[ SECRET POST #2862 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2862 ⌋

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Comments

Re: OCs

[(Anonymous)]

For some reason I just can't get into OCs that are directly related to a canon character-- as in siblings, parents, potential future children-- unless their existence was already mentioned/implied or given some description in canon (but without that character actually appearing). Just feels tacked on and weird if they have no actual attachment to the canon besides their relation to X, even if figures like parents would obviously exist. Maybe it's the result of some subconscious headcanon thing where these OCs don't match my general perceptions of the characters' personal/early lives, even though I don't make such OCs myself and aren't trying to "compete" with them or something.

But I think people too often ignore the potential for OCs in settings where they have a good reason to exist, like in a large community or group or something similar that the canon characters are already a part of, and so fics featuring only canon characters can feel really... insular or something, especially if the canon has a small cast to begin with. It's especially noticeable if it's for a TV show, where one-shot characters frequently appear anyway. I don't think they should take over the entire story or play the starring role, but I have no problem with a fic heavily featuring an OC if the other characters play equally large roles and are portrayed well. It can actually be a strong way of challenging or proving a character's canonical beliefs/viewpoint by presenting them with a perspective from the "outside."

...hope some of this is intelligible.