onto the fic! and watch out, because I'm the biggest ficsnob of them all.
1. I don't like "I Will Remember You" babies
Oh God, don't even get me started. That's like romance novel crap...and completely just a B/Aer fanwanking till Judgement Day. Seriously. And the fact that it's seriously repetitious makes it even worse.
2. For that reason, having Buffy remember the swallowed day makes no sense.
I'm not into the thing where she has a sudden dream or a vision of it, but I could see her remembering it after Heaven, but feeling apathetic towards it - as though she couldn't affect it or change it. It would just be more burder on her.
3. On that note, certain things used again and again annoy me.
Yeah that whole cliche, repetition thing shows lack of creativity and laziness on the part of the writer, and I think it reflects their writing capabilities :{
4. I don't like how submissive Buffy is in a lot of B/A fics.
AMEN! I think I've posted this thought somewhere before. I can't believe how many people take the boring old route of the woman always being on bottom, being tied up, being hit with a belt, being hit with a pattle, feeling the pain, etc. I mean, c'mon, Buffy is a SLAYER. She has dominance built into her, and it would have to be a give-and-take. On that same note, I love fics where she dominates him, and he lets down his guard/becomes vulnerable for her.
6. I don't like Angel saying, "I love you" more than once.
Yeah, when people put it in every paragraph it gets a little old. That's kind of an issue of show and not tell, though, which a lot of B/A writers seem to have a problem with.
7. I dislike the "soulmate" thing.
I HATE the soulmate thing. I do NOT want B/A to turn into some fantastical, contrived romance novel couple. That's just ... awful. Plus, I don't believe in 'soul mates'.
8. I dislike B/Aus, but that's another can o' worms.
I can love them, if they're done right. I don't like when Angelus goes soft, but I ALSO don't like when he abuses the living hell out of her. That's just totally OOC for Buffy...and evidence of a crappy story.
I think this might be the longest post I've ever made so be happy :)
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1. I don't like "I Will Remember You" babies
Oh God, don't even get me started. That's like romance novel crap...and completely just a B/Aer fanwanking till Judgement Day. Seriously. And the fact that it's seriously repetitious makes it even worse.
2. For that reason, having Buffy remember the swallowed day makes no sense.
I'm not into the thing where she has a sudden dream or a vision of it, but I could see her remembering it after Heaven, but feeling apathetic towards it - as though she couldn't affect it or change it. It would just be more burder on her.
3. On that note, certain things used again and again annoy me.
Yeah that whole cliche, repetition thing shows lack of creativity and laziness on the part of the writer, and I think it reflects their writing capabilities :{
4. I don't like how submissive Buffy is in a lot of B/A fics.
AMEN! I think I've posted this thought somewhere before. I can't believe how many people take the boring old route of the woman always being on bottom, being tied up, being hit with a belt, being hit with a pattle, feeling the pain, etc. I mean, c'mon, Buffy is a SLAYER. She has dominance built into her, and it would have to be a give-and-take. On that same note, I love fics where she dominates him, and he lets down his guard/becomes vulnerable for her.
6. I don't like Angel saying, "I love you" more than once.
Yeah, when people put it in every paragraph it gets a little old. That's kind of an issue of show and not tell, though, which a lot of B/A writers seem to have a problem with.
7. I dislike the "soulmate" thing.
I HATE the soulmate thing. I do NOT want B/A to turn into some fantastical, contrived romance novel couple. That's just ... awful. Plus, I don't believe in 'soul mates'.
8. I dislike B/Aus, but that's another can o' worms.
I can love them, if they're done right. I don't like when Angelus goes soft, but I ALSO don't like when he abuses the living hell out of her. That's just totally OOC for Buffy...and evidence of a crappy story.
I think this might be the longest post I've ever made so be happy :)