Like McKay ever said "sorry" without irony in his life. I would remember, because I would have howled at his hilarious Canadian accent.
Don't let the space bugs bite!
Kaylee ,'Objects In Space'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Nutty - Mar 24, 2006 5:44:37 am PST #2036 of 10434
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
lisah - Mar 24, 2006 7:03:06 am PST #2037 of 10434
Punishingly Intricate
(probably the best gen story posted in either fandom in the last year)
Stupid Question Time: this has been bugging me for a while but I've been too lazy to ask. What is "gen"?
Betsy HP - Mar 24, 2006 7:06:53 am PST #2038 of 10434
If I only had a brain...
"gen" is, I think, het with no explicit sex. Opposite of slash. Dana? Shrift?
Betsy HP - Mar 24, 2006 7:07:53 am PST #2039 of 10434
If I only had a brain...
Ah. My Googling says it's stronger: "gen" means it isn't primarily about a romantic relationship. ''If you take out the romance and the core story isn't affected, it's 'Gen'"
Dana - Mar 24, 2006 7:08:47 am PST #2040 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Nope. Het is the opposite of slash. Gen is short for general audiences, usually meaning that the story is not focused on a romantic pairing, and could be expected to resemble an episode of the source.
There are occasionally debates about whether you can have NC-17 gen, with the warning being for violence.
lisah - Mar 24, 2006 8:26:43 am PST #2041 of 10434
Punishingly Intricate
Thanks!
§ ita § - Mar 24, 2006 2:34:34 pm PST #2042 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Betsy HP - Mar 24, 2006 3:13:06 pm PST #2043 of 10434
If I only had a brain...
I really should have left it to Dana.
Consuela - Mar 24, 2006 6:21:55 pm PST #2044 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Dana is, of course, correct.
It gets complicated (I think) when you talk about a show where a het romance is part of the canon. So could a Farscape story in which John and Aeryn have lots and lots of sex be gen? Maybe? Given that the show was quite definitely PG-13 in places with the sex references... ::shrugs::
This is why categories make me cranky. Because I want it all in one place, damnit.
Katie M - Mar 24, 2006 6:45:29 pm PST #2045 of 10434
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I always label for any kind of romantic content, on the theory that I've seen more people get pissed off by unlabeled sex--most often slashers unhappy to encounter het, honestly--than people get pissed off by lack of explicitness. I mean, I always give a rating as well, so if I rate that puppy PG they know they aren't getting fellatio.