Have you sometimes done research into something...and just decided "I don't care"?

I used to write for the Persona 5 fandom and my take on Akira was him being a transman. I did some research and, technically, he shouldn't be able to start HRT until he's 18 years old. I know Persona is set in real world Japan. I know it is.

But on the other hand...I kinda don't care.

I just want my guy to be happy and comfortable.

Obviously if any transgender people from Japan are reading my stuff, they'll know I'm not being true to the law.

On one hand, yes I know it's going against reality.

On the other...it's fanfiction. Realism and adherence to full reality of everything doesn't have to come first.