May 06, 2007 00:43
M'kay. So, you're going through a rough patch in your life. To cope, you write a long Kingdom Hearts fan fiction in which you your sue original character instantaneously gets accepted/befriended by the Organization, because she needs friends and comfort.
Um, no.
Listen; everyone has a burden to deal with on a day to day basis. It ranges from suffering from a hang nail, to being a self mutilator and a messed up family, to simply having a bad day.
What makes you so special? If you came up to anyone, me per say, and said something along the lines of "It sucks to be me my original character because her dad is mean to her and her mom is weak and she had annoying younger brothers :(", I would probably reply "That's nice. At least your mom and dad are still together, and your brothers are smaller than you."
Don't just think you're exclusively suffering. There are probably people in worse situations than you; they'd probably love to have your life.
Also, on the whole 'writing-badfic-to-deal' thing; I understand that writing helps you deal with whatever life throws at you. But really, must is be a fan fiction open for the entire world to read? I hate to break it to you, but most people don't care or want to hear about you your Original Character's woes.
And, if your OC did walk up to an Org member, going "Help meeeeee deal with my dark and tragick past and present and future ;~~~~:", they'd probably rip you to pieces, stand over the scraps of your body, and say "Hey, at least you had a heart." and walk away. I don’t know where people got the idea that the Organization was a sympathetic support group full of buddies and nice people.
Plus, if anyone you know reads your atrocious story, you could wind up in a) serious trouble if you're being over dramatic, and b) in counseling.
My point? Need someplace to whine? Get a LiveJournal, and put it so all the entries are private. Because life sucks (not just for you), get over it, and no one cares. Pretending your Original Character isn't you doesn't work anymore.
And, if you are putting your OC through hell and more just for the sake of writing a good angst fic, what the hell is wrong with you? Anyone who's able to go "LOL, MY PERSON GOT RAPED SO NOW SHE NEEDS COMFORT FROM AXEL OR ROXAS =D" obviously has no idea how serious rape is unless you like rape for some reason. *shrug* and shouldn't take other serious things lightly either. If you're going to write about something you have no personal idea or experience about, do your research, and make sure to write it with empathy. Either way, you're going to annoy people (namely me).
...and that last bit morphed out of nowhere. Scar-ee.
Ah well; toodle lou, I'm going sleep now.
and I do realize this entry has an unholy amount of tags, sorry. I'll remove some if I should?
common sense,
serious business,
mary sue,
original characters,
rape,
angst,
violence