[ SECRET POST #3813 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3813 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Daredevil TV]


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[Wonder Woman (2017)]


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[Isabel Maru, Wonder Woman]


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[Sense8]


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[Schitt's Creekt]


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[Re:Creators]












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Comments

[fscom]

01. http://i.imgur.com/dS6EfF4.png

[(Anonymous)]

This is a fairly common sentiment.

[(Anonymous)]

I think a lot of people do that. especially with authorial favoritism and the like.

[(Anonymous)]

Excellent secret design, OP!

[(Anonymous)]

A++ picture choice, OP!

That being said, I sort of agree and sort of disagree with the sentiment. I generally only want to read about my favourite character, so I seek out fic written about that character for any given series. By definition, I'm guessing that at least some of the people are writing those stories because that character is also their favourite.

But while I tend to seek out specific-character-centric fic, I *hate* it when authors write other characters in a series poorly - both in terms of being OOC and in making them look bad - in order to build up what is obviously the writer's own favourite character.

[type_wild]

That's me, but with romances. Unless a story is a love story, there's a 90% chance I'll utterly hate whatever romantic subplot the protag has going on.

[(Anonymous)]

I have the same problem. Especially because so many romantic subplots seem like an afterthought thrown in there to pad out the story. I often get the impression that they don't care about the actual chemistry or whether or not it makes sense for the character, they're just tossing it in there in hopes of snagging a few more viewers who like romances in everything.

[dancingmouse]

The fact that they get shoved down your throat and can do no wrong, even if they are 100% wrong, also doesn't help (looking at you Wesley from Star Trek: TNG and Miko from Transformers: Prime.)

[tabaqui]

It it's, for instance, a Captain America fic, and their favorite is Cap, well...i like Cap, too, so it's not too big a deal, unless they make him wildly ooc.

What i hate is when the author puts their favorite in a crossover or something, and suddenly you have some character (like Cap, or like anyone from the SHIELD show, or maybe Peter Quill or someone), in a totally alien scenario and yet they *still* kick ass, know everything, win everything, win *over* everyone.... That i hate with a passion.

[cakemage]

I get what you mean. There are exceptions, but for the most part the more an author shills their favorite character (a la Wesley Crusher), the more likely I am to hate that character. Admittedly, part of this may be due to my contrarian nature balking at the very idea that I should like this character just because the author says so, but more often than not the character in question is just plain unlikable to begin with.

Also, that image was expertly chosen. Ain't no contrary stubbornness like dachshund contrary stubbornness.

[(Anonymous)]

author's fav =/= good character you're supposed to love. It just means the author finds them fun. My favorite character in one of my pieces is a terrible person? He's just fun to write and has lots of complexity I like exploring.

so congrats I guess for being unnecessarily contrary?

[(Anonymous)]

I feel the same way about relationships... There are canon relationships that I do love, but whenever I feel like the creator wants me to just immediately be on board with it because they love it, it's such a turn-off. I think sometimes an author won't necessarily put the necessary *work* into making an audience fall in love with their own favorite because they're blinded by their own emotions. Because they already love a character (or couple) so much, they feel like it should be obvious why that thing is lovable, instead of taking the trouble to show the audience what is lovable about them. It's at least the vibe I often get with author's pets. That 'X is so awesome and will show up all the time to be COOL', but without enough solid reason for someone who doesn't know every single in and out to feel the same way.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't necessarily hate the authors fav unless they wank them a lot or lower other characters to make their fav look better. That's when I start hating the authors pet.