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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2021-08-28 04:35 pm

[ SECRET POST #5349 ]


⌈ Secret Post #5349 ⌋

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Re: "You can't headcanon a detail that already has canon"?

(Anonymous) 2021-08-28 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
i believe op means that headcanon is reserved for filling in missing detail in canon, not replacing canon with what you prefer. that's more like, alternate universe

that's what i thought the concept was about at least tbh but i don't particularly care

Re: "You can't headcanon a detail that already has canon"?

(Anonymous) 2021-08-28 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
DA - you're mostly right, with the caveat that most characters in media are "default straight," not "we had an in-universe discussion about how incredibly straight I am" straight, so there's often a lot of wiggle-room when it comes to sexuality. But if you're turning a character that has gleefully enjoyed many sexual relationships into a sex-repulsed asexual, that's an AU, not headcanon.

Re: "You can't headcanon a detail that already has canon"?

(Anonymous) 2021-08-29 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly. Headcanon is about filling in the blanks for things that aren't shown in canon.

For instance, there's a character in one of my canons who is shown to be very flirtatious with women but who also has a very deep, emotionally intimate relationship with another male character. You can headcanon that this character is bi and has more-than-platonic feelings for the male character, but you can't headcanon him as being gay because canon makes it very clear that he is also attracted to women.

Re: "You can't headcanon a detail that already has canon"?

(Anonymous) 2021-08-29 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
i believe op means that headcanon is reserved for filling in missing detail in canon, not replacing canon with what you prefer. that's more like, alternate universe

If that is what OP meant, they are operating on a very outdated definition of headcanon.