Characterisation

[lady_windermere]

Was having a chat about characterisation last night to a couple of people, and realised that I don't always use my own idea's on characterisation when writing. In some areas I am quite willing to allow a lot of OOC when I am reading as well. Especially with Angelus and William.

I write Daddy!Kink, and Baby Boy because my friends enjoy it, and use what I consider to be the fandom characterisation for that kink. So even if my Angelus and William the Bloody do not really fit into that, I will quite happily write it anyway, using the general characterisation.

I wondered if anyone else felt the same?

[Poll #984998]

Comments

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Yes, I know a lot of people really do get upset when they read something and consider it OOC. Then many have strong views about characterisation in their own heads, which are not felt by the writer. I do have strong views myself. I tend to keep those for writing Gen fic, as I feel to make shipper fic work, then certain aspects are not always kept true to character.

Yes with non-canon ships, you can keep the major characterisations, and explore how two people would have a relationship, within the boundaries. But the point is it is not canon.

I have been disappointed in the season 8 comic as well, especially as Joss is writing it. I know it takes place 1 1/2 years post "Chosen" (and am still trying to figure out how they got that operation together in that short space of time), so maybe everyone has changed slightly, but these seem major changes we have just had dumped on us.

I find my views of the characters are not ones everyone agrees with, so I am quite willing to allow some leaway for writers because of it. I thought the poll would be slightly better than a character study (I would love to do one of Darla for example, but I think my Angelus and William the Bloody would just show how much I don't stick true to even my own characters to write kink).