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It's Lion Turtles all the way down ([personal profile] lettered) wrote2006-10-20 01:45 pm

Intellectual inquiry

What is a Master vampire? Is it like, an internship? 20 years with Angelus you get a degree in vampirism? Is this anything at all like how [livejournal.com profile] stoney321 is a Master Gardener? Or is all of this just a corruption of "Marsters"? Come on now, 'fess up.

How many exclamation points do you need? Just curious.

How many times does Xander cry in canon? Can we count? Because whatever the number, I just don't think the ratio equates to once a paragraph and three times in the penultimate paragraph of the page. I really don't.

Can't some erections be, I don't know, kitchen faucet hard, or maybe advanced calculus hard? Why do they all gotta be rock?

Why is NIN always in fic? Always? You do not want to fuck me like an animal. You do not want to feel me from the inside. I do not bring you closer to god. TRUST ME ON THIS.

What's a vampire court? A necro-tinted box for playing tennis? Or maybe it's judicial, and you have to burn your hand on the Bible and solemnly swear you're up to no good? No really, are there like, powdered wigs and stuff?

How often does anyone actually "have long conversations about everything and nothing"?

Does everyone celebrate one month anniversaries? Is this some really universal thing I missed out on? Where a month went by and we hid the new diamonds and entertainment systems we got each other and surprised each other with them, then one of us had to be disappointed because the reservations we made at the fanciest restaurant in town were vetoed by the other who had rented us the night on the yacht, and there was lobster and formal wear and slow dancing, and the food was never bad and the clothes were always perfect and the slow dancing was probably to NIN, and then there was lots and lots of gentle I love you sex? Did I miss out on that?

Does Spike scream? Is it sexist or something to think screaming is kinda . . . girly? Do screeching men in fic turn anyone else off? Anyone? Can we count the number of times Spike screams in canon, too?

Are there ever weak orgasms in fanfic? Ever?

If men get to turn into women, how come women don't ever turn into men? And if men get pregnant, how come they don't have to have periods? And go through menapause? And can someone show me a fic where a women gets a prostate? Please?

Which one gets compared to Greek gods/statues more: Angel or Spike?

Does Angel giggle? Can we count the number of times Angel giggles in canon? Just for the sake of balance, here.

Is cock really an appendage? *wants to know*

Do people really think the penis is a muscle? *doesn't want to know, so much*

How often do people keen? I mean, all people. Can we count the number of times real people in the world have keened? Will it still be less than the number of times Spike keens over Angel and Xander keens over Spike? The comparison would really just be for the sake of intellectual curiosity.

When did Giles turn into the Big Bad trying to keep Spike and Angel apart?

And just how often do people cut their palms with their nails? Is this really something so common that it needs to happen at least once a fic? And if the whole world's gone emo, can't we all just slit our wrists instead of these halfmoon impressions on our palms drawing single ruby drops? Or what?

Velvet? Over? Steel?
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[identity profile] tkp.livejournal.com 2006-10-21 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Dude, don't tease me. I'm serious.

[identity profile] jgracio.livejournal.com 2006-10-22 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
I hope you find a fic where Angel and Buffy have been going at it for hours and hours, and Buffy's getting sore, because you know, Slayer, not Superwoman, and she's all "How long is this gonna take, cause I've got shit to do, and yanno, us mortal types actually have a limited time on this Earth" and Angel's all "I didn't want you to think Spike was better than me, so I took Viagra, and I think this thing is going to stay like this for a week".

"A week? No way! You're gonna have to take things into your own hands."

"I can't. That's a sin! Remember I'm Catholic?"

"Yeah, and what's this we're doing? Because I'm not getting any pregnant and we're not married."

"It's the thought that counts! Besides it's happened before!"

"It's happened before? Are you saying I could get pregnant? I don't want to get pregnant. I'm not even on the pill!"

And then Buffy would push Angel away, and Angel would spend a very unconfortable week with everyone asking him just how happy he was to see them.

:D
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[identity profile] tkp.livejournal.com 2006-10-22 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
kthx now I have to go stab out my eyes.

I don't see why bad sex = bad!fic. Sex can be awkward and uncomfortable and not-perfect, even with someone you love. It's something I'd like to see explored in some fic, somewhere.

[identity profile] jgracio.livejournal.com 2006-10-22 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
I wish you luck with that, since I agree with all of that, but well, fandom being what it is, I think you're in a minority of people who would like to read that sort of thing.

But, again with fandom being as diverse as it is I don't see a reason for bad sex good!fic to be impossible to find, just difficult.
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[identity profile] tkp.livejournal.com 2006-10-22 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
Definitely know I'm in the minority; I'm just whining.

And, I don't want all fics to be like that; I was just wishing there were more (I've definitely read a few good ones).