Contradiction Feeling

A quote of a fanfiction
(Doc. Indies Unlimited)

I wrote it a long time ago for a fan fair in Wattpad.

I have love fanfiction since 12 years ago, but officially its 4 years ago. The first fanfiction I’ve
read is about GARO, starring Saejima Kouga and Mitsuki Kaoru.

GARO is a Japanese tokusatsu*. I’ve been GARO’s fan since I was 4 years old, so it’s natural
to fall in love with the fanfiction.

My curiosity took over me. Then I tried to search for another fanfiction. I thought, “Is reading
really can be this great?” repeatedly inside my head.

This is the first time I came across Wattpad.

I often use my phone, so when I know Wattpad, I immediately download the application. I
think it’s interesting because I don’t have to browse through browser only to search for
fanfiction.

AND I LOVE WATTPAD THE FIRST TIME I USE IT. Then I recommend Wattpad to my
best friend and she love it too!

Really. It’s like, Wattpad really provide what I need, what I want and what is interesting.
Because I am mad with books (lol), it becomes a crazy routine to read, read and read on
Wattpad.

I didn’t waste much time to brave myself into writing. I remember it very correctly, the first
fanfiction (and also the first book) I’ve published is titled ‘Friend.School.Love’, starring Korean
idols and OC (Original Character).

It’s written in Bahasa Indonesia, my mother language. The content is…how can I say it?
Cheesy? (Lol.) Really. As a fellow writer, you may feel embarrassed or laughing when you
reread your old writing. As for me, it’s embarrassing. But for you to know my fellow
fanfiction writer and reader, there must be a slight feeling about the character you build.
Say, for a reader, you read a Harry Potter fanfiction starring Lavender Brown X Ronald
Weasley. Lavender is a kind and generous woman. As for Ron, he is a shy man.

Yes, fanfiction is a really wide imagination packed as one genre. As an example, you can use
the character appearance and name but not for the personality. It may sound all right for some
of you, but not for me. Except if I don’t know the character very well, I cannot read a
fanfiction if it’s OOT (Out Of Character).

Lavender should be a clingy woman and Ron should be a strong man. It’s really different
from the OOT, isn’t it?

Or else, say, you read an f(x)* fanfiction. You found a fanfiction starring Amber as the main
character. Well, Amber is a fun, tomboy and care-free woman. Is it the right thing to make
Amber as a shy woman? No.

That’s what I want to tell you, readers.

The same goes for the writer. For a little reminder, I’m also a writer. I choose Max Changmin
from TVXQ!* as an example, because he’s my ultimate bias (lol). When I want to read a
fanfiction about a handsome boyfriend with a cute manner only for his girlfriend, is it feel
like a correct thing to do?

Absolutely not. No and no. But maybe some of you are feeling all right with that, since
Changmin rarely act cute, so you wish for a fanfiction with cute Changmin. But not for me.
He’s a sarcastic and an evil person (lol).

There is a Korean “survival” reality television show on Mnet; Produce48. Say, you have an
idea to make a fanfiction about them. You choose Lee Chaeyeon and Minami Sato as your
main character. Are their character a little bit shy? Classy? Introvert? Research before
you begin your writing! Well, it’s up to you if you want to make them a different women.

Each person has their way to express their feeling, one of those is reading. If it comes to
fanfiction, then some people would like to feel the real personality of the character. Try to
consider it into your fanfiction. The more the length is, the more you should learn the
character well.

Moreover, if the fanfiction’s idea comes from a song. The lyric then! It makes a writer and also
the reader to feel the emotion deeper. Whether it’s a sad song or a hype one, your character
personality should match the song. Even if it didn’t, then make it like your character is trying
to fit into the song. Well, it’s a double work after all. You should learn your character and
also the chosen song very well.

Now, it’s all up to you to choose whether you want to read and/or write a contradiction
fanfiction with also a contradiction feeling or the other way. Well, I think you could make the
setting, the scenario, the theme, or whatsoever except the character’s personality as wild as you
could ever imagine. It would be much better then.

Try to understand your character well, even if you dislike him/her. Especially if you’re doing
request. Perhaps, you can watch some YouTube videos about the character’s personality or
simply just read the fact. It’s up to you.

The most important thing is, you should be confident with your work. With your writing. No
matter how harsh a critique can be, read it, understand it well, process it, then do changes if
needed.

An always-curious author,

Prince Pinky



Note.

• Tokusatsu: a Japanese fantasy – action movie, just like Power Ranger.
• f(x): a former Korean girl band.
• TVXQ!: a Korean – Japanese duo consisting of U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin. In Korea, they called “dong bang sin ki”. In Japan, they called “Tohoshinki”. Meaning Gods from the East.