Pardon the character journal (don't feel like logging out), but ...some of us like her because we like her. Not because she's involved with the OTP. I like the pairing. I like the OT3. I like the characters individually. All three of them.
People don't find the same things interesting. If you find certain character traits boring, you don't 'notice' them; if someone else finds them interesting, they do. I like Kairi. I write Sora/Riku fic, I write Sora/Riku/Kairi fic, I write Kairi-centric fic -- it has nothing to do with pretending for social status.
Honestly, I think that people assume others only like a character because they're afraid of their fandom reputation? Is more than a little insulting. Do you really think we're all that shallow?
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People don't find the same things interesting. If you find certain character traits boring, you don't 'notice' them; if someone else finds them interesting, they do. I like Kairi. I write Sora/Riku fic, I write Sora/Riku/Kairi fic, I write Kairi-centric fic -- it has nothing to do with pretending for social status.
Honestly, I think that people assume others only like a character because they're afraid of their fandom reputation? Is more than a little insulting. Do you really think we're all that shallow?