How to Write the Perfect Antihero

Happy Wednesday everyone! So I know I haven't been very active recently... I've been busy writing and reading and classes have started. And now I have a cold, as is usual during the first or second week of my classes. No matter what I always get sick the first or second week of a new semester. I was hoping this semester would be different, but apparently not. Anyways, this is my last semester at Ivy Tech. I have two more classes and then I'm officially finished. I'll have my General Arts degree!! And then will have to go on in the Spring to figure out the heck I'm going to do next. But for now, enjoy my painstakingly searched out gif sets for how to write the perfect antihero (because antiheroes are my favorite):

Starts out morally gray

Has a tragic past

Believes they can't be forgiven/a hero, believes their a bad guy that can't be helped

Usually meets someone and discovers the power of love (either a friendship love or a romantic love or even the power in teamwork)

Beings to question their bad choices/dark pasts

Makes some bad choices on their way to redemption because they aren't perfect and that's why we love them

But always at the end of the day, they find that one person who will stand by them no matter what. All they want is someone to love them and not give up on them. To look at them and not see the darkness, but to see the potential for light in them.

And eventually, they become the hero... or at least a better/betterish person

So there you have it! How craft the perfect antihero as told by some of my favorite antiheroes (specifically Murphy from The 100, he was the total star in the latest season of The 100 and I can't wait to see what happens in season 6!). I realized, after finding all the gifs and stuff that these are all male antiheroes and it got me thinking about what female antiheroes I know, and I actually came up with quite a few, so I might do a blog post specifically for some of my favorite female antiheroes too.

Have a great week everyone!

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