[ SECRET POST #2435 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #2435 ⌋

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

01.


__________________________________________________



02.


__________________________________________________



03.


__________________________________________________



04.


__________________________________________________



05.


__________________________________________________



06.


__________________________________________________



07.


__________________________________________________



08.


__________________________________________________



09.


__________________________________________________



10.


__________________________________________________



11.


__________________________________________________















Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 049 secrets from Secret Submission Post #348.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

ps

[(Anonymous)]

a good author doesn't need to "warn for OCs"

Re: ps

[kaijinscendre]

They do if the OC is going to be a huge part of the story. Maybe not warn but they need to definitely mention it.

Re: ps

[(Anonymous)]

Why? Should an author also mention that they might include a plot that's different from canon, or mention a setting that didn't appear in canon, too? Or maybe that there'll be dialogue that isn't from the original canon in case people didn't realize that they're reading fanfiction?

Re: ps

[kaijinscendre]

Uh...yes. They do do that. It is called "AU". Or crossovers. If it just a random OC (ex. Sherlock has a case with some OCs), no they shouldn't mention it. BUT if the OC is in a romantic relationship with a main character OR if the OC is a main character, it should be mentioned.

Re: ps

[dazzledfirestar]

There is definitely a difference, yes. If the OC is the focus of the fic, you should mention that. I think you and the anon up there are talking about two different uses of OCs.

That being said... I wonder what your opinion is on characters that were mentioned but never met in canon. Do they count as OCs since we don't know anything about them and the author is building them pretty much from the ground up? (ie Coulson's cellist)

Re: ps

[kaijinscendre]

Most people don't consider characters like that OCs. Heck, I have seen people tag "The Cellist" (he/she has a character tag on Ao3). While they are pretty much an OC, a name gives them a character. I would assume most people figure a character like that is basically an OC, though.

Re: ps

[(Anonymous)]

Yeeeeeeah what kaijins said.

Even if you're the best fucking writer on the face of the goddamn planet, not everyone is gonna want to read about OCs. The "warning" isn't a declaration of quality; it's common fucking courtesy in an environment where most people want to exclusively read about characters that have already been established.

Re: ps

[(Anonymous)]

Although.....in some cases the presence of original characters is kind of a given?

Like "[canon character] ends up in a different school through the foreign exchange program" I believe in warning for them but...it's still kind of redundant."