It’s such a hard thing to do, really. I mean, most of the time we only get to know the characters from the outside (except for the protagonist, maybe), and let’s say we have this serious, cold-ass, “I-ain’t-got-no-emotions”-character. How do we know that when he’s in love, for example, doesn’t have “fluffy” thoughts like “omg, her nose is so cute and I love her freckles and oh my god, there’s mole right under her right ear and sfhkdh”. On the outside, he might still be like always but how do we know if those thoughts are in character? I mean, just because he doesn’t act this way doesn’t mean he can’t feel think this way, does it? Because I myself am like that, too. I think a lot of stuff the no one would expect from me, really, and if someone wrote a story where I’d actually acted the way I think or feel it would be totally out of character.
Right now, I’m thinking about getting characters in character in fan fiction.
So my problem basically is: We might understand how a character deals with stuff (like, some actually go crazy when they’re in love and others remain normal or get quieter or something) but how do we understand how he thinks? Acting and thinking or feeling are two completely different things, in my opinion. So, back to our cold-ass character from earlier. We know he’s always quite quiet and doesn’t show his emotions. Can he still have thoughts like “I love her smile. Her teeth are so white and her eyes are so beautiful”? If someone comments and says “his thoughts are out of character” - how do we know if they’re right? No one has ever thought that character’s thoughts, so how do we deal with that?
God, I feel like I’m not making myself very clear. It’s just something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently.
God, I feel like I’m not making myself very clear. It’s just something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently.
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