You know what I really dislike? When authors use character derailment in their fanfics to remove or discredit the character, who is in the way of the featured pairing of the story.
Yes, exactly. I had just run into a fic that had made Riley into a manipulative, mean asshole when I posted this the other day. And the fact that the author warned that she'd written "I'm not a Riley hater, but I need him to be something Buffy doesn't want." in her notes didn't help.
*headdesk* It happens in published fiction too. I remember that there is a sequel to Phantom of the Opera where Raoul is suddenly alcoholic and a gambler. GAH. Not to mention that it was BAD. *g*
Oh my God, and that "official" sequel of Dracula. Mina Harker sounds more like Drusilla than anyone else!
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It happens in published fiction too. I remember that there is a sequel to Phantom of the Opera where Raoul is suddenly alcoholic and a gambler. GAH. Not to mention that it was BAD. *g*
Oh my God, and that "official" sequel of Dracula. Mina Harker sounds more like Drusilla than anyone else!
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