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Yeah.
And I get that it’s kind of awkward for fanfic stuff. Because you didn’t get to pick the cast, so there’ll be characters in there you’re not super interested in, and maybe their relationship dynamics with the characters you do like are not something you’re particularly into either. But that’s kind of… part of fic. The awkward dance of figuring out where to put these third wheels now that you have them.
It can be tricky! You may have to handwave some stuff. But you have to wave your hand, at least. Fic is what it is, partly because people already care about that universe. If you’re going to make a substantial change to that universe– such as, for example, totally eliminating one of the major characters– you need to do something to address that.
Yeah.
And I get that it’s kind of awkward for fanfic stuff. Because you didn’t get to pick the cast, so there’ll be characters in there you’re not super interested in, and maybe their relationship dynamics with the characters you do like are not something you’re particularly into either. But that’s kind of… part of fic. The awkward dance of figuring out where to put these third wheels now that you have them.
It can be tricky! You may have to handwave some stuff. But you have to wave your hand, at least. Fic is what it is, partly because people already care about that universe. If you’re going to make a substantial change to that universe– such as, for example, totally eliminating one of the major characters– you need to do something to address that.
