Originally Posted by Silver/
It's a matter of fundamental understanding. If the writer decides SH will only wear green from now on, for literally no reason? Not out of character. If he decides she's aromantic? Not out of character. There is absolutely nothing that can be out of character. The closest concept available is "inconsistency". Even then, inconsistency requires a second person when unintentional. Someone to interpret the character, and create a derivative in their mind through it. The character in the author's mind is always the original and is hence not capable of OOC. It's a concept you find relevant in fanwork and fanfiction. Not overly complex.

Similarly, there is always one antifan about to die mad when they think the author "committed OOC". It's a one way road to madness. I'm not going there. You're invited to rage at the author, but I get flashbacks to levels of cringe otherwise unimaginable. No thank you
So the TL:DR is that the author can do no wrong. Thank you for your contribution. You are dismissed. Because there's no arguing against that. It's just wrong. It's the same as saying that class balance in a game is fine when one character does 1 damage and the other 2 and they have no other interactions, just because that's how it's made.

Last edited by Michieltjuhh; 05/10/23 11:39 PM.