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Fandom meme!
Oct. 4th, 2019 01:39 pmSometimes we are our own worst enemies and that's the way the cookie crumbles. You either cry because the cookie is destroyed or you scrounge up those cookie bits and drop them on top of a scoop of ice cream and have a sundae.
"I'm gonna have a super active blog!" says I.
"Super active -hahahahahahah!" says the future version of me, with an empty blog.
Ok, I'm putting on my active-blog-pants and doing a meme, I'll update the abyss about my life some other time:
Fandom Question Time! Cobbled together from a few different prompt posts.
1) What was your first fandom and are you still in it? The first fandom I was in was Harry Potter and let's be honest, no one actually leaves that fandom, currently participating or not.
2) What is your current OTP? Going entirely by the word "current", I'll say Richie Tozier/Eddie Kaspbrak because i'm on an IT: Chapter 2 high right now. The answer to this question changes hour to hour.
3) What was the first thing you ever contributed to a fandom? The first thing I can think of is an unfinished Yu-Gi-Oh fanfic. I'm 100% sure there were other things, but that one really sticks in my mind.
4) Do you read fic? Do you write fic? Yes, all the time. And yes at a much less frequent rate.
5) What made you start writing fanfic? I read fanfiction and thought "Hey, I can do that!"
6) Has anyone pulled you into a fandom? Yes, lots of people. If you can convince me of a ship well enough, I will sit down here and now and eat that content up. This was my experience for Life on Mars, Arrested Development, and The Man from UNCLE among others.
7) What pairing were you initially confused by but someone changed your mind? Larry/Ahkmenrah. I did not see what the big deal was, at all, until I realized the entire appeal of it is "It's fun." So thank you, NatM fans for pulling my head out of the sand and showing me that something can just be for fun!
8) What is a pairing you wish you shipped, but just can't? I'm gonna commit a little blasphemy and say Hawkeye/Trapper. I just don't like Trapper John. I'm sorry!
9) Name 5 of your favorite characters from 5 different fandoms. I'm gonna name these in no particular order and from five random fandoms: Charlie Kelly, Donald Duck, Harold Finch, Freddy Newandyke aka Mr. Orange, and Racetrack Higgins.
10) Name 3 of your OTPs from 3 different fandoms. So many to choose from... Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin, David Starsky/Kenneth Hutchinson, and Harold Finch/John Reese.
11) Play a song at random from your music library. What ship does it remind you of? "Rosalie" by Thin Lizzy. Megan/Graham from But I'm a Cheerleader, not sure I can articulate why exactly.
12) Do you reread your own fic? No one should be ashamed to read their own work. I have a Newsies oneshot called "Drip" that I've read too many times. I'm really proud of that one and re-reading it is inspiring when I'm trying to write.
13) Name three stories you found easy to write. "Drip", "Home", and "Dearest Sister" were very easy to write.
14) Name three stories you found difficult to write. "Assorted Fruit" was hard because I got stuck a few times plot-wise. "Bitten" was hard because it was so dark. "A Bit of Clarity" was hard because I had no idea what I was doing with it.
15) What’s your ratio of hits to kudos? I think for most of my fics I get one kudos for every ten hits. The outlier is "Costumes, Candies, and Caped Crusaders", which has an intimidating number of views.
16) What do your fic bookmarks say about you? That I like long, involved fics and slow build romances.
17) What kind of relationships are you most interested in writing? I like writing friendships and romances that have a little tension to them. And are perhaps a little too co-dependent.
18) For E-rated fic, what are some things your characters keep doing? Eating. It's a bit ridiculous. I swear I do not have any sort of food fixation.
19) Who are three of your favorite characters to write? I love writing Racetrack, so it's ridiculous I don't write more Newsies fic. I find Larry Daley incredibly endearing to write. And the third no one would know because I've never posted anything, but it's Mr. White aka Larry Dimmick. Because I'm never quite sure what that guy's gonna do next.
20) One-shots or longfic? I prefer to read longfic but I'm not opposed to one-shots if the occasion calls for it.
21) What is your favorite genre of fic? Sometimes I like slow burn romances. And other times I like really plot-dense stuff. If it's both? Heck yeah, jackpot!
22) Do you have a favorite fic? One of my all-time favorites is a Life on Mars fic called "Till Touchdown Brings Me Round Again" by an author named halotolerant. I adore that fic. It is beyond perfect in my eyes. I've read that thing dozens of times.
23) What turns you away the most from a fic? This is very petty, but it's first or second person narratives.
24) What is the longest fic you’ve read? The longest that immediately comes to mind was 100,000 words. There may have been longer, but I can't say for sure off the top of my head.
25) Favorite trope/element/scenario in fic? I love when characters have to go undercover. In fic and in media. The worse they are at it, the happier I am.
26) Least favorite trope/element/scenario? Sad endings. Lol, kinda pathetic.
27) Do you like crossovers? If the author can sell it, I'll happily read a crossover. I once read a The Dead Zone/MASH crossover and it was perfectly done.
28) Do you read AUs? I do, if it sounds interesting enough.
29) If you could have any of your plotbunnies complete and finished right now, what would a short summary of it be? The Machine gives Finch and Reese a new number, the number belonging to Benjamin Linus. Can Ben and Hurley complete their tasks on the mainland before Widmore’s goons catch up to them? POI/Lost crossover.
30) What do you have in the works? Too much, too much. What I’m trying to tackle immediately? A Reservoir Dogs alternate timeline fix-it, a cute The Nice Guys case-fic, finishing up my Night at the Museum food series, and a free-for-all-I’m-writing-whatever-the-heck-I-want-good-or-bad fic for The Mummy.
"I'm gonna have a super active blog!" says I.
"Super active -hahahahahahah!" says the future version of me, with an empty blog.
Ok, I'm putting on my active-blog-pants and doing a meme, I'll update the abyss about my life some other time:
Fandom Question Time! Cobbled together from a few different prompt posts.
1) What was your first fandom and are you still in it? The first fandom I was in was Harry Potter and let's be honest, no one actually leaves that fandom, currently participating or not.
2) What is your current OTP? Going entirely by the word "current", I'll say Richie Tozier/Eddie Kaspbrak because i'm on an IT: Chapter 2 high right now. The answer to this question changes hour to hour.
3) What was the first thing you ever contributed to a fandom? The first thing I can think of is an unfinished Yu-Gi-Oh fanfic. I'm 100% sure there were other things, but that one really sticks in my mind.
4) Do you read fic? Do you write fic? Yes, all the time. And yes at a much less frequent rate.
5) What made you start writing fanfic? I read fanfiction and thought "Hey, I can do that!"
6) Has anyone pulled you into a fandom? Yes, lots of people. If you can convince me of a ship well enough, I will sit down here and now and eat that content up. This was my experience for Life on Mars, Arrested Development, and The Man from UNCLE among others.
7) What pairing were you initially confused by but someone changed your mind? Larry/Ahkmenrah. I did not see what the big deal was, at all, until I realized the entire appeal of it is "It's fun." So thank you, NatM fans for pulling my head out of the sand and showing me that something can just be for fun!
8) What is a pairing you wish you shipped, but just can't? I'm gonna commit a little blasphemy and say Hawkeye/Trapper. I just don't like Trapper John. I'm sorry!
9) Name 5 of your favorite characters from 5 different fandoms. I'm gonna name these in no particular order and from five random fandoms: Charlie Kelly, Donald Duck, Harold Finch, Freddy Newandyke aka Mr. Orange, and Racetrack Higgins.
10) Name 3 of your OTPs from 3 different fandoms. So many to choose from... Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin, David Starsky/Kenneth Hutchinson, and Harold Finch/John Reese.
11) Play a song at random from your music library. What ship does it remind you of? "Rosalie" by Thin Lizzy. Megan/Graham from But I'm a Cheerleader, not sure I can articulate why exactly.
12) Do you reread your own fic? No one should be ashamed to read their own work. I have a Newsies oneshot called "Drip" that I've read too many times. I'm really proud of that one and re-reading it is inspiring when I'm trying to write.
13) Name three stories you found easy to write. "Drip", "Home", and "Dearest Sister" were very easy to write.
14) Name three stories you found difficult to write. "Assorted Fruit" was hard because I got stuck a few times plot-wise. "Bitten" was hard because it was so dark. "A Bit of Clarity" was hard because I had no idea what I was doing with it.
15) What’s your ratio of hits to kudos? I think for most of my fics I get one kudos for every ten hits. The outlier is "Costumes, Candies, and Caped Crusaders", which has an intimidating number of views.
16) What do your fic bookmarks say about you? That I like long, involved fics and slow build romances.
17) What kind of relationships are you most interested in writing? I like writing friendships and romances that have a little tension to them. And are perhaps a little too co-dependent.
18) For E-rated fic, what are some things your characters keep doing? Eating. It's a bit ridiculous. I swear I do not have any sort of food fixation.
19) Who are three of your favorite characters to write? I love writing Racetrack, so it's ridiculous I don't write more Newsies fic. I find Larry Daley incredibly endearing to write. And the third no one would know because I've never posted anything, but it's Mr. White aka Larry Dimmick. Because I'm never quite sure what that guy's gonna do next.
20) One-shots or longfic? I prefer to read longfic but I'm not opposed to one-shots if the occasion calls for it.
21) What is your favorite genre of fic? Sometimes I like slow burn romances. And other times I like really plot-dense stuff. If it's both? Heck yeah, jackpot!
22) Do you have a favorite fic? One of my all-time favorites is a Life on Mars fic called "Till Touchdown Brings Me Round Again" by an author named halotolerant. I adore that fic. It is beyond perfect in my eyes. I've read that thing dozens of times.
23) What turns you away the most from a fic? This is very petty, but it's first or second person narratives.
24) What is the longest fic you’ve read? The longest that immediately comes to mind was 100,000 words. There may have been longer, but I can't say for sure off the top of my head.
25) Favorite trope/element/scenario in fic? I love when characters have to go undercover. In fic and in media. The worse they are at it, the happier I am.
26) Least favorite trope/element/scenario? Sad endings. Lol, kinda pathetic.
27) Do you like crossovers? If the author can sell it, I'll happily read a crossover. I once read a The Dead Zone/MASH crossover and it was perfectly done.
28) Do you read AUs? I do, if it sounds interesting enough.
29) If you could have any of your plotbunnies complete and finished right now, what would a short summary of it be? The Machine gives Finch and Reese a new number, the number belonging to Benjamin Linus. Can Ben and Hurley complete their tasks on the mainland before Widmore’s goons catch up to them? POI/Lost crossover.
30) What do you have in the works? Too much, too much. What I’m trying to tackle immediately? A Reservoir Dogs alternate timeline fix-it, a cute The Nice Guys case-fic, finishing up my Night at the Museum food series, and a free-for-all-I’m-writing-whatever-the-heck-I-want-good-or-bad fic for The Mummy.
