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draconicace · 4 months ago

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if an official writer can tweet things that are absolutely textually out of character and say they're canon (and start wretchedly annoying character discourse in the fandom) then fanfic writers can do whatever the fuck they want

#aiden's monologuing #writing true to character is a skill that can be developed. but you can't read original creators' minds #it's taking the text sincerely and understanding the metatextual authorial influences. and some educated guesswork #also. many fics take place post-story. characters are changed by their narratives and settings.#of course the characters are going to seem ooc to you if you're basing them off of the initial blueprint with zero changes #are characters not allowed to grow. are they not allowed to get worse. go away.#[physically restraining myself from apologizing or explaining outside factors putting me in a bad mood] anyway!#are writers not allowed to grow in their craft. are writers not allowed to share their less-than-perfect stuff in a hobbyist space.#are writers not allowed to share anything with the mutual understanding that the writer already knows #their problem areas and are attempting to improve upon them and are showing you the progress #is a reader not allowed to like a less-than-perfect fic

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