This here is a peak face-slapping moment and an important lesson to other authors out there. Because honestly, seeing face-slapping in most novels just gets so repetitive and boring so fast. There's just too much of it, resulting in little emotional involvement from the readers in each and every one. Here, we have a nice buildup, a confrontation that's actually set up by the MC for maximum effectiveness to provide a teachable moment, and the grand finale with fantastic payoff. Even slapped a meme at the end.
TL;DR Good face-slapping doesn't and shouldn't have to come often, executing one with a decent pacing leads to better payoff.
Jake: "If the Viper asks me to do something I don't like, I'll just tell him to f*ck off"
Viper, wiping away a single tear: "That's my Heretic!"
This here is a peak face-slapping moment and an important lesson to other authors out there. Because honestly, seeing face-slapping in most novels just gets so repetitive and boring so fast. There's just too much of it, resulting in little emotional involvement from the readers in each and every one. Here, we have a nice buildup, a confrontation that's actually set up by the MC for maximum effectiveness to provide a teachable moment, and the grand finale with fantastic payoff. Even slapped a meme at the end.
TL;DR Good face-slapping doesn't and shouldn't have to come often, executing one with a decent pacing leads to better payoff.
d*mn, Sandy 1:0 Jake
Jake: "Viridia, I need some help again."
Viridia: "No killing?"
Jake: "Oh, this time very much killing"
Had a feeling like a chapter or 2 ago. Nice, with Carmen it should be a pretty uncomplicated thing.
Jake, there's work to be done at the Order, so hurry back. Trash has been piling up.
First of all: Nice
Second of all: Can't believe we're actually getting SmellyPot-Fu <3
Well, it will be an interesting time all around, eh?
Dangerous words next to a slave that is willing to do anything, mate...
Meira: "What. The. F*ck."