u/Aniyae

Alright prepare your butts folks, I'm going to give y'all my tips on how to write power fantasy, specifically power fantasy towards women and men and the differences between the two because men and women want different things.

Power Fantasy for men:

1. Male main character only. Don't even think about making it a woman.

2. Add woman characters because this is the 21st century you sexist. They can be strong too (just not stronger than the main character and make sure they need to be saved at least every chapter.) Have some woman characters glaze the main character and remind the audience that he's cool. Make them sexy too because women are allowed to be sexy and appealing. (Just don't make any woman ugly that'll lose your audience.)

3. Make sure he is the strongest man in the plot. He can have foes and struggle yes but make it quick because your audience won't have enough object permanence to understand that he's still strong even when his ass is getting beat.

4. As for romance, make sure to add some sex scenes between the main character and all of the woman characters. And if you can't have sex then just have the main character accidently grab their boobs from time to time to build connection.

5. Make the main character likeable. Make him kind and understanding so when he purchases a female slave it's because he wants to save her from the cruel practices of slavery. Unless this is an edgy power fantasy, in which case make him savage and brutal as you want.

6. Keep things consistent. Never change or develop the main character or else he'll lose all of his aura.

Power Fantasy for Women:

1. Female main characters are preferred, if you must make a male main character then remember that he's only allowed to be with other men.

2. Don't make her too pretty or sexy. Make her unattractive so that the audience can relate. To do this you need to give her glasses and make her wear baggy pants all the time.

3. And to add to that, give her an abusive past with an evil mother. Then she gets saved from that of course.

4. Romance is a must. No power fantasy for women can exist without a big sexy man to be there and provide everything. Make sure the male interest does everything so that the main character doesn't have to do anything.

5. Make sure your main character gets kidnapped or jumped by evil dudes once in a while so that the male interest can save her. BUT DON'T MAKE THE MAIN CHARACTER WEAK EITHER. Make sure the male interest tells her that she's strong every chapter so that the audience knows that she's strong and capable.

6. Add some female besties to glaze your main character. You can add some male besties too but also have them fall in love just a little bit to let the reader know that the main character is attractive.

Next class I'll tell you how to make power fantasy for non-binaries once I....uh....once I get a larger sample.....