Hee, no, I would totally suck at taking care of them too, I'd be so awkward, no clue what to do. But some h/c fics make me want to be there anyway, maybe just to give Frodo a hug, I guess.

It is, it's very true, of course are favorite characters are the reason we're here. And as a reader I can never really handle being away from them for long. It's just funny, because before I started reading fanfic I always thought coming up with original characters was something to strive for in writing fiction, and here it's so often frowned on, or OCs aren't given a chance. It's interesting trying to work out those differences. I do love hearing from all of you talented people about this.