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A fic lament
Sep. 20th, 2007 09:43 pmI took some time today to choose my fandoms for Yuletide.
I did find six fandoms I liked, but I kept wishing for a different type of request: the non-ship request or at least a non-favorite fic-character request. For example, I'd like to be able to nominate '24', on the stipulation it's about Jack. I'd like to see some CSI:NY fic about Mac or Flack or Danny that doesn't involve one or all of them getting laid or thinking about getting laid or almost getting laid. I know that Firefly had a whole lot of sexual tension going on but that was in addition to damn fine plots, and I sure would like to see some Zoe or Book fic because they are fine characters.
I fear saying that I'd write a Simon and Simon fic because the request may be that the brothers sleep together or almost do or even just want to. And you don't even what to think what they want from Winnie the Pooh fic.
I'm so tired of the cutesy little names that come from fic: Chlack, DNA, Clex... Did I somehow end up in Middle School? Are we going to be singing the kissing song next? I'm tired of crossovers whose sole purpose is to write a sex scene with two good looking actors/actresses.
I want plot. I want characterization above the "what gets you hot" level. I would like conversation and dialog that may actually be on an intellectually adult level rather than an x-rated adult level.
I know that fanfic isn't about great writing; it never has been. But I would like to see the characters I love, actually acting like the characters I love. Fanfic used to give me that.
Now? Not so much.
I miss that.
I did find six fandoms I liked, but I kept wishing for a different type of request: the non-ship request or at least a non-favorite fic-character request. For example, I'd like to be able to nominate '24', on the stipulation it's about Jack. I'd like to see some CSI:NY fic about Mac or Flack or Danny that doesn't involve one or all of them getting laid or thinking about getting laid or almost getting laid. I know that Firefly had a whole lot of sexual tension going on but that was in addition to damn fine plots, and I sure would like to see some Zoe or Book fic because they are fine characters.
I fear saying that I'd write a Simon and Simon fic because the request may be that the brothers sleep together or almost do or even just want to. And you don't even what to think what they want from Winnie the Pooh fic.
I'm so tired of the cutesy little names that come from fic: Chlack, DNA, Clex... Did I somehow end up in Middle School? Are we going to be singing the kissing song next? I'm tired of crossovers whose sole purpose is to write a sex scene with two good looking actors/actresses.
I want plot. I want characterization above the "what gets you hot" level. I would like conversation and dialog that may actually be on an intellectually adult level rather than an x-rated adult level.
I know that fanfic isn't about great writing; it never has been. But I would like to see the characters I love, actually acting like the characters I love. Fanfic used to give me that.
Now? Not so much.
I miss that.
