Unicorns and Crowns

There's always that one character you would absolutely love to see get their comeuppance, and you make sure to keep plenty of popcorn on hand when it finally comes.  (All images, outside personal artwork, property of their respective owners.)  Some of my characters first came about because I specifically aimed to take them down quite a few pegs. I sort of get to do to them what I itch to do with other characters (which other people have already invented) that I can't stand. It's both great fun and wonderful catharsis.  However, I also try to be nice and give them at least a few redeeming qualities, so you don't have to keep that huge sledgehammer handy every time you see them.  Sometimes, if I'm feeling extra generous, they end up turning over a completely new leaf. After all, few things in a story are more important (and more powerful) than character development, and if there's one thing I love, it's a character who changes for the better.  So, today, the