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So this isn’t an update, but I just need people’s opinion on something. I wanted to put Ashley in this fic but recently had to cut her because some people have pointed out that’s it’s an invasion of her and Dan’s privacy. The issue is that making Dan single kinda takes some plot points out that I wanted to add in and being a person that grew up in a nuclear family, I kinda don’t know some things about how single parents would normally function.
Personally, I don’t think that writing fanfic is an invasion of privacy so long as they haven’t specifically stated they’re uncomfortable with it or the fanfic goes to far (think about the Dan and Phil fandom). I think that because my fic isn’t something smexy or negatively depicts their relationship, and instead depicts their relationship as a healthy, growing relationship from the perspective of a child, I feel like I’d be doing less harm and more fluff.
Anyway, please comment your thoughts and be nice about it. You’re more likely to change my mind when you don’t act like I’m trying to hurt people in my writing. I don’t want to hurt people, I’m just trying to express myself.