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

[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.