My fic, what there was of it, was character essay in disguise as narrative.
True. I just think people tend to toss words like "dark" and "fluffy" around at what they do or don't like. There's no way to change that, I guess.
But a story which is all wish fulfillment is like spraying whipped cream into your mouth. It's fine as a treat, but as a steady diet it's not all that healthy or fulfilling.
That's a great way of putting it.
I don't think that writing about two people who have a working long-term relationship translates to fluff, either.
I agree. I just think keeping characters apart and/or breaking up relationships is many of today's storytellers' shorthand for denying the audience something. I guess because society has spent so long trying to convince us that sex and/or marriage = fulfillment, which as you say, isn't true at all.
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True. I just think people tend to toss words like "dark" and "fluffy" around at what they do or don't like. There's no way to change that, I guess.
But a story which is all wish fulfillment is like spraying whipped cream into your mouth. It's fine as a treat, but as a steady diet it's not all that healthy or fulfilling.
That's a great way of putting it.
I don't think that writing about two people who have a working long-term relationship translates to fluff, either.
I agree. I just think keeping characters apart and/or breaking up relationships is many of today's storytellers' shorthand for denying the audience something. I guess because society has spent so long trying to convince us that sex and/or marriage = fulfillment, which as you say, isn't true at all.