I've been seeing so many tiktoks lately bashing the OC x Canon concept. People seem to hate on it for all kinds of reasons, and the biggest one usually is: 'Why would I read about an OC who isn't me?'
As someone who writes OC x Canon and genuinely loves character creation (not just the main OC I ship with the canon character, but all the other OCs that serve the plot!) it used to make me feel so insecure, awkward, and even a little ashamed every time I saw people dragging this trope.
Ofc, I always remind myself that not everyone is going to like what I write, and that's completely fine. But what really gets me is the pure hypocrisy!
People will blindly hate on OCs, but then run to read 'x Reader' stories, which, let'sbe honest, are often just the author's self-insert OC hiding behind a 'Y/N' or 'Reader' tag. (Perhaps to get more views?). Out of all the x Reader fics I've ever come across, almost none of them feature a truly blank character. Every single one reveals the author's distinct OC in one way or another lol. yet people eat it up just because of the tag!
At the end of the day, I'm glad I learned never to lose my spark for writing. People in fandoms will find a reason to hate on literally anything! tropes- writing styles- first pov- third pov, character names-... you name it.