You're totally right about the fantasy/sci-fi point; as James Marsters once put it (to Joss Whedon) "most TV shows it's all about who's dating who, not much happens, but you -- you can turn us all into snails, man!" (Not the exact quote, but close enough.)
It's interesting that you've been writing fanfic (in your head or otherwise) since you were little. I 'shipped characters in my head sometimes (although I don't remember who) but didn't start actually writing fanfic until about two years ago. I've been reading it since I was ten, however -- yes, even the dirty bits. I was one of those kids who ignored the warnings and was always able to answer her friends' sexual questions afterwords. I know far more about the intricacies of anal sex than any un-experienced-in-that-field teenager should ever know.
Yeah, I went through that whole "am I gay?" phase too, but that was at the onset of puberty and pretty normal from what I hear. Before I discovered slash my OTP was Cordelia/Doyle, believe it or not. Then I discovered that Cordy wasn't the only one paired with Doyle -- apparently the "attraction" Doyle felt for Angel on the show was reciprocated by Angel on the internet. And suddenly I was hooked. Then I discovered Spike/Angel and it all just fell into place...
About the Tyler/Marla scene -- you thought that too?! Wow, I thought that was just me! Well, me and my friend Lawrence, who insists he's straight and than starts a long argument with me over who's cuter, Robert Plant or Jimmy Page (I remember the first time I met him: he and his friend Kyle were getting rather physical on the couch and I, being a slasher, was avidly watching -- Kyle was all "You want some of this?" and I had no idea what to say!):) I think that being attracted to/in love with your own self is kinda sexy too -- and we're not the only ones who think that. A surprising number of people 'ship William and Spike together -- because in this fandom, anything can happen! Hey, while we're on the subject, you should check out Giant Pink Bug by Adam Windsor: Anya and Xander take a trip to the world without shrimp for the purposes of kinky public sex. Spike tags along and shags his alternate counterpart. Great ending. Even if it's not your thing, you'll still laugh yourself silly.
You know, sometimes I do like B/A stories. (Have you read Herself's Bittersweet Series?)Especially if Spike can admit that there was something going on with Angel once! So when you do publish that story I'll be sure to check it out (and if it ain't my cup of tea, I'll just skip to the slashy parts!) And Angel doing "extremely naughty things to Spike" is OK by me! Feel free to get in touch with your bad self.
I was just curious about something -- you don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but what does "tkp" stand for and why did you choose it? I chose "dismount" because when I was signing up on LJ I was reading Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Ade Acid Test," and felt sorry for one of the characters, Sandy, also known as "Dis-MOUNT." (Great book, by the way.)
Anyway, enough stream-of-consciousness. Talk to ya later!
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You're totally right about the fantasy/sci-fi point; as James Marsters once put it (to Joss Whedon) "most TV shows it's all about who's dating who, not much happens, but you -- you can turn us all into snails, man!" (Not the exact quote, but close enough.)
It's interesting that you've been writing fanfic (in your head or otherwise) since you were little. I 'shipped characters in my head sometimes (although I don't remember who) but didn't start actually writing fanfic until about two years ago. I've been reading it since I was ten, however -- yes, even the dirty bits. I was one of those kids who ignored the warnings and was always able to answer her friends' sexual questions afterwords. I know far more about the intricacies of anal sex than any un-experienced-in-that-field teenager should ever know.
Yeah, I went through that whole "am I gay?" phase too, but that was at the onset of puberty and pretty normal from what I hear. Before I discovered slash my OTP was Cordelia/Doyle, believe it or not. Then I discovered that Cordy wasn't the only one paired with Doyle -- apparently the "attraction" Doyle felt for Angel on the show was reciprocated by Angel on the internet. And suddenly I was hooked. Then I discovered Spike/Angel and it all just fell into place...
About the Tyler/Marla scene -- you thought that too?! Wow, I thought that was just me! Well, me and my friend Lawrence, who insists he's straight and than starts a long argument with me over who's cuter, Robert Plant or Jimmy Page (I remember the first time I met him: he and his friend Kyle were getting rather physical on the couch and I, being a slasher, was avidly watching -- Kyle was all "You want some of this?" and I had no idea what to say!):) I think that being attracted to/in love with your own self is kinda sexy too -- and we're not the only ones who think that. A surprising number of people 'ship William and Spike together -- because in this fandom, anything can happen! Hey, while we're on the subject, you should check out Giant Pink Bug by Adam Windsor: Anya and Xander take a trip to the world without shrimp for the purposes of kinky public sex. Spike tags along and shags his alternate counterpart. Great ending. Even if it's not your thing, you'll still laugh yourself silly.
You know, sometimes I do like B/A stories. (Have you read Herself's Bittersweet Series?)Especially if Spike can admit that there was something going on with Angel once! So when you do publish that story I'll be sure to check it out (and if it ain't my cup of tea, I'll just skip to the slashy parts!) And Angel doing "extremely naughty things to Spike" is OK by me! Feel free to get in touch with your bad self.
I was just curious about something -- you don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but what does "tkp" stand for and why did you choose it? I chose "dismount" because when I was signing up on LJ I was reading Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Ade Acid Test," and felt sorry for one of the characters, Sandy, also known as "Dis-MOUNT." (Great book, by the way.)
Anyway, enough stream-of-consciousness. Talk to ya later!