I know what you mean. They’re so much fun to write, but I don’t want them to steal the show, you know? I think the more likely thing is that, in addition to making them recurring characters in this story, in the original work I’m working on, I’ll basically have them show up in their entirety, slightly refluffed.
I’m pleasantly surprised at the positive reception they’ve gotten from the community. I was pretty nervous that people would see original character and start screaming “Mary Sue!” at me.