Also, Ray and Fraser aren't cops anymore in that story, right? They've relocated to the boonies.
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Fan Fiction: Writers, Readers, and Enablers
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Consuela - Feb 19, 2003 1:11:05 pm PST #3655 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Susan W. - Feb 19, 2003 1:12:00 pm PST #3656 of 10000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I sometimes enjoy the happily ever after with white picket fence cliche, but I think I'm discerning enough to not see it when it's not the author's intent.
Dana - Feb 19, 2003 1:12:30 pm PST #3657 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Fraser's still a Mountie, but they're definitely in the boonies. Which is another thing, really. Fraser was always set up as that kind of guy, who could easily walk away from the whole "hero" thing. Michael/Nikita, Buffy/Spike, John/Aeryn, not so much.
Connie Neil - Feb 19, 2003 1:12:35 pm PST #3658 of 10000
brillig
The Iolokus series in X-Files deals in a nice (grim, gritty, deadly, painful) way with kids and the heroic lifestyle.
Consuela - Feb 19, 2003 1:13:53 pm PST #3659 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Right, Connie. But it addresses it, which many of the picket fence stories don't.
You can't slot "baby" into the format of many of these shows and still have it work. And Iolokus recognizes that. It's more than just hiring a nanny.
Anne W. - Feb 19, 2003 1:14:55 pm PST #3660 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I sometimes enjoy the happily ever after with white picket fence cliche, but I think I'm discerning enough to not see it when it's not the author's intent.
Wrod. Sometimes, the white picket fence and all it stands for is brought into a story in a way to show how impossible or empty it would be for Our Heroes, but some people are incapable of enjoying irony.
There are times when I enjoy schmoop for schmoop's sake (is the term WAFF known in these parts?) in much the same way I might enjoy downing a pint of Ben and Jerry's when the hormones are a hopping. That said, certain fandoms support schmoop better than others. Due South can support schmoopy, happy fics much better than, say, Hard Core Logo.
Susan W. - Feb 19, 2003 1:16:10 pm PST #3661 of 10000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
WAFF as in Warm And Fuzzy Feelings? That really takes me back to my old FoLC (Fan of Lois & Clark) days.
P.M. Marc - Feb 19, 2003 1:16:53 pm PST #3662 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
There seems to be a whole sub-genre of fanfic stories in a lot of fandoms where, for example, John and Aeryn or Buffy and Spike fall in love, get married, have kids, and live happily ever after -- all without acknowledging the inherent risk of having children when you're a hero.
Hee!
And therein we have pretty much the WHOLE motivation behind writing Absolution.
Which I still like best of all my stupid stories.
askye - Feb 19, 2003 1:17:06 pm PST #3663 of 10000
Thrive to spite them
Shmoop in Hard Core Logo is just wrong.
Connie Neil - Feb 19, 2003 1:17:17 pm PST #3664 of 10000
brillig
It's more than just hiring a nanny
Though it helps when your nanny is a hacker and has a Valkyrie girlfriend.
t /Iolokus references