Random Fic Thought/Question
Oct. 7th, 2008 05:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
doc_3So 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?
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?
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Date: 2008-10-08 10:23 am (UTC)Oh, I have one.. Brennan/Parker fluff unless handled very sensitively...
Oh! How could I forget that one? I really don't like Parker fics; they always end up being too immature somehow. Parker gets mentioned in my writing, he's out there on the periphery, he's an issue in their hooking up, but you don't actually see him.
And yes, I totally get your name issue. She never calls him 'Seeley' and I really can't see her ever doing it. It's simply not the name that would come to mind for her, especially not in a moment of passion...