Omerta 13

So, I've been thinking. This is, as most people know, probably a bad move, because sometimes things get overanalyzed, which is sometimes Not A Good Thing. Anyway, what I've been wondering is: Are the original characters in Omerta overpowering the canon characters? I mean, seriously, this is fanfic. It's not set in my own original universe, it's someone else's universe that I'm borrowing to play around in. And yet, in Omerta, a significant portion of the plot takes place out of the view of our canon characters. Somewhere around half the chapters are told from the POV of original characters who have very little, if any, base in canon, including Carmine d'Alessandro, Nick Bonasera, and Ace Aciello. The main plot isn't targetting the Crime Lab, it's targetting the Constantine and Pagliuca Families - more original characters. The Crime Lab just has the bad luck to get caught up in it. At this point, I'm seriously worried about whether or not I'm neglecting the canon characters. People come to fanfic not for the OCs, but for love of the canon product, and I can't help but wonder if I'm on the border between going way too far into my own universe and keeping within the bounds of canon. And it's stressing me out. So, um, I'd really like to hear your opinions. I'm also curious about where you guys think Omerta is going, based on the clues I've dropped so far.

*cough* Also, here's Omerta 13. With, ah, more original characters. Yay for Carmine?

( Knives left scars. Guns left bodies. )

Also, there's an awesome article with Devin Grayson here, who I barely know of except for the fact she's evidently a Batman writer. I'm a Marvel girl, not a DC one, and my interest in DC only extends to the Bat-family, which I know very little about, but it's still a really really good article, especially her answer to the good day/bad day question.