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Funny thing about black and white. You mix it together and you get gray. And it doesn't matter how much white you try and put back in, you're never gonna get anything but gray.

Lilah ,'Destiny'

Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?

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Matt the Bruins fan - May 31, 2012 6:54:57 am PDT #7754 of 10436

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I'm with Dana: I really enjoy reading the Darcy stories, even though probably because she's a reader-proxy.

Which, frankly, I think is different than a Mary Sue. A Mary Sue is, IME, a writer proxy, with powers out of proportion with her position, and a tendency to warp the narrative around her rather like a black hole.

In the particular stories I've been running into, there seems to be a writer-proxy thing going on and the warping narrative effect. I was OK with the Darcy character in the Thor movie, and wouldn't mind reading about her in relation to him. But I'm side-eyeing all these stories where she suddenly becomes integral to the social lives of bunch of super heroes/government agents who have grown up on earth and don't need a guardian angel/pixie girl to introduce them to pop culture.

Atropa - May 31, 2012 7:18:54 pm PDT #7755 of 10436

The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Musesfool wrote an Avengers/DCU crossover that is a delight: [link]

"Nightwing?" Clint scoffs. "That guy's not real."

sumi - Jun 01, 2012 5:09:03 am PDT #7756 of 10436

Art Crawl!!!

Hmm, there's a SPN Summer Fan Art Challenge.

Has to be a summer themed piece.

Calli - Jun 01, 2012 4:12:21 pm PDT #7757 of 10436

I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I quite like this Darcy-centric Avengers fic: [link]

I think the reasons she becomes central to the plot make sense in it.

Dana - Jun 01, 2012 5:06:05 pm PDT #7758 of 10436

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I have known LJC longer than I've known shrift.

I am old.

Consuela - Jun 01, 2012 6:21:04 pm PDT #7759 of 10436

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I am old.

At my one and only vividcon, I sat up until 2 am with LJC and talked about Robin of Sherwood fandom. Which had its heyday in, like, 1988. I am older than you!

shrift - Jun 01, 2012 8:07:33 pm PDT #7760 of 10436

"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I have known LJC longer than I've known shrift.

LJC knows everyone. We could play the fandom Kevin Bacon game with her.

Consuela - Jun 01, 2012 9:23:09 pm PDT #7761 of 10436

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Oooh, you know how there's a number in mathematics for how many degrees you are separated from wassname? We could have an LJC number.

sumi - Jun 02, 2012 6:02:55 am PDT #7762 of 10436

Art Crawl!!!

I explained fan fiction to my counselor yesterday.

WindSparrow - Jun 02, 2012 1:59:20 pm PDT #7763 of 10436

Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

I explained fan fiction to my counselor yesterday.

That's always fun.

"I have a creative outlet now. I've been writing short stories."

"That's very good to hear. What kind of stories?"

"Fanfiction."

"What is that?"

"You know when you are really fascinated by a show and you can't help but imagine what the characters are doing off screen...."

"Riiiiiight. That sounds - lovely. I'm glad you have something you enjoy."

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