Squishyness
some say you're the reason why I feel this way
Squishyness I don’t think there is inherently anything wrong with sticking to a handful of tropes (or honestly even playing variations on a handful of characters).
I think the issue most people have is sort of growing out of the self esteem issues that bind you to one playing self-insert style characters.
Like that mentality that says I have to play characters like me because otherwise people will be mad or make fun of me or I will get things wrong.
It’s totally different than just saying nah I like this one character so I will play them over and over again.
One is a preference the other is an anxiety.
So I did tell on myself! lol In all seriousness, that's a good point.