![]() ![]() “ I thought that was a really fun way to approach a writing project. It was usually quick thought experiments like, ‘What might happen if I met BTS? What if I randomly ran into them in real life? What if I had the opportunity to interview them?’” Simultaneously, a popular interactive horror fic called Outcast was going viral online, and the writer would use Twitter polls to determine where the story would go next. “At the time, I was going through a rough period professionally and found myself escaping into little daydreams more often, I think as a form of mental self-preservation. “Honestly, when I first wrote a reader insert story, I wasn't very familiar with fanfic and had never written it before,” she tells Teen Vogue. For Erin, who writes for BTS, the stories she put together were built from daydreams during a tough time. They serve as sites of escapism for author and reader alike, a way for them to flex their creative muscles while diving into a new world with characters they already like. Reader inserts can be a way for fans to see themselves and their experiences in scenarios that they don’t have access to in their offline lives. Even the corresponding term – “ Gary Stu”– isn’t said with the same disdain as “Mary Sue” is. After all, cishet men have put themselves and their fantasies into the narratives they’ve created for centuries with limited backlash. It’s only relatively recently that cultural critics, fan studies scholars, and fans on the ground have made it clear that a lot of the pushback against “Mary Sues” in fan fiction and in media (Bella Swan, anyone?) is largely fueled by misogyny. They were beloved by the creators that wrote them… but not so much the readers that came across those stories. The “Mary Sue,” a character archetype named by Star Trek zine writer Paula Smith back in 1973, came to represent a specific class of character that was slotted clumsily into the existing canon and gained the spotlight that canon characters had. Decades ago, writers wrote original characters into their stories as partners, friends, or best friends of the characters the author adored. ![]() Mature art is permitted but MUST be marked as mature.Reader inserts aren’t anything new to fandom or to fiction outside of that, and you could argue that in some form, they’re part of all fiction - writers often work in aspects of their lives (identities, careers, locations) into their writing. (For instance, you may submit Allen and Lenalee dressed as a ship from another show as long as they are obviously "together.") No work with one D.Gray-Man character and an OC or character from other media is permitted. Crossovers will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. If your artwork is stolen (even with "permission" from the artist), you will be removed without warning. We are not a strict group, but if we find you repeatedly violating these rules, we may have to remove you from the group. Colored manga panels and redraws are fine. Please note that we DO NOT allow screenshots, edits, demotivational posters, memes, pages from the manga, or any other sort of artwork that does not require work on the artist's part. If your work is submitted to the wrong folder, we will decline it and ask for it to be resubmitted. If you have questions about where to submit your work, please contact an admin. ![]() ![]() We are not trying to be biased, but there are plenty of other groups for other couples. We do not accept art from ships that contain Allen or Lenalee paired with someone besides the other. Although this group is specifically for Allen x Lenalee, we do allow pieces of just Allen and just Lenalee! Please submit all of those single-character pieces into the folders "Allen" or "Lenalee," no matter what the medium may be. Contest and Exchange folders will only be open during contests and exchanges. Please DO NOT submit artwork to the Featured folder. ![]()
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