Board Thread:Fanon Discussion/@comment-4598697-20140407203338/@comment-10860529-20140702061905

SmartSkittlez wrote: I also wish some Ugly Duckling ocs actually had different personalities from each other. I love Cynthea and a lot of the others, but does every single other ugly duckling oc has to be a awkward introvert? I kinda just want to see something new. I mean, a lot of ocs from the same tale are different, so why can't ugly duckling ocs be too? I know the fairy tale basically says that they will probably be like that. It's just that I want to see a refreshing new take on that character's daughter. Considering that the Ugly Duckling in the tale was a guy, it'd be interesting to see a son of him as well.

And admittedly, as Cynthea's owner, the point made here is the very reason why I've honestly felt particularly insecure in how I portray her as of late.

In general my goal when it comes to creating original characters is to make them diverse, and to put the O in OC. While I know that her creation in this fandom was especially early within the fandom (I remember a time when she was likely one of the only UD daughters standing, methinks), seeing some of the patterns that have occured along with comments such as these, well, it makes me question if Thea really is all that original in the first place. I feel the urge to change her, but I'm not exactly sure how? A friend of two have personally given me suggestions that I'm thankful of, but I'm still somewhat lost. I don't want her to be so different that she's unrecognizeable, but I don't want her to be mistaken for a carbon-copy, you know?

And er, if someone is going to resond to this, I really would appreciate a lack of sugarcoating. Guh, I prolly sound self-absorbedreplying to this. Sorry folks.