Random Fic Thought/Question

[doc_3]

So I was reading some fics the other day, and this thought occurred to me:

There are certain things that can totally turn me off about a story, even if it's something I have really liked right up until that point.  For me, if at any point the characters feel the need to clarify their relationship, perhaps by saying, "So are we dating now?" or "Does this make you my girlfriend?", then I am out. 

I just totally lose interest in a story at that point.  This holds true for any fandom I read fics in.

Do other people have this trigger, (without being specific about stories or authors - this isn't to bash anyone's writing), or am I the only one?

Comments

[doc-3.livejournal.com]

No, you're not picky at all, because we can all agee on pretty much all of those I'm sure.

I think my peeve is a derivative of your #1 - OOC-ness. None of the characters in any of the fandoms I read would legitimately say, "So are we dating now?" so that's likely why it gives me hives :)

[tempertemper.livejournal.com]

I totally get this, actually. I once had Parker ask Brennan if she was his Dad's girlf *wonders why* ... I think I wrote it as suitably embarassing for all concerned!!

In the Bones fandom, these people are 35 and 30/1/2 .. never can get a handle on Brennan's age.. seems to change from ep to ep! I think they are a little too mature and, for me, too deeply connected, to wonder about such semantics. The way I see it, right now (in canon) they are not together, and one day (I hope) they will be, and it will be real and serious, and not need labelling in this way.

[doc-3.livejournal.com]

Now I can totally see Parker asking the awkward, "Are you my dad's girlfriend?" question, and everyone being totally embarassed. That I get. But if Booth ever asked her - whoa. OOC alert.