Everyone wants more complex characters but no one is able to handle Percy from The Sodor Chronicles AU.
Funny enough, I can relate to every bits of his character within the entire show so the moment I start handling his character, I based him off of me.
A rare occasion for fanfic writers to try and tell a story by using an actual character to be very close to their personal nature these days. (Unless they tell their audience like I have)
Percy just matched my extroverted self a lot and the chatty parts of who I am as a person outside a fanfic writer.
I would tend to do this a lot back in my early days and still never got the job done because everyone was stubborn enough to see it.
In this fandom, I’m surprised everyone had enjoyed the way Percy was handled in The Mysterious Letters of Blue.
My original thought was make his subplot a personal issue I went through on a first ever friendship break up during that time and not give a flying care if anyone cares to see.
It turned out I was wrong and I’ve had received comments at the end that Percy’s one of the characters they’ve enjoyed the most!
(Mind you, *spoilers*, Percy spent that entire fanfic ignoring his best friend because he was afraid of what Thomas would say to him if he admits the fact he’s gay)
Ever since then as I’m writing The Dusking Stems of Periwinkle right now and planned it out, I decided out of my original plans, to give everyone to read the worst traits I do have onto Percy. From the beginning to end, Percy did this little thing I have which is curiosity that seemed innocent but ends up causing a lot of trouble.
That’s the thing I still do on a daily basis, I’m not proud of it but I can admit it’s one of the flaws I know I can’t help myself. The second I recieved information that wasn’t necessary, I’d go full Sherlock Holmes to see what was behind it! I know 😭, I can smell the rotten tomatoes throwing it at me right now, but let me elaborate a curious butterfly like myself has a HUGE MOUTH!
Did I include this to Percy’s entire character as well to where it’ll cause drama in The Dusking Stems? Yes because I know he’s one of the few characters that has it like myself.
He’s also a sensitive bean like me where we’re just too emotional and cries 24/7.
Again, I love Percy and writing him is the closest thing anyone in this fandom will not only understand him but me as a person.
The difference he and I don’t have is the fact Percy had emotional support from friends who loves him and I don’t. I never fit very well in friend groups.
Anyways, I want to throw this out from my chest and I can’t wait to see everyone next time!!!!
I really hope this helps a lot to the readers who are getting ready to take on the rest of The Dusking Stems of Periwinkle!!!!!
