Hey guys! I am gonna write a story and I really want to know if you guys still like bad boys?
I mean the stories based on bad boys as the main LL’s
No hate and give your honest opinion
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Personally, theyre a bit overrated. Ive not published many stories because Ive grown to not like the bad boy thing. If the bad boy is gonna be an ex or something then yea but I personally dont think LI should have to change to be what MC wants, unless MC wants a bad boy!
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I don’t mind if they are well written and have more to them than just the bad boy. Like if the writer gives a reason for us to like them in spite of their “reputation”, not just have the girls fall for him just because he’s an edgelord. A good example would be Han Solo or Wolverine. Don’t just make them a pizza cutter (all edge and no point).
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Yes, I love bad boys lol 
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I don’t mind them as long as they are written properly with a proper personality and everything 
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I like bad boys because they are usually funny, smart, confident and hard to read. But I don’t like them if they are rude, abusive and if they kidnap people, lol. Han Solo in @RMV’s post is a great example
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To me there’s always going to be a BIG difference between “bad boys” and “boys that pretend to be bad boys but are actually highkey abusive AF”.
When I think bad boys, I think leather jackets, tattoos, motorcycles, sarcastic, cold personalities and all that. I think bad boys are bad because they rebel against The Man and sometimes that means going out of your way to be kind towards people society would have you believe do not deserve that kindness. I think they are cold and aloof on the outside but melt around their significant other. I have no clue when it started being the norm that bad boy love interests are supposed to humiliate and belittle you, call you patronizing nicknames even if you tell them you don’t like that, make fun of you and corner you and touch you against your will, go out of their way to sleep with every girl that “tHroWS herSELF aT tHeM” but somehow make it sound like she’s the one at fault because she’s a wh*re.
I think people refuse to call their bad boy LIs abusive because most of the time the abuse is emotional and psychological and not physical which they would have an easier time recognizing. No-one’s calling them out for making their bad boys riding motorcycles or sporting all-black ensembles. It becomes problematic when you have them abuse the MC and make it sound like that that’s because he’s meant to be a “bad boy”.
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Hate them.
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I mean depends how the person writes the bad boy. I’m not in love with the bad boy who just fucks a lot of girls and has a cold personality, which is pretty cliche as well.
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Agreed, use too much. Time to start something different with No romance at all just maybe action and written well, good character development, etc.
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I really only like bad boy love interests if they’re not bullies. In other words, the difference between a guy who is very rebellious against corrupt authority (so in this example a chaotic good with a little chaotic neutral in them) and a guy who intimidates, threatens, and picks on the vulnerable - backstory be damned.
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I think they are used as cheap/cliche click bait. There are a ton of young readers that want to read “bad boy” stories because media sources make them seem “hot, aloof , dangerous or taboo”. It’s a cheap way for authors to ensure these young readers read their stories.
Not to mention that, at minimum, 90% of the “bad boys” featured in stories on this app are cold and abusive. But given the pathetic excuse of " he’s a douche but its because he had a bad childhood"… lots of people have bad childhoods. This is not an excuse for verbal or physical abuse to the MC or anyone else. (slight rant. I think these stories, when done incorrectly,(most) are quite damaging to the perception of young, impressionable readers.)
Personally, I think a story where the good guy/sweet friend/nice guy gets the girl because he treats her with respect, protects her when needed and isn’t a stereotypical douchebag would stand out as far more unique and interesting compared to the thousands of “bad boy” stories on the app.
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Bad boys are frequently used in Episode stories, mainly as love interests.
If your story is unique and not that cliche and the bad boy(s) has/have actually a proper personality, I don’t think that people would mind.
Good luck with your story 
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