.
Anne from My Thin White Duke is the only female character I've created that actually conversed with the reader about needing to pee... What was she doing the rest of the time? Holding it until this particular moment in time? You've got some messed up priorities, girly.
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Fanfiction Cliches (and Where to Find Them)
AléatoireThere are so many cliches in the weird and wonderful world of fanfiction - and it turns out that I use a lot of them in my own writing! So join me in my quest to collect and record every single fanfic cliche... and laugh as I call myself out on all...
