I've seen it in gen stuff though. Thankfully I've only seen it twice in Finnlo stories, which was disappointing, but as you said not uncommon. I remember it's one of the reasons I stopped ready Loki hero/villain stuff since good guys characterizations were assassinated and duumbed down.
I just wish people would learn you can write these stories without sacrificing characterization.
It's a hard thing to learn. Fandoms are made up of a lot of young people, and the majority will be inexperienced. Once the fandom they cut their teeth on dies down, be it months or decades later, they may never write again, and the next big thing will be full of a whole new crop of people making those same mistakes.
It's not like they teach "how to have conflict without character bashing" in English class.
The sad thing is, a lot of YA books are written by people who are 20+ professional authors who should know better, but get lazy because "kids won't know any better." It's shameful.
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Re: Pet peeve about redemption fics.
(Anonymous) 2016-04-28 02:51 am (UTC)(link)I just wish people would learn you can write these stories without sacrificing characterization.
Re: Pet peeve about redemption fics.
(Anonymous) 2016-04-28 02:57 am (UTC)(link)It's not like they teach "how to have conflict without character bashing" in English class.
Re: Pet peeve about redemption fics.
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