[quote=@pugbutter]
So when I see faceclaims like [url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/cgimg/t/g43/612143/1384032_large.jpg]this[/url], or [url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/lotr/images/c/cc/Aragorn_Close_up_-_FOTR.png/revision/latest?cb=20121003053523]this[/url], or [url=https://i.pinimg.com/236x/b1/71/01/b1710130917100c1ab6e0664a50c5895--men-with-long-hair-long-hair-and-beard.jpg]this[/url], combined with descriptions of rugged individualism and a steely exterior hiding a secret heart of gold meant only for those special someones, I'm noping out hard because I'm not interested in heroes trying too hard to look bad. But I'm all over the inverse, a genuinely bad guy whose vanity compels him sometimes to follow the rules.
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>sees Aragorn
[img]https://t4.rbxcdn.com/3473e750e82f58a7cda3a6e930497e2e[/img]

In all seriousness, one trope I'd love to see die is the angsty, dark, disproportionate backstory of this 'tragic' character that does nothing but talk about it constantly. Like...I understand backstories shape characters but at the same time you know they do it to rack up sympathy points and have an excuse to wangst about it constantly.