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It is also possible for a work to be WishFulfillment for the audience either, instead of, or as well as the author. People whom the work targets will be more willing (to a point) to suspend their disbelief over [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality certain aspects]] of the work if it means that the [[RuleOfCool goal]] [[RuleOfFun of]] [[RuleOfFunny the]] [[RuleOfCute work]] [[RuleOfGlamorous is]] [[RuleOfScary achieved]]. However, this can be a double-edged sword too, as aiming for a too-specific demographic can limit the amount of people that the work appeals to.

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It is also possible for a work to be WishFulfillment for the audience either, instead of, or as well as the author. People whom the work targets will be more willing (to a point) to suspend their disbelief over [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality certain aspects]] of the work if it means that the [[RuleOfCool goal]] [[RuleOfFun of]] [[RuleOfFunny the]] [[RuleOfCute work]] [[RuleOfGlamorous is]] [[RuleOfScary achieved]]. The most blatant form of wish fulfillment for the audience is ReaderInsertFic, which is literally about the reader. However, this can be a double-edged sword too, as aiming for a too-specific demographic can limit the amount of people that the work appeals to.
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** SuetifulAllAlong
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* CompetencePornCompetencePorn: A fictional work revolving around characters working together to solve an issue, highlighting cleverness and effort.
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* YoungestChildWins
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This, in turn, is why people sometimes defend fictional characters [[DaydreamBeliever as if they were real]], because they are not defending the character but idealized versions of themselves and/or embodiments of their values. An attack on the character is seen as an attack on traits they (the real person) ''personally possesses and/or admires''.

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This, in turn, is why people sometimes defend fictional characters [[DaydreamBeliever as if they were real]], because they are not defending the character but idealized versions of themselves and/or embodiments of their values. An attack on the character is seen as an attack on traits they (the real person) ''personally possesses possess and/or admires''.
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