#Imma be mean bitch to y'all's demons (ง •̀_•́)ง

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[does this count for the meme? XD]

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// Perfectly <3

Save to say we're all insecure at times, but it kinda breaks my heart when I see people worry about their portrayal due to canon. I feel you, I have these doubts too. It's like easiest (just right after comparing roleplayers) topics to get upset because of. So let me just-

Nothing we all write is canon.

Canon is the source material and trivia, behind the scenes, such stuff. Even when creators of the original media say something, it's not always canon either. Fanworks are never canon.* They can be canon compliant to greater or smaller extent, but it's never canon. It's not the media after all. So why bother so much about it? We're here for fun. We create fics, roleplays, arts, edits and the rest for fun.

I'm not immune to that doubt, but if I was to stick to canon, I'd drop my muse faster than speed of light. I cannot stomach rwby's canon anymore, so I wouldn't be able to write topics I find ignorant and harmful.

So I believe the main question is: do you have fun creating your stuff?

If yes - awesome! Let's go! Let's write edgy, cringe, silly, and whatever else stuff that sparks joy. There is no competition to win after all. The joy of creating something together with someone is all the reward to gain. There is no more canon vs less canon. It might feel like that, but there's only people's preferences what they prefer to lean into. Want some unpredictable twists? Roleplay! Want some specific thing you control events of? Write fanfic! Want explore looks of your fave? Draw, commission, play with creators like picrew! Have fun! (Don't do illegal stuff, that much goes without saying.)

If not - what can you change? Why is it upseting or hurts your feelings somehow? Or maybe it's not interesting enough? There are many solutions to that problem, but I can't offer any advice. Everyone is different and each experience goes differently. I believe finding your why, what you want and how can you get closer to it is the key to improving the experience. Without aggresion of course. Respect others but respect yourself too and communicate. Maybe someone said something that planted doubts in you, so maybe talking with them to clarify what they ment or talking with someone else would comfort you?

Canon doesn't mean quality. Canon doesn't equal fun. Stop worrying about straying from it and have fun <3 I can't imagine rpc without all the lovely OCs around and they're pretty obviously not canon. Canon is only a base for fanworks to start from. Have roots in canon, but bloom freely, my beautifully creative friends!

*edit: yes, fanworks can be included to canon, but it's usually explicitly stated and a known fact if it occures. I just reminded me Star Wars. there is too much regarding canon / non-canon there. Not the point anyway xD

#ooc #and I fail miserably because tea is something soothing #Imma be mean bitch to y'all's demons (ง •̀_•́)ง #::aid #I hope #I might have already talked about it in the past #but I shit you not that my memory is poor