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author_by_night) wrote2022-01-07 09:54 am
author_by_night) wrote2022-01-07 09:54 am
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Snowflake #3 and #4 (Public Post)
In your own space, put some favorite characters into an AU, fuse some favorite canons together, talk about your favorite AU/fusion tropes, or tell us why AU/fusions aren’t your cup of tea.
It all just depends. I like some AUs better than others. I don't really like high school AUs or college AUs. I kind of understand the appeal, they are just not for me.
Also, I don't really like AUs where the entire context changes unless it really explores the what-ifs. Sort of like It's A Wonderful Life. That I can get behind, and have written. But if something major never happened yet the characters remain the same, it's harder for me to buy into. I'm no fun, basically. :P
I love fantasy fusions in non-fantasy fandoms.
In your own space, make a list of things that you wish existed in fandom or elsewhere, and/or that you'd like someone to create or do for you.
- Meta. I always say this, but I'll say it again. I miss meta. I'll take theories and deep character dives over shipping any day. Okay, that's a partial lie, shipping matters to me, though not to the same magnitude as a lot of fans. I have my ships, I love my ships, but it's not all I'm there for, you know?
- More kindness in fan communities. I'm currently in a fandom community that's so nice, and it's reminded me that actually, it IS possible. And drama is hardly new, so it's not that. Rather, I think it's about putting in the work to make a space kind and listening to one another.
For example, someone brought a concern up a few weeks ago, and when I read her post I sucked in my breath. Due to prior experience, I thought, this is it, this is the blow-up. (Even though I actually agreed with her. 100%.) Nope. While there were one or two comments which bordered on testy, that was the worst of it. I'll take "bordered on testy" over some of the things I've seen in prior fandoms. :P But why can't it always be like that, you know? Just listen to people. We're all in this together. *Is a Hufflepuff*
- Far more specific, but speaking of fusions actually, I want a fic where Buffy and Harry meet up for drinks and talk. Maybe it gets shippy, maybe not. I'd just love that.
- A pony. Not really, I just felt like throwing that in there. *Is a dork AND a Hufflepuff*
(Obligatory disclaimer, since I made Harry Potter references here - I don't stand by JK Rowling at all. She's a TERF, and I despise TERFs.)
It all just depends. I like some AUs better than others. I don't really like high school AUs or college AUs. I kind of understand the appeal, they are just not for me.
Also, I don't really like AUs where the entire context changes unless it really explores the what-ifs. Sort of like It's A Wonderful Life. That I can get behind, and have written. But if something major never happened yet the characters remain the same, it's harder for me to buy into. I'm no fun, basically. :P
I love fantasy fusions in non-fantasy fandoms.
In your own space, make a list of things that you wish existed in fandom or elsewhere, and/or that you'd like someone to create or do for you.
- Meta. I always say this, but I'll say it again. I miss meta. I'll take theories and deep character dives over shipping any day. Okay, that's a partial lie, shipping matters to me, though not to the same magnitude as a lot of fans. I have my ships, I love my ships, but it's not all I'm there for, you know?
- More kindness in fan communities. I'm currently in a fandom community that's so nice, and it's reminded me that actually, it IS possible. And drama is hardly new, so it's not that. Rather, I think it's about putting in the work to make a space kind and listening to one another.
For example, someone brought a concern up a few weeks ago, and when I read her post I sucked in my breath. Due to prior experience, I thought, this is it, this is the blow-up. (Even though I actually agreed with her. 100%.) Nope. While there were one or two comments which bordered on testy, that was the worst of it. I'll take "bordered on testy" over some of the things I've seen in prior fandoms. :P But why can't it always be like that, you know? Just listen to people. We're all in this together. *Is a Hufflepuff*
- Far more specific, but speaking of fusions actually, I want a fic where Buffy and Harry meet up for drinks and talk. Maybe it gets shippy, maybe not. I'd just love that.
- A pony. Not really, I just felt like throwing that in there. *Is a dork AND a Hufflepuff*
(Obligatory disclaimer, since I made Harry Potter references here - I don't stand by JK Rowling at all. She's a TERF, and I despise TERFs.)
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Good for you! I would post deep dives, but no one shares my fandoms so I pretty much don't bother. :/ I guess enough people still like Harry Potter, but honestly, I've been into HP for actual decades at this point - I'm really out of things to say. I'm all for talking about the books if people have something new to add, I just... don't. Buffy's right on the borderline there since I was never in the fandom, so there's a lot I never got to discuss, but I imagine the things I'd talk about have already been said...
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However, I've also had people contact me months after the fact, who didn't initially comment, to say, "Hey, I loved that 5,000 word thing you wrote about [topic]!" So, I try to think positive.
HP is awkward right now anyway. I don't even know how to talk about it anymore. Honestly, there's nothing to lose by sharing your perspective. Especially for something that's still remembered, but part of a past era, like Buffy. The fact that you were part of the fandom back in the day means your perspective could be really interesting.
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However, I've also had people contact me months after the fact, who didn't initially comment, to say, "Hey, I loved that 5,000 word thing you wrote about [topic]!" So, I try to think positive.
Absolutely! It's important to remember that a lot of people read, and just don't have anything to add. I'm that way with book and movie review posts - I didn't read/watch it, so I don't have anything to add because I'd rather not talk about something without knowing what I'm talking about, but it doesn't mean I don't appreciate them.
The fact that you were part of the fandom back in the day means your perspective could be really interesting.
I will say as someone who wasn't in the Buffy fandom, I always love to hear from people who were. Sounds like it was another huge, animated fandom.
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I'm the same way, I read more than I comment. I try to remember that when I get frustrated.
Hang on, I think I meant to say, your perspective should be interesting because you weren't in the Buffy fandom back in the day. Things have changed a lot since the 90s, and I know it was progressive and empowering in its day, and still feels that way to those of us who grew up with it, but yeah, some of the language and storylines don't hold up as much as I'd like them to.
It was a great fandom, but I was on the periphery for most of it.