So. 

What's with people in stories having weird ass names? I mean, if it's fantasy, or sci-fi, I can sort of see why, if it's not too crazy.  (Also, not all the names in this chapter are bad, of course, I actually like some of them, I'm just being way over dramatic. It's kind of my thing)

But when some "ordinary" girl is named freakin' Tempest, well, that's a bit weird. 

Or it could be a normal name, just spelled really, really strangely, like,

Mary becomes Meirrie, and 

Katie becomes Cadii, and 

Elizabeth turns into Allyyzzabeth. 

I'm like, yeah, alternate spellings are cool, but you also need to be careful. 

Okay?

Or, her name is 

Tessa, 

Tess, 

or 

Kylie, Kiley, Kylee, Kyley, Kilee, or Kayleigh.

Or it's something super normal like 

Taylor, 

Lexie, 

Julia, 

Jessica, 

Riley,

or  freakin' Ann with AN 'E'

Or a weird flower name. 

Posie, 

Daffodil,

Tulip,

Marigold, 

Petunia (go away, Mrs. Dursley)

Gardenia,

Chrysanthemum,

Snapdragon,

freakin Pwincess Buwercwup.

Or a jewel name. 

Jade, 

Emerald, 

Topaz, 

Diamond,

 Amythest, 

freakin Quartz or some shit, I don't know.

But mostly, it's the weird names, like 

Tempest,

 Embre (ombré? Ember? What is this?), 

Braelyn, 

Moonbeam. 

Ever Green.

Or Harley, Marley, Carlie, Carli, Carly, Carlee, Harlee, Marlee, etc.

And the guys...oh boy, where do I begin?

Ryder, 

Ryker, 

Reese, 

Axel, 

Asher, 

Kaleb, 

Ryder, 

Sebastian, 

Zander/Xander, 

Xavier, 

Mason,

Alto or some weird shit, 

just plain Alpha, 

Ryder, 

Vincent, 

Adam, 

Hudson, 

Archer, 

Alexander, 

Rex (what is he, a dinosaur? Well, he does usually act like an animal, and not in a good way), 

James, 

Zion, 

Obsidian or some such nonsense,

Ryder,

Bryson,

Tyson (chicken nuggets!),

Pierce,

Titus,

Titan,

Zeus,

Cody, Kody, Kodie, Codie, Codeine -- wait, what?

Carter,

Ares,

Tyland???? (I thought it was spelled "Thailand"? 😋)

Xerxes,

Jacob (very popular in the werewolf section...I wonder why??????)

Jax,

Ryder,

Killian (excuse me, give Captain Hook his name back please)

Kane, Caine, Cane, Kaine, Kain, Cain, Cocaine -- wait, what??

Roman,

ARSEN. I'm not kidding. I guess he likes to set things on fire? arsonist.

Leo,

Theo,

Freakin' Neo, idk....

Seriously saw one named Castle, like what the hell?

Sebastian,

Oh, and did I mention Ryder?

Or he's named after some boy band or k-pop guy....

Harry, 

Zayn,

Liam,

Niall,

Louis,

Ashton,

The Beatles?? The Monkees?

....I don't know, fill in the blanks.

And then like all the side characters are named like, 

Tim,

 or Carol, 

or something.

Oh god, and the last names!!

Ryder, 

Lone, 

Flame,

Triumph, 

Moon, 

Luna, 

Fang,

Knight, 

Lycan, 

King,

Wolf,

RichGuy,

GoldenBoy,

Superhero,

ChosenOne 

-- way to be subtle, guys!!

I know it's hard to name a character - trust me, I know - but maybe pick something less bleh, than Ryder. 

That's why I named one of my characters Flynn. Because Flynn Ryder in Tangled and it kind of was a joke...anyway. All the guys are named Ryder, or something really strange.

Anyway, I don't know what to say, this chapter was just mostly an excuse to complain. 

Also if your character has one of these names, it's fine. I'm just being annoying and somewhat overdramatic. It's kinda my thing. I already said that. Meh it's 3 AM repetition is fine.

Also I'm deeply scarred from scrolling through the smut gutter that is the werewolf section. Halp.

Seriously. HELP ME. 

Why was no one wearing clothes? *rocks back and forth in a corner* Where were their clothes?! Too. Much. Bare. Skin. So uncomfortable. Halp.

P.S. What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet.