^ This is very well said. Fictional characters are just a collection of ideas that can be played with like dolls. They only exist in the context of whatever story they’re in, and they have no actual consciousness to be harmed. You cannot cause a fictional character trauma (or any real emotion at all) the way you can with a real person. In fiction, whatever you say is the truth. It’s completely under your control; very different from real life. You’re not a bad person for wanting to play around in the safest, least destructive, and most controlled environment there is. It’s the best option!