The Age of Fire Isekai: Prologue
Whether this was pessimism or just pure logic, the bad outcomes were simple: it was easy to die by the creatures of this world, killed by the dragonblade, captured and/or used as a breeding tool by the dragon riders at the isle of ice, used as a parasitic
Dusk - 3
For all my dark, introspective pessimism, i was far from the worst case out there.
A King's Legacy Ch.32
Adding too much pessimism here would sway neither beast’s decision anyway. the veteran yielded. “i’m certainly nobody to stop you… but talan? please be careful.
Life is Just a Storm- Chapter 13- Winter's Gallows
Lukan couldn't believe that such levels of pessimism were buried deep beneath the otter's soul. he couldn't fathom that such darkness lurked so deep in the emerald pools.
Nate loses his way
He kept his pessimism to himself, and got them all drinks and showed them the various dishes being laid out.
Starvation Diet (Pt. 2)
Try as she did to repel negative visions of her future, its difficulty had grown in her state of pessimism. when she would imagine her fate at enika's hands, her frustration and sorrow gave way to an emotion more potent than the two combined. fear.
A King's Legacy Ch.31
It was death that answered the pessimism, speaking in an almost belittling manner, only to his soldier. “now, now. no need to put such a damper on his progress. you know as well as i do what he has to prepare for.
Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 25: Hubris
. \* \* \* \* \* \* henry was not naturally optimistic; he found pessimism and expecting the worst usually meant that he would be positively surprised more often than he was off-guard against negative happenings.
Dusk - 4
I was all pessimism, all dismissiveness, all anger. but all it took was for serrah to open her mouth to melt all of that away. it wasn't gone, per se, but it was background. serrah was the main event. to me, she always had been, couldn't not be.
Date Pandas: Part 1
Not satisfied with killing with me pessimism from that angle, my mind jumped to the other end of the spectrum. what if things went _too_well? what if 'no means no' wasn't a concept familiar to this dude?
Hellevator
One didn't rise far in the force without a healthy degree of pessimism.
Worlds Apart - Chapter Ten
Combating his pessimism, he gathered his wits and corrected his posture. "thank you, dan," he bowed deeply, first to dan, then to bo. "i am humbled by your efforts."