It's just people projecting who they want to be or how they want to be seen.
I don't like it because it's desperate and self-indulgent in a way that I find kind of pathetic.
Self-insert is a terrible term for it. I'd call it idealized-self-insert or smth idk.
Granted, imo, it doesn't mean it's always bad. Sometimes they can come up with interest...... reply
Self insert 99% boring and cringy. They tend to over glorified this character and equipped them with the world strongest unbreakable plot armour. Worse if the self insert is i'm not like others i'm special typa shit.
As a writer i feel like most self insert character limit author creativity and character building because it involve too much of per...... reply
No matter how mary sue these OCs are, as a fanfic writer myself, I think they're allowed to have fun since I find writing whatever the fuck I want makes me happy and passionate about something at the very least.
Though, sue me because I don't want my favorite character with someone I don't ship them with lmao (I moved past Xreader/OC to char...... reply
I don’t do it (unless you consider self-projections as that lol) nor do i read stuff like that but it’s cool. Maybe a little cringe but like… who uses mangago and isn’t cringe? Life is too short to be a hater. Peace ლ(´ڡ`ლ) reply
I dont really read self insert OCs/characters that much so i dont really have no opinion, its just not my taste cuz i read fanfics with canon characters that get shipped lol reply
