So, why the heck do people care when a character has an "OOC" moment?

It's just something I find annoying, especially when people are reading fanfiction, and then scream and whine about how a character is acting out of character in such-and-such scene. First of all, even if a character was acting out of character in every single line of every single scene, you have a right to speak but not a right to antagonize authors, savvy?

And secondly, there is a really simple concept out there called fallible humanity.

Yes, characters are human. Gasp. It's true.

Check in any book or movie or manga or anything. You will find moments when characters fail, lose their resolve, or do something strangely against their own personality. Characters are capable of change. They are capable of doubt. They are capable of emo moments. They are capable of courage. Joy. Love. Hate. Strength. Double-minded-ness. OOC moments. Characters are capable of everything that we are. And how many times have you lost your cool, dropped your brain, or done something really not like yourself? Please, stop putting original characters and cannon characters and any other kind of character there is into little boxes. They have - or should have - just as much depth to them as you and me.

In short, in my humble opinion, OOC moments - for both original characters and cannons alike - show the character's human nature. Their fallibility. And, as is often the case in my writing, when someone is acting out of character, it's most often because I intend them to. And when it is accidental, for me or any other writer out there, be gracious and accept that the OOC moment is moving the plot forward, which in any case should be the author's primary goal.

Thanks for listening. Just had to get that out there.
Hugs to ya'll! ^^

-Kyra

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