LostLibrarian
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Just write normal character (inter)action from time to time...
Death flags stand out, because that one side character that had 5 sentences in the entire story suddenly gets 4 emotional chapters before they go to fight a boss. It's the attempt to make the reader feel sorry for the character.
If you want to kill Character X, just give him some screentime every few chapters. And have him talk about marriage 2 arcs before he dies and not 2 chapters. Also, try to give multiple side characters screentime. With that it won't be so obvious which character is next...
Death flags stand out, because that one side character that had 5 sentences in the entire story suddenly gets 4 emotional chapters before they go to fight a boss. It's the attempt to make the reader feel sorry for the character.
If you want to kill Character X, just give him some screentime every few chapters. And have him talk about marriage 2 arcs before he dies and not 2 chapters. Also, try to give multiple side characters screentime. With that it won't be so obvious which character is next...