*grins* I know this author who writes a het fic with a character that is an obvious insertion of her, who has an affair with Draco Malfoy. I know this sounds like the ultimate 14-year-old Mary Sue thing to write EVER, but the thing is, it's not exactly like it. For starters, the character is not pretty. It's average-looking, brunette-ish thing, but nothing more than that. (unlike the author who's blond and very cute) Moreover, the character is deliberately flawed in many ways. So, by the way, is Malfoy. They both have an unhealthy fixation for one another in the "you're making me so angry and I LOVE it" way. They have lots of ups and downs in their relationship, which is really not even established (but it's clear that no one would like to stay with those two basket-cases for long ;)). I just wonder whether it's a new type of Mary Sue, Crazy Sue or something. :) I personally think that those kinds of characters ARE real Mary Sues, much like the way JKR writes her Hermione. They're not always good looking, nor perfect. But yes, they are author insertion Mary Sues. So that's my cague answer, I think. :/
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I know this author who writes a het fic with a character that is an obvious insertion of her, who has an affair with Draco Malfoy. I know this sounds like the ultimate 14-year-old Mary Sue thing to write EVER, but the thing is, it's not exactly like it.
For starters, the character is not pretty. It's average-looking, brunette-ish thing, but nothing more than that. (unlike the author who's blond and very cute) Moreover, the character is deliberately flawed in many ways. So, by the way, is Malfoy. They both have an unhealthy fixation for one another in the "you're making me so angry and I LOVE it" way. They have lots of ups and downs in their relationship, which is really not even established (but it's clear that no one would like to stay with those two basket-cases for long ;)). I just wonder whether it's a new type of Mary Sue, Crazy Sue or something. :)
I personally think that those kinds of characters ARE real Mary Sues, much like the way JKR writes her Hermione. They're not always good looking, nor perfect. But yes, they are author insertion Mary Sues. So that's my cague answer, I think. :/