If y’all are suddenly going to start writing for Aran Ojiro now because you’ve been called tf out...
Bet. I’d like to see it 👀
I posted one of my Ojiro fics on AO3, and there were only 6 other works for him lol. On one of the largest ff archival websites in the world, just to give y’all some context.
But since I’ve seen this in little Aran fics before, imma help out. If you want to start writing for KA,
MAKE SURE that your sudden desire is coming from a good place and not just because your ass has been called out for erasing him from the fandom.
MAKE SURE that you are not writing him the way you believe stereotypical “black males are”
MAKE SURE you don’t have him being the only one using slang just bc he‘s black 😑 do u even know him?
MAKE SURE you don’t characterize him by yourself as overly aggressive or horny when he is actually a gentleman and kinder than your fave.
MAKE SURE you don’t just throw him in as a background character to get your damn brownie points. For example: “Aran chuckles from where he is sitting overrrr there, then ruffles Samu’s hair” & then we never see my nigga again. KEEP HIM OUT OF THE ENTIRE FIC PLS—
MAKE SURE you’re not claiming him as mixed just because you don’t want to write for a fully black character (indeed I have seen this before)
(in artwork) MAKE SURE you are not LIGHTENING HIS FUCKING SKIN COMPLEXION. THE MAN IS DARK SKIN !!!!!! Use the DARK.BROWN.SHADE. I’m dragging people if I see this again .
MAKE SURE (and I repeat) that you’re not forcing bs black stereotypes on him that you’ve seen on tv, nor your racial micro aggressions.