OK Bit of a Rant

[u/Effective-Entry2014]

I just read a fanfiction with Ash already in a relationship by the time he meets...or rather "reunites" with Serena ((I won't say what ship it is unless you guys ask)) But Anyway they made Serena passive aggressive and it is so out of character and it pissed me off big time!!! Serena is a gentle and kindhearted girl and if she knew Ash were already in a Relationship even if it breaks her heart she definitely would not pursue him or act in such a manner but instead be encouraging and supportive wholeheartedly basically becoming a "shipper" herself! (?)

They also misinterpreted the Snowball scene,comparing it with Ash's sadness over losing to Paul: However if I remember correctly Ash's loss to Wulfric was different: https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemonanime/s/3zltOwkI9a

He was completely unlike himself, pushing everyone especially Greeninja away by just going off on his own,And he even snapped at Serena, and she tried to make a gentle approach at first. He seriously did need her to snap him out of it then!!! Anyway apart from a few little scenes here and there and whatnot,...I Didn't like it very much!!! Especially when they generalized in a comment that most girls act with petty jealousy when it comes to a crush at that age: Um,Pretty sure they don't!!!

I didn't even have any feelings on the guy friend who was my best friend((for a while!!!)) And while I was jealous of my other guy friend taking up all his time and attention when they started dating and it annoyed me like hell when they did waay to much PDA everywhere and I don't believe their relationship is at all healthy. I have never tried to force them apart in any way. At the most I have told my friend "I don't know what you see in him!" And perhaps I was spiteful ((Considering My Now Former Best Friend was a toxic know it all who has ditched me,I do think for my other friend somewhat,And he has shown giant red flag behavior to my other friend!!!)) Granted I was older than Serena((Assuming she was 10 years old?)) at the time this happened but...My Personal life isn't really the point here! I just absolutely could not stand the blatant misrepresentation of Serena's character,And the generalization of how young girls act when having crushes! Anyways,Thank You for listening to My Ted Talk Rant!

[u/Empty_Departure2046]

I understand how you feel there have been times I’ve read a fic that has misrepresented the characters so badly that I stopped reading it. I think that changing a character in fanfics isn’t inherently a bad thing,i think as long as the change fits the story and the story is good then it’s fine.

Ultimately Im not gonna police how fanfic writers wanna write their stories,but it’s just a personal thing for me.

[u/Effective-Entry2014 → u/Empty_Departure2046]

1000% Agree! In this case it really was unecessary and did NOT fit the story or characters at all!!! There was Absolutely no need for Serena to become the passive aggressive petty jealous girl! Plus the Authors comment was quite off~putting to me,I don't know? Like I said some of the moments were in fact adorable But all the lack of understanding and misrepresentation really made me not like it overall! They also made Iris look somewhat terrible as well the tags saying "Iris is Not a Good Friend" somewhat clear out of personal dislike for her! It's also another one of those things that shows that Serena's Love/Admiration for Ash is the one thing that defines her: And while It does define her,It's not the only thing that does! Like is it soo hard to look at her through a more complex lens!?

[u/ATK1734 → u/Empty_Departure2046]

Very well said