/lit/ - Literature

>>20880291
Writing likeable villains and antagonists is harder than I thought. How do you make an antagonist or villain with a sympathetic or engaging story? I don't want to be too simplistic, I have a habit of writing esoteric antagonists with primal goals that are aren't very grounded or relatable. Cartoonish villains are fun and all too, another fun way to write them, but I can't fall back on that every time.