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I would say that recreating the characterisation, mood and general vibes of an existing work of fiction is in fact a skill in and of itself that's acquired via practice. A common compliment delivered to fanfiction writers is how well they have captured the spirit of the original work. Inexperienced fanfiction writers fail to do this.

When creating an original character you can, ultimately, say anything about them and now it's canon bcos you created them and you said so. conversely, well, if you are covering a well known song and start playing the wrong notes people will notice immediately.

In addition: a lot of fanfiction, IMO, is in actuality a form of metafictional literary analysis. a story where two characters sit down and talk about their feelings about a canonical event? literary analysis, which is of course a skill. Sometimes fanfiction is bad bcos the writer is not good at interpreting texts.

Get the fuck out of the internet and get real problems

that ship is on the wrong side of the strait of Hormuz.

that ship is unpowered and drifting towards a bridge.

that ship is blocking the Suez Canal.

that ship is docked, rusting, and causing a spike in tetanus infections in the downtown area.

ALL of these are ship problems that happen in real life.

And yes, the NS Savannah could be considered a problematic ship (it was nuclear powered. And built in the 1950s).