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[reenka]

Quote from a random person's comment at harrydraco:
    I did like it! There are some grammatical errors, and Draco isn't IC (but I'm one to talk, I never write IC!Draco)
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    Yeah, I know...Draco is horribly OOC...I've never written him perfectly in character before, and I don't think I will anytime soon.

You know... (aside from the head-banging stupidity of this)... I think it's almost admirable that people would write even though they see some major component as being hopeless & impossible to achieve. Like... uh, yeah, that's nice 'cause you're aware of it at least (and I write even though I realize -my- Harry & Draco are certainly not perfectly IC either, of course).

It's just... on the other hand, the sheer casual acceptance seems... troubling?? Maybe I don't even know anymore. Fandom.

...Don't mind me, I'm drowning in manga (yeeeee, Komatta Toki Niwa Hoshi ni Kike! and super-duper-slow-building relationships & feisty!ukes) and sickeningly fine with missing TWH.

Comments

[stellabelle.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. This may really be one of the main reasons why I never read fic anymore. I think my issue with this is about the same as your issue. Sure, I understand someone realizing and accepting that they don't write Draco totally in character. I mean, I don't think I do. But then, that's why I want to keep trying with some sort of goal in mind instead of being like, OH WELL, I'll keep writing him completely OOC anyway, even though I know that's what it is. That kind of...gets to me. I just don't really understand why people who have that attitude don't try to write something else?
Uh. If that makes sense...?

[yourpoison.livejournal.com]

Well, to be perfectly fair I'd say most people aren't -so- bad... or at least, they tell themselves their Draco is plausible/realistic/IC (which... I'm not sure if that's better or not). Though yeah, I do wonder why a lot of people bother writing H/D if they don't wanna face it for what it is, or Draco if they can't 'get' him or whatever, but I think they like the little fantasy they have in their heads, or like, blond bad-boys are hot with dark-haired hero boys or something. (...Not that I disagree...)

It's not just H/D, though, it's not like most fanfic shows much understanding of the characters involved, whatever the fandom.... Well, and then you'd say, it's not like most fiction evidences any in-depth understanding of humanity.... So I suppose it's just that people can't help writing, which is a good thing, yeah, but I just want them to be as perfectionist/obsessed/driven as I am :>