I wrote Pacific Rim fic. Because Hannibal Chau made me clap my hands with glee. [link]
Plus bonus points for use of the word 'mosey'.
Oz ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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Atropa - Aug 09, 2013 8:36:41 pm PDT #8603 of 10434
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Juliebird - Aug 09, 2013 8:59:38 pm PDT #8604 of 10434
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I have to say, I am grateful for the floodgates that Pacific Rim opened for all fandoms. It's a fusion flavour that seems to taste great with everything. I haven't actually read straight-up PR fic yet though, so this should be fun!
Ron Perlman really was fantastic.
Atropa - Aug 09, 2013 9:05:02 pm PDT #8605 of 10434
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
The crossover PR fic that is out there is so cracky and good! Someone wrote a short MCR/Pacific Rim fic that is just delightful.
Anne W. - Aug 10, 2013 4:23:05 am PDT #8606 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
(Opens link to Jilli's fic in new tab)
There are just so many wonderful cracky opportunities for PR crossovers. The one that I would love to see is a Black Books crossover with Bernard and Manny as Jaeger pilots. Because you know that would end well...
Bernard: So the kaijuu snuck past while I was napping and flattened half of Liverpool. I don’t see what they’re so upset about - it’s the most civic improvement Liverpool’s had in years!
Calli - Aug 10, 2013 5:10:53 am PDT #8607 of 10434
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
SciFiGrl47 is writing a Pacific Rim-Avengers mash up. The WIP is here: [link]
§ ita § - Aug 13, 2013 7:14:35 am PDT #8608 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Do you think stories that are tagged with a ship where they never get together (and in fact end up with other people) should be tagged something like "no A/B endgame"? Or even more than that, since there's nothing other than a single admission of attraction in three chapters?
Whether the ending is happy or sad for them, do you feel the average fic-reader is "owed" (loaded word used purposely) warning?
WindSparrow - Aug 13, 2013 7:32:24 am PDT #8609 of 10434
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.
That's not an easy one to answer, ita_!. I mean, I do not view other writers as my bitches, who must write what I want or suffer consequences. On the other hand, I think I would feel cheated by the tag. I mean, if I go hunting for A/B ship fic, click on something with the A/B tag, and haul in something where they don't actually have a relationship, it's hardly fair. I do not consider one mention of attraction in a multi-chapter work a relationship.
Connie Neil - Aug 13, 2013 7:35:32 am PDT #8610 of 10434
brillig
If it's tagged as a ship, I would expect a ship. A/B I would see as a ship. "A & B" I would interpret as A & B interacting a lot and their relationship, whatever it is, being a focus. I've seen some Avengers fic labeled "Steve & Tony non-ship" just for clarity.
WindSparrow - Aug 13, 2013 7:35:48 am PDT #8611 of 10434
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.
And the more I think about it, the more I would feel that the A/B tag without the "no A/B endgame" was deliberate bait and switch unless it was otherwise clearly warned of in the summary or something.
§ ita § - Aug 13, 2013 8:30:47 am PDT #8612 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I mean, it was excellently written--she's good. But she has a longfic pattern of ripping your heart out, making it seem like there's no way it can go back in, and then voila! Happy ending, A/B endgame.
This one--of course I want them happy, BUT I ONLY CLICKED ON IT FOR THE SHIP. DON'T PRETEND YOU DON'T KNOW WE DO THAT. Even if they didn't end up together, I did want them together at some point--that was the fix I was jonesing for.
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