Fic: It's Always Open Season On Princesses Part 9
Title: It's Always Open Season On Princesses Part 9
Spoilers: Through Season 2
Word Count: 2090
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Dan Harmon owns all of it. Me-none.
AN: We're back to Jeff's POV here. Thank you AGAIN to everyone who is reading! I promise at some point Jeff and Annie might even interact here. Probably.
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you are real Master-mind ;)
Second, Shirley, what a great decision, and so uncanny, I was just yesterday talking with a friend about how out of the group she and Britta are the ones to hold J/A back with their disapproval (and Britta is more likely to get on board assuming she doesn't have any feelings for Jeff) and how they don't give Jeff enough credit which only plays into his insecurities, and I'm glad you addressed that.
That Shirley is a very complicated character, like everyone on Community, she is great and resourceful and nice and yet she has that kind of insensitive righteous side where she forcefully tries to shape everyone the way she thinks is right regardless of their own desires (like, really who gave her the right to decide who deserves Annie and who doesn't? Like Annie's opinion doesn't matter because she's younger, but then she's a friend who actually tried to trick Annie into baptism so that disregard for the younger woman's choices is no surprise)
Also, what was really cruel, she basically told Jeff he's only got his looks to offer, which again does nothing for his insecurities, like there's nothing about him Annie could possibly like which is such BS, and not nice.
Third, I really enjoyed your Jeff/Shirley interaction, it was so in character and it's just such a rare duo to see in fic, you are like probably the only author that dedicated a whole chapter to Jeff and Shirley's episode, I always kinda loved their banter, she's the closest in the group to his age peer and they seem to have that kind of shared wisdom/understanding together they don't have with anyone.
Out of order, interesting touch with Andre, I really wondered about his view on things between Jeff and Annie, like what he witnessed in January, I wish we knew what he thought with his outsider's fresh eyes.
Basically, AWW, Jeff, everything is so sad and such a mess (and I'm loving it, this fandom didn't know what real angst was until you came, I love when a fic writer can play with my emotions nearly stronger than canon *gg* I've had a lot of that experience in DW fandom (20 chapters of physical and mental torture by aliens? Pfft The Doctor being blind for a fanfic? Easy) and it was really lacking here, judging by over-reactions of some people it's like they never read fanfic before or something ;)
You keep up the great work and continue to tear out heart-strings out (though you haven't really started, have you? *conspiratorial wink*))
Well, that's quite a ramble (sorry if this is in-coherent mess, I've only had 5 hours of sleep and it's past 4am now *gg*), have the cutest gif for your troubles ;D
(I honestly don't know cuter things than David Tennant cradling a tiny pig <3)
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It really is surprising that some people are acting like this is already torture for them. I got some bad news for them... I haven't killed anyone or even mortally injured yet. There hasn't been bloodletting or memory wiping or animal slaughter. Is this really that sad? I just want J/A to have to work for it.
Get some sleep, sweetie. Hyde will keep.
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I speak for myself but I love that you are taking time with the story, the longer the build-up the more satisfying the eventual payoff is, and what else to look forward to in the summer? plus, a quick fix after the finale and after all development you added, it just would be deus ex machina and wouldn't feel right.
Yay, I had a feeling you don't just put throwaway details in your fic, I always read into things and I'm always worried I might be reading too much into everything but I love when I know I don't just read into things (that sentence got kind of confusing, just go with me XD)
It really is surprising that some people are acting like this is already torture for them.
Exactly, I mean it's 3 weeks, it's not the end of the world, for all I know Jeff might not even see Annie before she comes back or maybe the rest of the summer and everyone expects him to hop on the next plane to Italy XD (I bet they never read 30+chapter reunion fics where reunion doesn't happen until the end *gg*)
I just want J/A to have to work for it.
I fully support you :) As long as by the end of the fanfic they got all limbs intact and are alive and non-crippled, I can take any angst (except non-con and cheating, and, well, death, and preferably no babies, those are the tropes I'm not a fan of to say the least *gg*)
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I'm following what I think (hope) is a natural progression with this fic and I think it's more the ongoing-ness of it that is making people think it's angstier than it is. I also think it is throwing people that I'm NOT going for the obvious storytelling devices here Annie and Rich immediately hooking up for example). I just hope people stick with it, because I think it could get pretty good. I hope the perceived torture doesn't drive them away...
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There isn't any substantial amount of J/A babyfic, probably because Annie's so young and Jeff Winger and babies doesn't seem like a good match,lol(thankgod, that stuff was really hard to avoid in the Doctor/Rose fandom, I cringed every time they made Rose have accidental Time Lord babies (some with like 18-month gestation period *dies*) at 20 years old, poor thing) Having said that, I still have read some just because there isn't enough fic in this fandom to satisfy my ficavor-ish tendencies and I had no choice, I dunno how I feel about it though, just conflicted. They weren't drama,though, just usually either sugary sweet or both were weirdly excited to have babies, again - eh. I dunno.
YES, it is natural and gradual, and it doesn't look like you are just torturing us for the sake of it, character development is everything and it doesn't just happen overnight.
Well, actually, Annie and Rich immediately hooking up is not obvious to me, because it doesn't make sense, considering their history and all, I expect them to be weird and careful around each other which they are, something at least needs to happen to change Rich's mind, and it's not a guarantee that Annie will be suddenly into it too.
I think people will stick with it, because you are giving us what we want even when we don't know it yet but subconsciously still get you ;D
I love what Hyde said "Wow, that's good writing. It's emotional and it screws you", that's how good fanfic should be, not a bunch of Mary Sue-y clichés wrapped in sugar-y soap, let's face it, that's how all writing would be if readers just got what they think they wanted willy-nilly *gg* What I'm trying so long-windedly to say, keep up your great work and stick to your way, I'm pretty sure it will pay off swimmingly :D
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