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Ok done. The base drawing is, in fact, smth I drew when I was in my early teens. Original here, concept sketch here.
For style inspo, jedi robes+
1800s Karelian clothing from Kivennapa for the top
1700s Finnish clothing from Korpilahti for the skirt
Late Iron Age grave finds from Finland and Karelia for the leg wraps, ties, choker and armbands
Indonesian traditional clothing for the armband placement (Balinese wedding garments) and I chose this particular kostuli (the jacket) bc the shape is somewhat similar to the kebaya
My concept is kinda that Pacanth Reach has kinda Scandi x Indonesian x West Uralic vibes, bc those are the regions Star Wars creators have drawn from for Teräs Käsi. (I guess Japan too but that is widespread in SW to begin with)
@xxa-helping-handxx here's the original! I remember i based the flowers on the crowns, and the gold circling starspot's one, on real irl crystal formations!
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character reference art (shoes take effort to draw but i may add them eventually): their name is havu, they like hiking, and they smooch this insecticon:
(this is just an edit of canon art bc i lazy)
his name is crossfire and he's actually a sweetheart despite his face
TL;DR: Write reader-inserts that are relatable to more than just you and your direct peers. Leave the Y/N notation in the past. It breaks immersion and is so easy to write around. Remember you're writing from the reader-insert's PoV; meta knowledge breaks immersion. The Immersion.
Preface
The first thing a prospective reader-insert writer must consider is this:
Do you want to write a reader-insert or a fan character?
If you want to write a fan character x canon character fic, go forth and do that! It's fun! I've written my fair share of those. If you're lucky, you might even get other people into your ship. (Yes, I'm Just That Good.) And remember, if you're most comfortable writing in the 2nd person, you can absolutely still write your fic in the 2nd person even if it isn't a reader-insert fic!
No, you say, you want to write a reader-insert fic.
But I'm a reader-insert fic connoisseur, and I won't take your word for it. I want you to contemplate what you want to do, so I'll ask you a couple of questions.
1) Do you want to describe the main character in detail?
2) Does your MC have a thorough backstory?
3) Does the MC have original characters as close friends or family?
If you answered "yes" to any of those, I would recommend you truly consider whether your story and audience are best served by making this tale a reader-insert story.
No, you say, you have your mind set on writing a reader-insert fic.
Alright, I say, then I'll give you some tips.
The actual meat of the matter
The most important thing about writing a reader-insert fic, which I feel many authors forget, is that the reader-insert needs to be relatable. Not just to you, not only to your peers, but to as many Readers as possible. A universal reader-insert, if you will.
Tip #1: Describe the reader-insert as little as you possibly can.
I imagine some of you are confused. You thought description was good? Yeah, it can be. But it has its time and its place, and even then, I recommend following the rule of "approximately threes": only describe approximately three things in one go, unless you absolutely must describe more—five is usually the hard limit.
But with reader-inserts, less is more. Your Readers will be of various heights, weights, ethnicities, even ages. They will have different hairstyles, with different hair textures and colours. If your reader-insert is universal enough, they may be of different genders. The moment you say that the reader-insert looks up at someone who's 155 cm tall / 5'1", you've made the reader-insert less relatable to many a Reader.
Do you want the love interest to carry the reader-insert bridal style?
Ask yourself: Will some Readers need to suspend disbelief to believe that the LI could carry them? What if the reader is heavy? Is the LI very strong? Or do they perhaps have superhuman strength?
Do you want the reader-insert to be shorter than the LI?
Ask yourself: How likely is it that you have Readers who are taller than the LI? If the LI is the aforementioned 155 cm / 5'1" short stack, you should probably avoid that. Even Japanese women's average height is an inch more than that... On the other hand, if your LI is over 2 metres / 7 ft tall, that's probably not going to be a problem and you can go wild describing a bit of a height difference. Anything shorter than that, and I'd recommend erring on the side of not specifying height differences.
Do you want to describe your reader-insert's body shape or level of attractiveness?
Keep in mind that not everyone has the same relationship with their body. Some Readers will scoff if the LI describes the reader-insert as beautiful/hot/cute. Similarly, describing the reader-insert, for example, as having a round chest, will exclude the flat-chested Readers.
Do you want to describe the reader-insert's clothing style?
Ask yourself: What if I have Readers who wouldn't wear this article of clothing? Some girls don't mind wearing skirts, others can't stand wearing them. Others won't wear trousers at all and only wear skirts and dresses. Some can't relate to liking a very dark clothing style, others don't care for the cutesy. The less you detail the reader-insert's clothing, the more universal it is. Compare the following:
You wore a red tee and grey sweatpants since it was the weekend and you didn't have any plans.
vs.
You wore comfortable clothes since it was the weekend and you didn't have any plans.
The Reader knows what kind of clothes they like to wear; they know what comfortable clothes mean to them. It's unnecessary to explain in detail. And if it's not plot-relevant, even this little description can be left out.
Tip #2: Kill the (y/n) with fire.
Unless you're hosting your fic on a site that allows more than limited HTML and you can write a little script to replace every instance of (y/n) with a Reader-submitted name, avoid using this style like the plague. Yes, it's common practice, but that many people do it doesn't mean it's good. It's one of the quickest ways to destroy the Reader's immersion. There are almost always ways to "write around" instances of someone calling the reader-insert by name, for example:
"(Y/N)!" a random character called.
OR
"_____!" a random character called.
vs.
A random character urgently called your name.
Relating to tip #1, (f/c) can simply be left out—but if you ache to specify that something is the Reader's favourite colour, you can say just that.
The random character ran up to you. They were wearing a (f/c) scarf.
"Hi!" you greeted. "I love your scarf," you complimented them on their good taste.
vs.
The random character ran up to you. They were wearing a scarf in your favourite colour.
"Hi!" you greeted. "I love your scarf," you complimented them on their good taste.
But this is a problem if the Reader doesn't have a specific favourite colour, and thus should be avoided if possible.
If you want to personalise the story, use the script method mentioned in the first paragraph of this section, or make a Choose Your Own Adventure story using ChoiceScript (https://www.choiceofgames.com/make-your-own-games/choicescript-intro/). Or go wild and make a visual novel in Ren'py (https://www.renpy.org/).
Tip #3: Consider gender neutrality.
Trust me, if you've written an even somewhat popular reader-insert fic where the reader-insert is a girl, you very well may already have some Readers who aren't girls, who just try to ignore the gendering to be able to relate to the story because they might at worst have nothing that caters to them when it comes to reader-insert fic for that love interest.
Writing the reader-insert character gender neutrally is not very hard if you stick to the usual practice and write in the second person. It's certainly much easier than doing it in the 3rd person! In the 3rd person, you need to constantly worry about pronouns; in the 2nd person, the only time that's a problem is when another character is referring to the reader-insert character in the 3rd person. Still, those can usually be "written around", just like someone calling the MC by name can, and if not, then singular they is an option.
Your audience may not double, but you might get a few happy comments from thankful boys and nonbinary persons.
Of course, the terminology isn't the only issue. Writing a gender-neutral reader-insert also requires consideration with descriptions of the reader-insert's body and clothing.
Tip #4: Point of View
"Don't change the PoV."
"What?" you ask. "Why not?"
"Because", the Author says, "the Reader's supposed to look at the world through the Reader-insert's eyes. As sweet as it is to see what the love interest thinks, you wouldn't know what your love interest thinks unless you can tell by—or make assumptions based on—their behaviour or they speak to you about what they feel and think. Meta knowledge breaks the immersion of a Reader-insert story. The Immersion."
The Author takes a light hold of your upper arms and looks levelly into your eye. "If you want the Reader to know something, let them know it through the Reader-insert character's window into the story."
The Author releases you and takes a step back, turning on their heel and pointing a finger up. They inhale...
Ten minutes later, the Author is still going on about the various ways in which almost all reader-insert fics have the 'audacity' to break reader immersion.
