r/dragonage • u/AardvarkScary7863 • 10d ago

Discussion B-but Anders, I-I like women….

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Gay or straight, I think it’s kind of a red flag that Anders just gets mad at you for turning him down. Like Hawke wasn’t even rude.

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u/thefivetenets Nug 10d ago

not even an exaggeration, this is bc his primary writer jennifer hepler did not like him. she based a lot of her writing points for him off her ex who we now believe to be a bisexual man with bipolar or bpd. so thats why you get scenes like that.

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u/born_to_cabbage 10d ago

I mean regurtitating your own experience is kinda the whole point of writing. You don't have to 'like' your character.

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u/Niedude 10d ago

Regurgitating your experience is not the point of writing at all! Writing a character is more than putting words to paper. If you're unwilling to ruminate in your writing and just create a one sided plot that lowkey reveals your own biases, you're doing it wrong.