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Questions Post #1
Usually I don't ask questions in public settings. I'm shy and also very arrogant; I like to think I know stuff or can find out on my own. But these things have been bothering me, and while I think a few things might be answered by digging through people's old entries or some FAQs, I'd love some answers (and opinions. Some are about opinions. Not the one about Buffy's natural tufted treasure, though. That has to be fact).
General
What does RPS stand for?
I'm aware OTP means pairing of choice, but what do the letters stand for?
Where did the term 'squee' originate and how come so many people use it?
LJ
What's a meme? Does it mean memory?
How do you tag someone? What does it mean?
What does the term "gak" mean?
Fanon
-How do people feel about using fanon? For instance, some fic writers use the name "O'Connor" for Liam (mostly in all-human AUs, which I don't really read, but whatever). Do you frown upon writers who use this name? Does it throw you off when writers don't use this name? Do you yourself consciously just avoid ever getting anywhere near the characters' surnames just to avoid the issue?
-From where did O'Connor-as-Liam's-surname originate, anyway?
-Does Spike have a commonly used last name? What about Faith? What about Darla, whose first name we know isn't hers, and Drusilla, whose first name is almost certianly not hers?
-This is a much debated topic, but is there even a marginal consensus regarding the age of Spike?
-Buffy smells like vanilla in a lot of fics. What's up with that?
-Does canon make Buffy out to be a natural blonde? I.e., is her altar of love, her carnal trap, her eye that weeps most when best pleased, her bearded clam, her garden of eden, her nest of curls blonde in most fics? What? Just asking.
-Is there a generally accepted explanation for how vampires get it up?
-Is the idea that vampires "pretend" to breath in order to look natural a fanon thing, or was it on the show?
-Does nobody use the fact that Angelus wears eye-liner in fics?
-Is Andrew ever a heterosexual in fics?
General again
-Whatever happened to Miss Kitty Fantastico? Did Dawn really shoot her with a crossbow?
-Do vampires sweat?
-What're some (slang) words for the dominant partner in a D/s relationship? I.e., some for the sub are: bitch, punk, sister (in prison), et al. I've just been drawing blank on their counterparts for about a week, now.
-Does anyone besides me hate Joyce Summers' guts in a visceral, it's-even-alright-to-character-bash sort of way?
-Have you ever not been able to find relatively common words for weeks at a time? (I once spent a month looking for the word 'conceited')
-Am I the only (character) Angel squeeing fangirl who didn't find David Boreanaz convincing as Angel at times? (don't get me wrong; most of the time he was great.)
-Can David Boreanaz sing better than Angel?
-What is the IQ of David Boreanaz? Is it really as low as it seems sometimes?
General
What does RPS stand for?
I'm aware OTP means pairing of choice, but what do the letters stand for?
Where did the term 'squee' originate and how come so many people use it?
LJ
What's a meme? Does it mean memory?
How do you tag someone? What does it mean?
What does the term "gak" mean?
Fanon
-How do people feel about using fanon? For instance, some fic writers use the name "O'Connor" for Liam (mostly in all-human AUs, which I don't really read, but whatever). Do you frown upon writers who use this name? Does it throw you off when writers don't use this name? Do you yourself consciously just avoid ever getting anywhere near the characters' surnames just to avoid the issue?
-From where did O'Connor-as-Liam's-surname originate, anyway?
-Does Spike have a commonly used last name? What about Faith? What about Darla, whose first name we know isn't hers, and Drusilla, whose first name is almost certianly not hers?
-This is a much debated topic, but is there even a marginal consensus regarding the age of Spike?
-Buffy smells like vanilla in a lot of fics. What's up with that?
-Does canon make Buffy out to be a natural blonde? I.e., is her altar of love, her carnal trap, her eye that weeps most when best pleased, her bearded clam, her garden of eden, her nest of curls blonde in most fics? What? Just asking.
-Is there a generally accepted explanation for how vampires get it up?
-Is the idea that vampires "pretend" to breath in order to look natural a fanon thing, or was it on the show?
-Does nobody use the fact that Angelus wears eye-liner in fics?
-Is Andrew ever a heterosexual in fics?
General again
-Whatever happened to Miss Kitty Fantastico? Did Dawn really shoot her with a crossbow?
-Do vampires sweat?
-What're some (slang) words for the dominant partner in a D/s relationship? I.e., some for the sub are: bitch, punk, sister (in prison), et al. I've just been drawing blank on their counterparts for about a week, now.
-Does anyone besides me hate Joyce Summers' guts in a visceral, it's-even-alright-to-character-bash sort of way?
-Have you ever not been able to find relatively common words for weeks at a time? (I once spent a month looking for the word 'conceited')
-Am I the only (character) Angel squeeing fangirl who didn't find David Boreanaz convincing as Angel at times? (don't get me wrong; most of the time he was great.)
-Can David Boreanaz sing better than Angel?
-What is the IQ of David Boreanaz? Is it really as low as it seems sometimes?
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As to how I feel about using fanon: it depends what sort of fanon. I don't really like the Liam O'Connor bit, because it just sounds so blatantly Irish, like the writers are trying too hard. I do use the fandom word "childe" though.
As to Spike's last name, I've seen "Sullivan" used a few times, and I like it. William Sullivan is a good, realistic name, plus boys called Sullivan were sometimes nick-named "Spike," so it could work that way too.
The Age Of Spike is something that I try not to think about. I just say "approximately one hundred and thirty" and leave it at that.
Vampire sweat and breathing: If you've noticed, Angel breathes a lot when he's freaked out or in pain, in fact, he nearly hyperventilates. I think it's a left-over reflex from his human years, unnecessary, but habit. Same with Spike's breathing. Also, vamps have to inhale in order to speak or to smoke, so yes, they do breathe, even if they don't have to. They sweat, too. They shouldn't, but we see them do it, so it must be true.
As to how vamps get it up: well, they're supposed to have no circulation, but that can't be true because they bleed when they're cut, and if their blood didn't circulate then it would all pool in places like their shoulders and bottom when they lay down for a while, like blood does in human corpses. So I think the general consensus is that their blood circulates very slowly (it's a mystical thing, best not thought to closely about it, like Spike's age or the fact that Angelus can grow facial hair but Spike, even when he gets captured for long periods of time, doesn't even grow stubble).
If you're looking for Andrew het fics, google "Funnel Cakes and Flying Monkeys," the Andrew fiction archive. Some links to it are dead, though, so you have to look around for it.
Angel wears eyeliner in fics? Really? Why was I not aware?
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So I think the general consensus is that their blood circulates very slowly Interesting theory!
(it's a mystical thing, best not thought to closely about it, like Spike's age or the fact that Angelus can grow facial hair but Spike, even when he gets captured for long periods of time, doesn't even grow stubble). I asked about this on a forum not too long ago. Actually, the question was why didn't Angel grow facial hair when he was locked in a box at the bottom of the ocean? Someone said maybe because he didn't have any blood to drink, but I think the conclusion we came to is that vampire's can grow their hair (or not) at will. Weird, but that's actually the best solution I see to the writers' inconsistencies.
If you're looking for Andrew het fics, google "Funnel Cakes and Flying Monkeys," the Andrew fiction archive. Some links to it are dead, though, so you have to look around for it. I wasn't really looking, but thank for the heads up on the archive. ;o)
Angel wears eyeliner in fics? Really? Why was I not aware? Angel does not wear eyeliner in any fic that I have seen. However, Angelus used to wear it so viewers could more easily differentiate him from Angel, though a2zmom tells me they stopped doing this in S4 of AtS. The show itself never commented on the make-up--it was supposed to be subtle, just to make his eyes darker and scarier--but I always thought the idea of Angel not only changing his dressing style but applying cosmetics because he didn't have a soul really amusing.
Thanks for your answers and opinions!