This is a general positivity post! Mutuals! I love all of you, I love writing with you, I love your muses, you guys are all great!

META ASKS: If Your OC Was Canon.

BASIC:

  • What changes do you think would be made between your muse as they exist in your head vs how they would be treated as part of canon?
  • What plot points would change due to the inclusion of your character in canon?
  • What role would your character play in the story? Are they a major player, or a one scene wonder?
  • If there are multiple adaptions/If they are part of a multi-part franchise, which ones would your character appear in?
  • Besides your face/voiceclaim, who do you think would be cast as your character?
  • If your character had a breakout show/film/comic, what would the plot be? Who would be in their supporting cast?
  • What headcanons/theories do you believe fandom would invent about your character?

FANDOM:

  • What do you think the fandom for your character would be like? Are they a fan favorite, a love to hate villain, derided for whatever reason, or something else?
  • What feelings does your character most often instill in their fans? Affection? A desire to protect? Open lust? A love/hate dynamic? Why do you think their fans feel this way?
  • By contrast, what would their haters dislike about your character? Is it a petty complaint? A mischaracterization of the character or their intentions? Are they just a woman in a largely male-centric series?
  • What controversies/drama would your character incite in fandom?
  • What fan-material would exist for your character in fandom?
  • Is your character the subject of ‘imagines’ or ‘x reader’ style blogs?
  • Are there any tropes fandom would put upon your character, for better or for worse?
  • What would be the ‘incorrect but wildly popular’ interpretation of your character in fandom?
  • What corners of fandom would consider your character blorbo material?

SHIPPING:

  • What do you imagine the most popular ship(s) for your character would be?
  • Are there ship wars? Are they a popular character to ship, or the kind of character that gets shuffled off and away from shipping for whatever reason?
  • How does fandom characterize/mischaracterize your characters ship in fanworks?
  • If your character isn’t designed for shipping/isn’t interested in shipping, how hard does fandom have to mangle them to make them shipping material/open to a relationship?
  • Be honest. What song is playing over an AMV/tiktok of scenes between your character and their love interest?
  • What is the wildest crackship you can imagine for your character, whether in-universe or in crossover?
  • What is the quote between your character and their love interest/whoever they might be shipped with that their fans would latch onto?
  • What’s the discourse surrounding your ship?
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