Well, at least it's not "his cerulean orbs."
I'm supposed to deliver you to the Master now. There's this whole deal where I get to be immortal. Are you cool with that?
Xander ,'Lessons'
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.
Vonnie K - Jul 08, 2012 5:51:21 pm PDT #7873 of 10434
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Dana - Jul 08, 2012 6:04:00 pm PDT #7874 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Is someone moving with a cat-like grace?
§ ita § - Jul 08, 2012 6:19:47 pm PDT #7875 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If it's my fic reading list, they're "merging with his mossy jade stare".
Amy - Jul 08, 2012 6:39:03 pm PDT #7876 of 10434
Because books.
I quit reading at "limpid blue pools," so I have no clue. Someone was undoubtedly going to move with cat-like grace any moment, though.
§ ita § - Jul 08, 2012 6:47:56 pm PDT #7877 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have no idea how I made it far enough into a fic that this line:
Sam glared; "don't... Even... I am absolutely knackered! My head is pounding... There was no milk so I'm having overly-sweetened black coffee... Just... Couldn't this have waited, Gabe?"
made me stop reading, because there's no way that was the first hint. But since Amy is setting a good example, I can learn from her determination and save myself the aggro.
Which is another word neither Winchester brother is likely to use.
Amy - Jul 08, 2012 7:00:36 pm PDT #7878 of 10434
Because books.
Nothing pisses me off more. The American ethos of the show is so integral to it, it's just careless when Britishisms are left in. I'm not going to try and write East Enders fanfic and have them talking about baseball and McDonald's and elevators.
DebetEsse - Jul 08, 2012 7:19:35 pm PDT #7879 of 10434
Woe to the fucking wicked.
It's funny: I think there's pretty good awareness with the UK-based fandoms that you need to get someone to Britpick your stories unless you're really, really confident (and, even then, it's probably a good plan).
Is there a parallel term to "Britpick"?
§ ita § - Jul 08, 2012 7:27:03 pm PDT #7880 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've seen Ameripick, and it's usually about writers who put "whilst" into the characters' mouths.
I think it's legit, but possibly jarring if it's not speech--how deep are you into one of their points of view? But why do it? Unless your audience is also British, it's unlikely to be transparent, and I'd think you want your words to be transparent when the alternative is :"think of a country they only visited once overnight".
SailAweigh - Jul 09, 2012 3:03:15 am PDT #7881 of 10434
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I had to bow out of a recommended Avengers fic because Black Widow (or maybe Hawkeye) kept calling everyone "ducky," In every sentence. There was something else they kept using, but it was the ducky that finally broke me.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 09, 2012 6:04:59 am PDT #7882 of 10434
"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
Unless their version of Black Widow was played by Dame Maggie Smith instead of Scarlett Johansson, that's a pretty awful mistake to make.