Wasn't Sure If I Should Say Anything Because I KNOW I'm Probably Gonna Get Some Flack For This. But I'm

Wasn't sure if I should say anything because I KNOW I'm probably gonna get some flack for this. But I'm tired, and no longer really care.

Why are we all pitting Wes against the canon characters?

I mean, to a degree, I get it. The main argument I'm seeing is that all these canon characters have cool or interesting traits that may or may not have been thought out and fleshed out, and the phandom decided to attribute a lot of those to Wes instead of building upon the existing characters. For some (or as I've come to realize, probably many), that's frustrating. Annoying, even. Believe me, I get it, and as a huge Wes fan, I will even say I agree. They got shafted.

But why must we be arguing over this? Why must only one singular character be the one to possess these traits? I may not have been there for Wes's conception, but I've gone back to those original posts, and the journey from one-time background character to Dib clone was a fun and humorous one. Phandom enjoyed making him, and I adore what he's become. It was a team effort, and the end result turned out amazing.

But now, people are upset about the things they've come up with. He shouldn't have been a conspiracy theorist because Valerie has a Phantom corkboard in her room. He can't have the obsessive crush, because Paulina has a locker shrine. He can't be Danny's rival, because Dash and Vlad already fulfill that role.

I'll say it, it's silly.

I won't say that these arguments aren't without merit. From the examples listed, all of these characters get very little attention in the phandom, and canon barely fleshed them out at all (with moments of exception). By all means, those characters SHOULD get more time in the limelight than they do. They're all fantastic characters, and they deserve to be gushed about.

But I don't think that means we should be giving Wes so much hate over these things, either. Like him or don't, that isn't my business or anyone else's. But it's disheartening to follow the Wes tag and see nothing but hatred for fans daring to give this one background character a personality. Kyle doesn't get this kind of hate. Nost doesn't get this kind of hate. Not even Cody/Luke does. Which, it can be argued that none of them are nearly as prominent, but why must we condemn this one singular guy, and by extension the people who happen to like him?

I thought this fandom was well past this sort of drama, and frankly, I'm kind of disappointed. What happened to bickering over soup? Why can't we just have silly little spats instead of character bashing? It wasn't cool when Sam got flack, nor was it cool when Vlad or Tucker or Jack did either. Just because Wes isn't technically canon, doesn't mean that we should be turning on him OR on people who happen to like what the phandom did with his character.

I won't speak any more on the matter, and I won't be responding to comments if anybody directs any at me. But if you're gonna be negative about a character that y'all created to begin with, can you at least leave the negativity out of his tag so those of us who like him don't have to be bombarded with it every other post?

Wattson Wraith Chapter 33

A much shorter wait this time for y’all! :D

Fanfiction: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13684330/33/Wattson-Wraith

Archive Of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26186578/chapters/98108205

idk what this 2007 tab is all about, but the moment I went to it, Tumblr broke. And now none of the tabs have any posts. 😂

Okay, tell me Kyle isn't a retail cryptid.

You walk into the Nasty Burger, and he's taking your order.

You then go to the convenience store down the street, and see him stocking the shelves.

You go to the bank across town, and he's at the counter to process your deposit.

You call your cell company because your cable box doesn't work, and it's Kyle who picks up the phone.

This could all happen in a ten minute period.

Nobody remembers ever hiring him.

Tell me he isn't a retail cryptid.

Yo I specifically have the "shorten post" setting turned off (which is under your blog's dashboard settings btw) and I am STILL seeing posts getting shortened. And I know it isn't the OPs doing it because it keeps happening mid-image or mid-line.

@staff give us a working toggle please. I'd rather see someone put a readmore somewhere where it makes sense in their post, than a sudden blue blob smack in the middle of someone's thought.

anonymously tell me what my specialty as a fanfiction writer is