Vonnie, I almost posted some other Stargate links in your LJ this morning, but they were slash.

See, it's not like I don't like romance in my fic - I do (although I almost always prefer UST to RST), but not all the time, and not when 'getting the characters together romantically' is the be-all and end-all of the fic. At this point, I feel like I've had enough of stories in which Mulder and Scully, Buffy and Spike, Jack and Daniel (and whatever other major pairing in a given fandom) realize their deep abiding love for each other, then celebrate their passion in the Most Fantastic Sex They've Ever Had. If Jack and Daniel undergo some interesting & harrowing ordeal during one of their missions, and through the hardship, come to realize the depth of their feelings - then that's great. Bring'em on.

Man, does that make me sound like Miss Prudence McPrudepants. Anyway, the overabundance of earthshattering sex in fic annoys me - it's one of the reason I couldn't finish Iolokus. And I get incredibly irritated when people say "why write or read fanfic at all, unless there's graphic sex in it?".

Bah. Who knows? Maybe it's because sometimes, it looks like everyone's having great sex but me. t /Clyde Bruckman

Eeeeee. I didn't mean to go off like that. Even with my weird attitude, I'd still read pretty much anything as long as it's well-written.

Oh! I've been looking for any websites of theirs.

RL, if you are looking for Amperage & Livengoo's XF-fic (most of which are insanely long), most of them are in The Gossamer Project. Just search under their respective pseuds.

FWIW, Vonnie, you are I are one on this issue. Romance in and of itself is not enough of a reason to read a story, for me. Even romance in addition to a plotty story doesn't always work, because as often as not the romance feels shoehorned in like a required improv element. It's nice when it does all work, but I'm just as happy with a romance-free plotty story.

Anyway, the overabundance of earthshattering sex in fic annoys me

I love finding average-to-mediocre in a story.

Wrod, Nutty. I'm another one who likes UST mixed in with the RST. I'm one who'll hold the banner high as a lover of gen. fic, especially for mystery/suspense shows like X-Files or CSI.

Dear god I love genfic. There's just not enough out there.

genfic=plot comes first, not the relationships? A good, chewy plot with maybe the slightest spice of UST or just an ongoing relationship in the background is nice.

There's often no mention of a relationship in true genfic. Like watching an episode, or something. Or them play in the park, with no overt sexual undertones.

Brighid writes some of the most fabulous stuff in any fandom, so I bet her Stargate is pretty nifty.

Oh, by the way, thanks for this. I love Brighid's XF and Jossverse stories - she has some of the most lyrical turns of phrase I've ever had the pleasure to read in her prose. I had no idea that she wrote in Stargate.

Vonnie, you are I are one on this issue.

Whoo! Thank God I'm not the only freak who feels like this. Not that I think you are a freak or anything. And if I ever call you freaky, I'd mean it in the most loving way possible.

I had no idea that she wrote in Stargate.

She writes Smallville and Sentinel too. Her Senslash is *amazing*.

Ghost is a wonderful gen CSI fic that reads like a two-part sweeps episode.

For me, the thing that makes or breaks a fic is whether or not the writer gets the characters right. What really impresses me is when an author can get a character to do something that is utterly surprising but that also seems like something that is absolutely in character.