“Grump with a heart of gold” is a classic, but also consider:
Mercenary scumbag who invariably manages to contrive a hilariously self-serving justification for doing the right thing
Seeming fatalist who in fact cares a great deal, but unconvincingly maintains they’re only getting involved because they have nothing better to do with their time
Fussy coward who insists on facing every danger headlong because they’d rather keep the peril where they can see it
Repellent jerk who’s actually very principled, but takes great pains to conceal it because they’re inexplicably committed to upholding their reputation as a total sleazeball
Stoic utilitarian whose logic is always just far enough aslant that you’re never 100% sure whether they’re fucking with you
It makes me sick to my stomach that we have to explain this so thoroughly.
Even sicker that you don’t have to use a grand amount for the metaphor, not $1000, not even $20. Men can understand the store of value of $5 more than they can understand the concept of women as humans.
I think what’s saddest about the whole thing is that it always has to be a metaphor about an object for them to get it. Like the classic comparison to someone getting robbed because they were dressed rich so they were asking for it.
The only understand when women are compared to objects because that’s what they see is as.
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.
