So, I recently recommended one of friends who is an Otaku but not a fan of fan-fictions to read my story. After reading a few chapters and their comments, he asked me,
"Is it just your fan-fic or there are other fan-fics on this website that receives the same amount of hate as you?"
I was baffled by his remark and I replied.
"Bro, I have no idea! I have read plenty of fan-fics with wholesome comments and hate comments alike and even my fan-fic have many wholesome people who appreciate my content."
I forgot about this conversation and three weeks later i.e. today my friend informed him that he read few other fan-fics on the website and liked quite a few. (Yup, he joined the dark side.)
I asked him.
"What are your thoughts?"
He straight up told me.
"Bro! Delete your first hundred chapters. They are not healthy for your or your readers sanity!"
I was like.
"What the fuck bro! I know my English is terrible but it's not to the point that you can't read an make sense of it."
He chuckled and remarked.
"It's not about the grammar and the story. It's about the amount of toxic comments. Almost, 70% of comments in your early chapters are toxic. Most people relate it to original Naruto and draw comparison knowing well that it is fan-fic. Other people just straight up compare it to real life. And they are even some people just straight up blaming you for writing this fic."
He waited for my response.
I was confused for a second but I replied to him.
"Bro! After writing for a while, I am used to such comments. Since in the later half of the story, all I received are just wholesome comments."
My friend was speechless for a second then he joked.
"Is this the reason that you have grown resistant to the bantering of baldy (one of our professor in college who like to yell and blame others for little stuff)?"
"Well, I guess!" I was shocked at my answer.
Writing this fan-fic has truly changed my character. Before writing this fic I was not a very tolerant person. I would always aggressively defend my case whenever possible. But after months of writing, I have changed a lot, though I still try to defend myself but no so aggressively. Sometimes, I just straight up ignore many things.
Just thought of sharing this part of my writing journey with you all. It was an interesting moment with my friend and I couldn't help but write it here.