hi y’all! 😽
quick question here (from an author doubting herself, as always): so yk i primarily write x reader fics for various reasons, and i’ve always read x reader fics too, but if there is something i’ve always struggled with whenever i’m reading an x reader fic is when the reader has no personality! like when they feel more like the shadow of a character than a character… mostly because i never put myself as the reader, it’s always some random other person in my head (not even an OC) that shapeshift according to the story i’m reading (because i make a strong point in keeping myself far from confusing reality and fiction yk)
that’s why my reader always has some sense of strong personality and a background (also because when i write i never think about my characters as myself. It’s not you as in me but you as in a whole other entity, if you will)
but lately i’ve noticed that it’s not the case for everyone! Some people really do self-insert and expect the reader to kind of fit their personality (which is what it was designed for at first lmao)
so i was wondering: how do you guys read my x readers? do you OC insert? do you self-insert? and if you self-insert is the fact that my reader has a personality of her own something that sometimes (or downright) bothers you? (especially in long fics such as AHFAK)
i’ve been very self-critical as of late, and reflecting on the fact that my readers are kind of more shaped like a OC without being one bc at the end of the day they have no name nor physical appearance, that is all up to you!
if i was to make an OC version of AHFAK, would you read it and perhaps be more interested in it? i was pondering about an OC version but it’s obviously a lot of work since the person the story is told in has to change (from second-person you to third-person she/he) and physical descriptions have to be added, + since the story was originally intended to be written with a second person pov is it fit for a third person pov? wouldn’t it be just weird to read and perhaps even become bad?
idk i’m asking a lot of questions but i love having you guys’ feedback and thoughts, even more (not more i’m exaggerating) when they are critical bc it brings room for improvement!
that’s it, thanks for letting me ramble haha! much love, as always 💗🫶🏻