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* ''AlternativeCharacterInterpretation/MyImmortal''



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* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10387863/1/An-Only-Child An Only Child]]'':
** Was Elsa actually born insane, or did she have nothing more than a developmental delay (some reviewers suggested she was autistic) and thus would have grown up normal but time in the asylum [[SanitySlippage drove her insane]]?
** The intended interpretation of the ending is that Elsa [[spoiler:died in an accident because she wasn't lucid enough to save herself, and Anna is [[ItsAllMyFault wrongly blaming herself for her death]] and then [[DeadGuyJr named her daughter after Elsa]].]] Some readers, however, misinterpreted the ending as [[spoiler:Elsa having deliberately killed herself because she was [[GreenEyedMonster jealous of Anna who wasn't disabled]], Elsa having broken out of the asylum or been relocated to a different part of it and [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated Anna just thinks she's dead]], or nothing having happened to Elsa and Anna is just using "killed" metaphorically to mean it was her fault Elsa is unstable. Some people also misinterpreted the young girl at the end as the result of Anna going insane and hallucinating a younger version of her sister.]]



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* ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'':
** Are the "preps" actually bullies, and in particular, is Britney actually an AlphaBitch? Or do the "goffs" just hate them for how they dress and what music they listen to, and ''they're'' the bullies? Especially since the only bad thing Britney did onscreen was free "Snap", "Loopin", and "Hargrid" from Azkhaban.
** Is "Dumblydore" truly a poser, is he ObfuscatingInsanity to try to [[{{Chessmaster}} manipulate]] Ebony into killing Voldemort, or does he just behave erratically because he was senile? When he got mad at Ebony and Draco for [[MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces having sex in the Forbidden Forest]] was it because he thinks SexIsEvil, or did he think the Forbidden Forest was too dangerous a place to have sex?
** At the end, Ebony uses the Killing Curse. Was she trying to kill Voldemort, or (considering she mentions being suicidal several times in the story) herself?
** "Tom Satan Bombadil", the fanfic's version of Tom Riddle, somehow knows what will happen in the present, which is his future. Is this because he has PsychicPowers (or "telekinesis" as present Voldemort puts it)? Or is he a ConMan using TimeTravel?
** Why did Dobby run away crying after watching Snape and Lupin have sex? Was he horrified by the sight of them doing it, or was he embarrassed that Ebony caught him watching?
** Was "Doris Rumbridge" telling the truth when she said Dumbledore had Alzheimer's, but was wrong for saying it was dangerous and he had to "retry" (retire)? Or was she lying?
** Did Ebony not nickname Draco despite [[TheNicknamer nicknaming all her other friends]] because she's lovesick and sees everything about him, including his name, as perfect? Or is it because "Draco" means "dragon" and is thus already gothic enough?
** Are Snape and Lupin ImmuneToBullets (hence surviving uninjured when Ebony shoots a "gazillion" bullets at them) or does she just have bad aim?


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* In ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/118285/1/dear-princess-celestia-i-hate-you/chapter-1-you-win-a-prize-if-you-see-the-secret-message Dear Princess Celestia: I Hate You]]'', did Celestia truly abuse Twilight as a filly, or (since Twilight is drunk and apparently [[AllPeriodsArePMS has extreme PMS]] or, if [[FurryReminder she works like a real pony]], is in heat) is she just slandering Celestia in an irrational rage?
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* ''Fanfic/HoursVerse'': An InUniverse example of this happens with Akira dating Akechi. While the rest of the Thieves believe that he is only doing it to get information out of him, Ann can tell that Akira actually has feelings for him.
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* ''Fanfic/DeadBart'':
** Why did no one want to speak of the eponymous missing episode, until Groening acquiesced? Were they trying to keep the episode a secret, perhaps because the ending hinted at an apocalypse? Or were they just too scared to talk about the episode and Groening somehow faced his fears? If the former, did Groening betray the secret because he was too troubled to keep quiet, or because he was giving the narrator a CoolAndUnusualPunishment for [[AmbiguousGender their]] nosiness?
** Why did Maggie and the pets go missing? It's implied that it had something to do with Homer, Marge, and Lisa's grief-induced neglect, but is it that they died, or that the authorities took them away?

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* ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'':
** Are the "preps" actually bullies, and in particular, is Britney actually an AlphaBitch? Or do the "goffs" just hate them for how they dress and what music they listen to, and ''they're'' the bullies? Especially since the only bad thing Britney did onscreen was free "Snap", "Loopin", and "Hargrid" from Azkhaban.
** Is "Dumblydore" truly a poser, is he ObfuscatingInsanity to try to [[{{Chessmaster}} manipulate]] Ebony into killing Voldemort, or does he just behave erratically because he was senile? When he got mad at Ebony and Draco for [[MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces having sex in the Forbidden Forest]] was it because he thinks SexIsEvil, or did he think the Forbidden Forest was too dangerous a place to have sex?
** At the end, Ebony uses the Killing Curse. Was she trying to kill Voldemort, or (considering she mentions being suicidal several times in the story) herself?
** "Tom Satan Bombadil", the fanfic's version of Tom Riddle, somehow knows what will happen in the present, which is his future. Is this because he has PsychicPowers (or "telekinesis" as present Voldemort puts it)? Or is he a ConMan using TimeTravel?
** Why did Dobby run away crying after watching Snape and Lupin have sex? Was he horrified by the sight of them doing it, or was he embarrassed that Ebony caught him watching?
** Was "Doris Rumbridge" telling the truth when she said Dumbledore had Alzheimer's, but was wrong for saying it was dangerous and he had to "retry" (retire)? Or was she lying?
** Did Ebony not nickname Draco despite [[TheNicknamer nicknaming all her other friends]] because she's lovesick and sees everything about him, including his name, as perfect? Or is it because "Draco" means "dragon" and is thus already gothic enough?
** Are Snape and Lupin ImmuneToBullets (hence surviving uninjured when Ebony shoots a "gazillion" bullets at them) or does she just have bad aim?




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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12632051/1/Sleeping-Woes Sleeping Woes]]'', Lucy takes a nap with Lincoln, and later comments that taking a shower with Lincoln would be lucky. Some readers have interpreted her as having [[BrotherSisterIncest inappropriate feelings for him]], while others believe that she used to take naps and shower with him in the past and that she was just feeling nostalgic.
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* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14009357/1/Nightfall Nightfall]]'':
** When did Bandit find out that [[spoiler:the vampire wasn't real, and it was AllJustAPrank]]? Did he know all along, did he only realise once he saw everyone appearing to be vampires, or did Chilli tell him somewhere between the morning he discovered the tomato juice bottle had been bitten and the night of [[spoiler:the prank]]? If he ''did'' know all along, does that mean he was faking his LostFoodGrievance, or was he genuinely unhappy at [[spoiler:his wife wasting food as part of her prank]]?
** The reveal seems to explain why Chilli was acting so tired. But was she feigning tiredness to [[spoiler:further convince her daughters that she was a vampire]]? Or was she genuinely tired, but it wasn't from late work like Bandit claimed, but rather from [[spoiler:being unable to catch up on sleep after getting up in the night to dress as a vampire and bite the food]]? On the morning the hot sauce bottle was revealed to be bitten, she not only acts tired but also coughs. Was she [[spoiler:pretending to cough to fool her daughters into thinking she was a vampire and the daylight was making her sick]]? Or was she actually coughing because [[spoiler:the hot sauce irritated her throat]]?
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* ''Fanfic/TheRugratsTheory'':
** Was Drew originally married to [[OriginalCharacter Cynthia]] and he met Charlotte after she died, or did he cheat on Charlotte with Cynthia before her death?
** Did Betty have an abortion because she didn't want kids, or did she have to terminate for a medical reason?
** When Susie created the show, did she do so to exploit Angelica's SanitySlippage for profit and/or fame, or to honour Angelica's memory?
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* ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'' offers plenty when it comes to Adrien:
** It's unclear how much Adrien is ''truly'' [[ObliviouslyEvil oblivious to his own selfishness]] versus SelectiveObliviousness. On one hand, he clearly believes in ProtagonistCenteredMorality and that, as one of the 'good guys', his judgment is Good By Default; yet when faced with mounting evidence of the harm his actions ([[BetrayalByInaction and inaction]]) are causing, he continues to insist that everything is fine and will work out for the best.
** His EstablishingCharacterMoment is having Marinette tell him point-blank that she's suffering thanks to Lila's manipulations, only to cheerfully reply that [[BecauseYouCanCope he knows she can handle it]]. This persists throughout the entire story -- when she rejects his LoveConfession because she can't love anyone who [[AccompliceByInaction let Lila do what she did to her]], he continues to insist that [[NeverMyFault he didn't do anything worth apologizing for]]. How much of this is sincere obliviousness to how he hurt her versus simply not ''caring'' because [[ItsAllAboutMe it didn't affect him]] ''personally''?
** Adrien's behavior worsens over the course of the story; is this his SecretlySelfish nature shining through, or is he struggling more because he honestly can't comprehend that the world doesn't work the way he expects [[TaughtByTelevision based off his favorite series]]?
** There's also his insistence on [[HeroismWontPayTheBills being recompensated for his service as Chat Noir]], despite constantly downplaying the severity of Hawkmoth's terrorism and insisting no ''real'' harm was done. It's unclear how much of this is just Adrien's [[EntitledBastard sense of entitlement]] at work versus desperation over finding himself in a tight spot financially.

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* Ray in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/43261899 Jenny, Ray's Girlfriend]]'': He zig-zags between acting romantic and acting like simply a close friend to both Jenny and Ray. Is he polyamorous, bisexual, and in love with both of them? In love with neither, but extremely touchy-feely? Only in love with one of them and sees the other as a close friend?

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* Ray in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/43261899 Jenny, Ray's Girlfriend]]'': He zig-zags between acting romantic and acting like simply a close friend to both Jenny and Ray.Egon. Is he polyamorous, bisexual, and in love with both of them? In love with neither, but extremely touchy-feely? Only in love with one of them and sees the other as a close friend?


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* ''Fanfic/TheNightmareHouse'': Many examples, considering the majority of the action takes place in the characters' nightmares, and dreams are often ambiguous:
** Why did Luan have her nightmare? Was she afraid that no one found her funny (as evidenced by the audience initially seeming like a ToughRoom, and and Mr. Coconuts saying that she wasn't funny) or was she just lonely (hence the "I don't want to be alone" at the end)? Or was it both or neither?
** In Lana's nightmare, why is Rita so cool with Lana being turned into a stereotypical "good girl"? The most common interpretation is that she actually requested this transformation, but it could also be that she was just taking Lana for a normal check-up but liked the change when it happened. If she ''did'' request it, did she come up with the idea on her own, or was Lynn Sr. in on it too?
** Lola's nightmare:
*** Why did Lola have it? Was she having a fit of insecurity and feeling she wasn't beautiful? Or was she afraid of ''losing'' her beauty? Or was it more of a fear of losing her ''identity''?
*** Did the judge actually take Lola's face, or did her words just unintentionally cause the face to fall off? Either way, the judge is bad news, since even if she didn't take Lola's face, she didn't mind the face being gone.
** Why did Lincoln have his nightmare? Is he afraid for his sisters' wellbeing? Does he fear that they have a bad reputation? Or, seeing as the story shares an author with ''Fanfic/PeekingThroughTheFourthWall'', did he have the nightmare due to reading fanfiction which vilified his sisters? Or did he just get scared after watching a [[KidsShouldntWatchHorrorFilms horror movie]] or something?
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Remember that this is when the audience ''of the fan work'' is alternatively interpreting the character. When the fan work ''explicitly changes'' the character (because the fan author alternatively interpreted them), that's AdaptationDeviation, usually AdaptationalPersonalityChange.
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* ''Fanfic/DannyPhantomStranded'': "Visited" raises the question if Beatrice has always been such a HateSink or if she turned out like that as life went on, and if so, why?
** Richard claims that Beatrice was genuinely sweet and kind when they first met but changed for the worst over the course of their marriage. Johnathan, however, thinks she was simply putting on an act and merely dropped it after getting Richard as a husband. Both interpretations come from admittedly biased sources, so it's unclear who has the more accurate read on Beatrice's behavior.
** Beatrice being an ImpoverishedPatrician who was pushed to marry for money by her parents does paint her actions in a new light. She could honestly think she was doing what was best for the family given what happened to her, and her other flaws just obscure what would otherwise be good intentions. Beatrice could also be bitter that her parents shoved her into a relationship she wasn't looking for, even if Richard genuinely loves her. Remember that both Star and Stella have had issues with how their respective mothers tried to raise them, so this being a familial version of TheChainOfHarm wouldn't be surprising.
** Beatrice's recently released bio revealed info that gives credit to both interpretations of her behavior by Richard and Johnathan and her feeling about her ArrangedMarriage.
*** Her biography states that she was raised from an early age to be a ProperLady and was spoiled with every luxury that money could buy, all while growing up to believe that her status in life made her superior to others. However, when she turned 18, her family almost became bankrupt and was on the verge of losing their ancestral estate. It was due to this that Beatrice's parents introduced her to many suitors in hopes that they would marry her off to a wealthy family to clear their debts. Beatrice's parents pressured her to marry into wealth in order to avoid poverty. One of the suitors happened to be her future husband, Richard. At first, they seemed to get along, and after a brief courtship, Richard fell in love and proposed to her, and their wedding was arranged not long after. After their marriage, Richard paid off her family's debt and restored their wealth. Despite the circumstances of their relationship, it's revealed that Beatrice did indeed get along with Richard at the start of their relationship and tried to be (at least HER idea of) a good wife at the start, giving credit to Richard's interpretations of her behavior. However, the bio made it clear that Beatrice always thought she was superior to others and that she felt a deep resentment over the lack of control she had in her youth and the fact that she was essentially sold by her parents to the Traville family. That resentment, along with her own domineering personality, personality flaws, and twisted views, cemented into bitterness over the years, and she began to rule over the Traville estate with an iron fist. This show that, as Richard believes, Beatrice was a better person when she was younger and at least tried to be a decent wife to him when she was younger. However, as Johnathan believes, Beatrice was always an awful person, mainly because she was raised that way, and since her family was desperate to regain their former wealth and status, she likely hid her awful personality from him until later in life from Richard in order to acquire control over his wealth and estate.
*** It's heavily implied that Beatrice's actions were partly because of how her family almost became poor, and she was forced to marry to regain the wealth and never wants that to happen again. But at the same time, it is made clear that she cares more about herself and her family image rather than her family itself, and if she ''ever'' had good intentions and good personality traits, they were long gone by the time she reached old age.
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* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': When an [[SanitySlippage insane]] Sergeant Travis shoots himself after being over-exposed to [[DraconicAbomination Ghidorah]]'s BrownNote, is this him choosing to [[DyingAsYourself die as himself]] (something which his earlier scenes hinted he wanted to do), or is it just an act of self-harm with no sensical end-goal (like him clawing his own temples open with his fingernails earlier)?
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* Ray in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/43261899 Jenny, Ray's Girlfriend]]'': He zig-zags between acting romantic and acting like simply a close friend to both Jenny and Ray. Is he polyamorous, bisexual, and in love with both of them? In love with neither, but extremely touchy-feely? Only in love with one of them and sees the other as a close friend?

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