Thoughts on Writing Fluttershy · 2:17pm Mar 28th, 2020
I hate her. To be more specific I hate writing her character. It's not because of my readers but rather it gives me a strange feeling of perversion. No, not sexual. I feel like I am perverting the actual purity of the character. Of all the Mane 6 (seven if you consider Headmaster Starlight still) Fluttershy is pure. She has no natural discordant form, she isn't selfish at times; painfully naive but never acts on her own benefit. No matter how I write her, it always feels wrong. No matter what I say, it may be close but it never feels exactly right. It's weird.
Have you ever encoutered this problem when writing a tale? If so, how has it affected you or how you portray the character?
All this said, I'm not giving up. Expect more featuring her, coming soon.
I feel like I can't write Twilight, mainly because I'm not very much like her. I'm an introvert who loves books, but I don't obsess over knowledge or long to control everything.
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I can definitely understand that one. You keep trying though, right?
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Yup! I badly botched her in one of my stories, but I'm working on writing her personality better. XD
She has had selfish moments in the show, even if rarely (being one of the culprits in "MMMystery on the Friendship Express" springs to mind). But I know what you mean. Most of my fics were actually inspired by a desire to explore Fluttershy's perspective on subjects like death and parasitism—"unsavory" subjects that she would be familiar with from her interest in nature—and reconcile that with her purity and appreciation for all life. I've found it a real challenge at times!
Oh, yes. It doesn't help that I only watched ONE full episode of all nine seasons of the show. Think that's why I rather write alternate universe so I have a reason to alter their personalities a tad
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