*Screenshot is deleted because I just now realised how insensitive I was for attaching this post with it*
"He was crazy, Sakura, you know that." ☹️
Err... I can't believe that sentence came from a sns fanfic. I was, uh, repulsed. Maybe it's the ooc-ness of the whole thing or maybe because I couldn't visualize canon Naruto to be this stupid (he's never this dumb in canon, no), but honestly, can you see Naruto (canon Naruto) describing Sasuke like... like that to anyone, to Sakura, to himself? If you can then, sorry, you're (perhaps) a lost cause.
It's just baffling because it's not just this fic. The fandom itself is divided in their 'opinions' of both Sasuke and Naruto. Some fanfics only favour Naruto and diss on Sasuke (and therefore Sasuke is forced to cater to Naruto's demands because he's 'sinned' or has hurt the precious boy so Sasuke needs to show remorse and apologise over and over or something like that😝), some only revere Sasuke and shit on Naruto (this is kinda rare I think, but when it's like that, Naruto is shown to be a puppy-eyed sunshine boy who needs constant protection and validation, so in the end Sasuke is coerced to cater to Naruto's needs (wait, this shits on Sasuke😣), and then there's some where it's written that Sasuke doesn't really care about Naruto or he cares about him but it's the same level of care as he has with the rest of team seven, urgh, I mean, what, so then Naruto has to beg for Sasuke's love and attention... kinda like Sakura, but worse, and there's also where they erase Naruto's personality and replace it with a 'bamf fanon naruto' one or 'too insecure, weak-minded, too jealous, and pathetic' one, just so that Sasuke can stay true to his character). Where am I going with this...? My memory of the fanfics I've read are hazy and unreliable, I read too much of them lol.
What I wanted to ask the fandom is: why sns fandom? Why? Why degrade Naruto's character like this? Why do you ship sns if you don't see Sasuke as he is? I think you don't truly ship them if you stomp on their character like this. Perhaps it's time to backtrack and re-read the manga to get to know their character? 😓
Just so you know I read that fic from start to finish and... well, I bookmarked it because I could see that the author had put a lot of effort writing and posting the fic so even if I disliked some parts of it, I still wanted to show some support. Maybe one day the author would write Naruto and Sasuke better, like more honest, nuanced, and true to their canon characters (or close to it) in the future. I can only hope.
To sns fanfic writers: You can do better!
i really like that massive frown lol
