Talk:Winter Schnee/@comment-187.143.243.87-20150820005255/@comment-24198837-20150821235103

Well, I can't speak from the perspetive of a fanfic writer because I haven't written any yet, but pairing OCxCanon seems far to easy to me. There comes a time where a big enough fan knows enough about a character to create their ideal partner - or someone so close to ideal that most readers won't be able to tell the difference. Furthermore, many poor writers mistake easy for good - it seems quite easy to write about a romance where both parties connect perfectly; however, many of those stories become boring and predictable, with both characters acting out the same plot arcs and twists we've all seen 50,000 times before.

My opinions basically align with what others here have said. I'm naturally inclined to believe OCxCanon involves wish fulfillment and Mary Sue characters the vast majority of the time. I have nothing against the authors of those types of stories, but I may very well fall asleep trying to read one.

If it can be done well, I haven't seen it yet. I've seen great CanonxCanon and would expect there to be great OCxOC, but I've never seen a CanonxOC story that's even remotely interesting.