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[the-ace-ofhearts]

I uh… So I tried to read a Villainous fanfic on Wattpad…

So basically- I read one of those “[Character] X Reader” things- Don’t ask, I got curious-

I read a thing of Black Hat X Reader to see how people in this fandom write stuff and it was FOURTY FOUR PARTS LONG

I read through the first part (It was pretty good apart from the occasional grammar error here and there) but I got to part two…

It was also good until there was a thing that said “Black Hat’s POV” and it was in FIRST PERSON.

Which is not necessarily bad, but I was not expecting that.

So uhh my brain couldn’t process that and I forgot how to read after that

Idk if this is unpopular opinion, but I don’t like first person writing in fiction (if it’s like an autobiography then that’s different) and I like third or second person writing much better, it feels less confusing and overall.. It’s just better in my opinion

While first person writing gives an insight into a character’s thoughts and feelings while still interacting with other characters and having the story play out, I prefer for the characters to all be told without the whole “I” thing, it’s just easier for my pea sized brain to process

Whenever I write fiction (used to write fanfiction, will still sometimes write fanfiction if I get bored enough) I write it specifically in third person, because I like to tell my own stories as the writer, and not as like.. The main character. It’s just what I prefer

I hope that’s enough explanation why I dislike first person writing, but that was an off topic rant

I might dabble in reading Wattpad fanfictions again for fun, but the random first person POV of a character jumpscared me…

Like, if you’re going to write a story in third (or second) person, don’t randomly switch to another point of view, that’s really confusing for me and maybe other people… Unless I’m just really weird idk

If you read this far, thank you! I don’t usually post rants like this, but I felt like I needed to process that whole thing 😭

Love y’all! Have a wonderful rest of your day wherever you are in the world <3