Fic: Rare and Precious Thing (1/1)

[bernie_laraemie]

Title: Rare and Precious Thing
Author: Me
Fandom: G.I. Joe (movie-verse)
Pairing: Rex "The Doctor" Lewis/James McCullen
(a.k.a. Cobra Commander/Destro)
Rating: TA -- Totally Awesome (for explicit sexytimes)
Note: First completed and edited fic in four years? Oh man. Many thanks to beta, blackletter, who is completely responsible for this travesty so

Comments

[blackletter]

I will cheerfully and proudly accept the blame for such awesomeness and condend that there is nothing here to be ashamed of. (And if I weren't prepping for exams, I'd be sorely tempted to try my hand at a bit of Rex/McCullen myself.)

[bernie_laraemie]

I am pretty sure they won't evaporate by the time your exam preparation is complete--but, then again, ice does sink in their world, so you never know.

LJ cramps my style (=part 1)

[ladynyks]

Replying to this comment instead of where it was discussed, because the squeezedtightlytogether comments will just get worse in some layouts, as further above. "An entire movie of testosterone and *no one's* getting slashed?" While not having been on message boards for ages, I think it's also in part the old fandom. This was, despite everything and my gender, a guy comic more so. The number of people in the military on some message boards back some 7 years ago was not surprising given that it was G.I.Joe, but if you look at the macho image some of that might have to uphold, plus "Don't ask, don't tell" stuff, you may get an inkling of how slash wasn't the most popular or focused on thing in what little fic floated around. I never read much fic in any fandom, but the fandom didn't seem too focused on the pairings or the social stuff too much in general even in discussions. Too no-nonsense for that

Re: LJ cramps my style (=part 1)

[bernie_laraemie]

Yeah, there are certainly a lot of reasons that this fandom is small and relatively slash free. But that's all right, the more authors there are the more likely you run into Mary Sues and arguments other fandoms are rife with.

As a young boy I grew up with GI Joe, and I loved it. I was always the villain when my friends and I played army and war games, probably because I insisted on it. Unfortunately, most little boys don't grow up to be me. (Well, boys that aren't blackletter, anyway.)

The sequel, or second guessing fans

[ladynyks]

As to fans of woshisname, Duke's actor, I somehow get the completely irrational and prejudiced feeling that girls who like his looks are more likely to be into het than slash. What my not appreciating his near cross-eyed beefcake thing and flouting my prejudice everywhere? I was all for Duke/Rex with some Ana thrown in for further kinky, and I'm all for Destro/Doctor with Ana thrown in for more, too, and while I can't see myself reading Duke/Ripcord for any reason, I'd be all for some of that as well since it makes sense if you're going to pair people. Hell, make it Duke/Ripcord/Rex for all I care, and mix couples any which way you like. Hurt/comfort would work well for some of their earlier stuff. McCullen being aware of Rex's talents or briefly bumping into him either anonymously or research style before the bunker thing could also be interesting to see

Re: The sequel, or second guessing fans

[bernie_laraemie]

I think it is largely the poor reception of the film. Writing fic and joining forums and commenting in discussions requires effort, and the movie might not seem worth it to a lot of people. It is sad that the movie had as many missteps as it did brilliance as that is also likely to deter fans from "committing" as joining fandom entails.

There is certainly a lot of room to play with the characters, and I love the idea of McCullen chasing after both the Baroness and her brother, Dr. Rex Lewis. So much room for fun, there.