Possibly I am the only one at these points in the fandom Venn Diagram

[sapote]

So I am rereading Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover - including the slash fanfiction anthologies that she edited, oh buddy - and it occurred to me that fandom really, really can't seem to turn loose of writing the same kind of beautifularrogant deeply-hurt-by-their-childhood woobie over and over again.

What I mean by this is, fanon Ryan Ross totally equals canon Dyan Ardais (later, woobie-redeemed Dyan Ardais. Early evil Dyan Ardais is maybe goatee-verse Pete Wentz.)

Also, I am really enjoying (in the fluffy sense) One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey, but has that woman written anything since 2003 that isn't about how she thinks Dick Cheney was behind 9/11?

Comments

[phnelt.livejournal.com]

I want them to break the Tradition with surprise lesbianism SO MUCH. I mean, it would have been a way better plot than what she did. They would have had to call in Elena to fix it or something.

Or! The Lesbian path has a proud and noble Tradition and there could be hijinks. With like, all the fairy tale not quite gelling stuff. You know what would fix the lack of lesbians, yes? Fanfic. Just sayin'.

[sapote3.livejournal.com]

dude how would you even write Mercedes Lackey fanfiction? That's like fanfiction of the woobiest fanfiction ever.

[phnelt.livejournal.com]

Maybe the fanfic would be less woobie in response? I don't know, it would be you writing it.

[sapote3.livejournal.com]

... I would make them all deeply unhappy?

[phnelt.livejournal.com]

Well, it's you so yes, but maybe there would also be lesbians.