Fictional Fans

Agree on the character focus for writing fic, especially for fandoms where the source material tends not to get very introspective. I’ve been in a lot of male dominated fandoms over the years (UC Gundam, Initial D, Street Fighter etc) and the canon focus is always on plot progression or just to give a reason for characters to be in the same place to interact. This then for me tends to gloss over some serious issues e.g what is it like to be raised as a child soldier or to have your immediate family wiped out in quick succession? So I’m then more motivated to seek out fanfics that address these issues.