I see what you mean when talking about Neil. I used to like him and think he was underrated but now seeing I was still stuck in my own headcanons. Because I thought he actually cared but he didn’t-
Ngl in my Dreamtale AU he’s kinda just a background character too but at least he kinda has a bit more personality then his original. Even though I never went into depth on that. Same with Lanny, she has more personality and reason so what she does. But again it feel like it’s kinda hard to make an AU based off a poorly executed one. Or try changing flat characters.
I never really focus on the side characters but I try to give them a least a bit more personality- idk- this stuff is kinda hard- writing sucks sometimes-
i feel like most people who know neil have made their own perception of neil caring that they forget canon too. you are the second person to tell me that canon neil was not who you remembered, so i understand 😭
But again it feel like it’s kinda hard to make an AU based off a poorly executed one. Or try changing flat characters.
true and real. it's hard to work on something when its base as a whole is literally just sticks and bubblegum stuck together