Memories of You: When the Past Comes Back to Love You

I have a problem. It's how quickly people throw around the accusation of an OOC character. In my opinion, unless you strictly fashion your fanfiction to model a character specifically how the original creator wrote them you kind of have to go OOC. Whether the character falls in love quicker than character, whether you give them some extra super power that fits the narrative to your story, or make them a little more aggressive and edgy than they appear in the original work, you are in fact going OOC. There is no way around it. If you don't then you are just regurgitating what the original author has already done, and why bother writing the fanfic in the first place? That's the point, right? To get the characters out of their predetermined boxes? To let them explore via your pen? Let them spread their wings a bit? GO FOR IT! Most of all, have fun.Levi goes OOC rather quickly in this story. The fact of the matter is that he's bombarded with a slew of unfamiliar and otherwise thought denied to him emotions right off the bat. The idea that his self-deprecating attitude doesn't serve him, and that he can be happy is so foreign to him, that he kind of becomes drunk on love once he's pretty much waylaid by it. He pushes hard and fast because he really has zero ability to distinguish the concept of love and what he's feeling from the simple fact that he is just recognizing the possibilities. Based on the many interviews I've read, it is all too apparent. He's no different than any other guy out there. Problem is, he has no self value. Because of this, he really thinks this is out of his reach. He feels, he hurts, he wants what we want. (Canon, he is the most sexually repressed character in this particular universe; so if that doesn't tell you anything about his inner workings nothing will)It doesn't look like he's going to get a chance to be brave emotionally, or happy in the anime or manga. I will be ecstatic if I'm wrong. But until then, I'm going to roll up my sleeves and give this man what he deserves. Love.