Just like with people, there are characters we love, and characters that we…don’t.

And just like with people, sometimes you have to deal with characters you don’t like.

Perhaps this could help you get through those times.

Sometimes, a tiny twist on classic story tropes can do a lot to freshen up your narrative!

Little things can make the biggest differences after all.

This post does contain spoilers for Detective Pikachu, but you do NOT need to see the movie to understand the examples.

What do you do when your narrator is just not adding anything to his or her own story?

And Pokemon fans too, but I don’t have a fun word for that. Pokefans?

If either of these fandoms appeal to you, you should definitely check out Piemaster128’s accounts on DeviantART and Fimfiction.net!

Welcome to The Smiling Pen!