>now she's complaining about how long my chapters are
I've had that one! Another commenter said, "No, they're not long enough!"
How long should a chapter be? It should be long enough to immediately precede the next one.
I am not having sex with Spike! But I'm starting to think that you might be.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
Typo Boy - Sep 07, 2012 5:39:13 pm PDT #8067 of 10434
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
brenda m - Sep 07, 2012 7:04:05 pm PDT #8068 of 10434
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Is it a kink to see a man preggers, or is it more a fifteen year olds (/iz mean) fantasy to have bebbies and mpreg is the stylish solution when slashing men?
More the first, I think.
shrift - Sep 07, 2012 7:42:11 pm PDT #8069 of 10434
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Is it a kink to see a man preggers, or is it more a fifteen year olds (/iz mean) fantasy to have bebbies and mpreg is the stylish solution when slashing men?
I think that's an unnecessarily reductionist interpretation. Mpreg has a long history in fandom, and there probably are as many reasons for writing it as anything else. From kink to exploring alien biology to subconsciously applying a heteronormative framework on a gay relationship to actively fucking with the gender binary.
Connie Neil - Sep 07, 2012 7:54:53 pm PDT #8070 of 10434
brillig
Plus the "let's force the tough guy to be nurturing" thing.
§ ita § - Sep 07, 2012 8:02:55 pm PDT #8071 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Don't forget the body horror--that's the most cited factor of appeal that I've read in discussions of the topic.
shrift - Sep 07, 2012 8:35:06 pm PDT #8072 of 10434
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Don't forget the body horror
Yep.
With mpreg, sometimes you get charming Good Omens fic... and sometimes you get assbabies. There's a lot of range.
P.M. Marc - Sep 08, 2012 8:17:39 am PDT #8073 of 10434
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I think that's an unnecessarily reductionist interpretation. Mpreg has a long history in fandom, and there probably are as many reasons for writing it as anything else. From kink to exploring alien biology to subconsciously applying a heteronormative framework on a gay relationship to actively fucking with the gender binary.
Hi, I think I strongly desire to run away to Chicago and marry you right now.
(Your spicy brain explanation was actually hotter than most of the MPreg I've read.)
Dana - Sep 09, 2012 1:02:57 pm PDT #8074 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
David Hewlett just tweeted:
"How can the Ultimate Slash Madness Tourney NOT be going McShep's way!?"
With a link to the voting. There's an emoticon I'm looking for, what is it...
o_O
Connie Neil - Sep 09, 2012 1:22:05 pm PDT #8075 of 10434
brillig
Hewlett has an interesting brain.
DebetEsse - Sep 09, 2012 1:33:27 pm PDT #8076 of 10434
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I think that is the conservative, most clearly supportable version of sentiments in that general vicinity.