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⌈ Secret Post #3200 ⌋

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Re: How do you feel about fic characterizations?

[(Anonymous)]

I'm definitely in it for the fanon. When I first got into fandom I felt very bound to canon, and felt that if you didn't take canon as the ultimate source of characterization and whatnot then what was the point of being fannish? But over the years I've become a lot more comfortable letting fanon be its own point.*

I feel like the fanon for my current fandom is so much better than what canon is giving us, so it's quite a relief to just embrace fanon and have it be informed by canon but not dependent on canon.

I've also had specific fics shape how I view the characters, not in my current fandom but in my old fandom, and honestly it was a real gift. The characters ended up being much richer and more complex and more wonderful in my mind, thanks to my experience of some really excellent fanfic early on in my stay in that fandom.

Bottom line is that for me, when I love a story enough to want to get into the fandom for it, the story and the characters are always improved by excessive fanfic reading and the build up of fanon. Do I love every piece of fanon about a character? No. But there are usually alternative fanons to choose from. I've rarely had an instance where a piece of fanon I hated was the only option.

*It's worth noting that letting fanon be it's own point works a lot better when the things you want from a story are in line with what the majority of your fandom wants. OTOH, if you ship an unpopular pairing or you don't enjoy a lot of the standard shippy tropes, then I suppose fanon won't be nearly so rich and multifaceted and satisfying for you.