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a.k.a.: January posting meme: bulletproof kinks.
kivrin asked: Do you have a favorite narrative trope or theme? In other words, a narrative "bulletproof kink"? If so, discuss. If not, discuss.
It depends on how you define it, I guess. Lots of people will eagerly raise hands and say yes, yes I have one! or two or three, and for me, though I'm not denying they exist, they don't leap so quickly to mind and I end up with broad categories rather than specific tropes. I mean (okay, and I am rereading The Game of Kings, though it is in fact the only thing about Lymond that counts as bulletproof for me) I am always going to go for characters who will not, just once, speak in prose like other people, or who are otherwise quick-witted and agile-tongued. So there's that; blame large doses of Lord Peter Wimsey at an impressionable age.
But beyond that… well, first, nothing is bulletproof when the bullets are bad writing and poor characterization, but if we're beyond that already… hm. Unlikely partnerships grab me, especially between people who are broken in ways that complement each other, and I am equally happy if this leads to friendship or romance. Alice feeling her way into Wonderland makes me sit up and pay attention; if she has to team up with the Mad Hatter I'm all the more pleased. Competence and cleverness are good things, if only because they make a narrative zip, but I think faults and mistakes are interesting too (just don't whine about them). First times and new discoveries and hurt/comfort and food porn. Unconventional weapons.
I could go on, because there are lots of tropes and themes and other stuff I like, but I guess that's the point: no one particular item stands out strongly, and none is indispensable. Also I think sometimes I don't notice what the tropes are, either as a consumer or a producer, which is a cause for wonderment and made me sign up for
trope_bingo so I can get some practice. :) (Waiting for my card now, with impatience and trepidation. I may end up with no time to write anything, but on the other hand maybe it'll spur me to finish some of the fics I've started and/or explore some new fandoms.)
ETA: I should add, now that I'm awake: redemption.
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kivrin asked: Do you have a favorite narrative trope or theme? In other words, a narrative "bulletproof kink"? If so, discuss. If not, discuss.
It depends on how you define it, I guess. Lots of people will eagerly raise hands and say yes, yes I have one! or two or three, and for me, though I'm not denying they exist, they don't leap so quickly to mind and I end up with broad categories rather than specific tropes. I mean (okay, and I am rereading The Game of Kings, though it is in fact the only thing about Lymond that counts as bulletproof for me) I am always going to go for characters who will not, just once, speak in prose like other people, or who are otherwise quick-witted and agile-tongued. So there's that; blame large doses of Lord Peter Wimsey at an impressionable age.
But beyond that… well, first, nothing is bulletproof when the bullets are bad writing and poor characterization, but if we're beyond that already… hm. Unlikely partnerships grab me, especially between people who are broken in ways that complement each other, and I am equally happy if this leads to friendship or romance. Alice feeling her way into Wonderland makes me sit up and pay attention; if she has to team up with the Mad Hatter I'm all the more pleased. Competence and cleverness are good things, if only because they make a narrative zip, but I think faults and mistakes are interesting too (just don't whine about them). First times and new discoveries and hurt/comfort and food porn. Unconventional weapons.
I could go on, because there are lots of tropes and themes and other stuff I like, but I guess that's the point: no one particular item stands out strongly, and none is indispensable. Also I think sometimes I don't notice what the tropes are, either as a consumer or a producer, which is a cause for wonderment and made me sign up for
trope_bingo so I can get some practice. :) (Waiting for my card now, with impatience and trepidation. I may end up with no time to write anything, but on the other hand maybe it'll spur me to finish some of the fics I've started and/or explore some new fandoms.)
ETA: I should add, now that I'm awake: redemption.
This entry was originally posted at http://hedda62.dreamwidth.org/77675.html. There are currently
comments there. Comment here or there.