I've often assumed that the thought process behind aging up characters for shipfic goes like "I like everything about this character EXCEPT for the part where they're a child." Plus it's fun to imagine a how a character might evolve over time or in different circumstances--fandom is famous for its AUs for a reason. Et voila, they're 24 now instead of 11.
If they wanted to write about the character as a child, they...would. I mean. I don't feel like reading or writing about an adult character is gonna scratch that itch if someone has it, you know?
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Date: 2019-07-01 09:39 pm (UTC)I've often assumed that the thought process behind aging up characters for shipfic goes like "I like everything about this character EXCEPT for the part where they're a child." Plus it's fun to imagine a how a character might evolve over time or in different circumstances--fandom is famous for its AUs for a reason. Et voila, they're 24 now instead of 11.
If they wanted to write about the character as a child, they...would. I mean. I don't feel like reading or writing about an adult character is gonna scratch that itch if someone has it, you know?