official setting
The 'official setting' of a work is the final form of puzzle laid by creators to control their fans. Under the guise of legitimacy, it seals new questions and binds imagination with a magical curse of minimum creativity. It functions as an all-powerful trump card, the invincible phrase 'According to the official setting...' that quashes any fan speculation. It shackles the freedom and diversity of the fictional world, and the true fan takes secret delight in the small rebellions born from its cracks.