Spaghetti
Characters: Claude, and the Bennet family; Claude/Bennet if you squint (you don't have to squint very hard)
Rating: PG-13 (one instance of strong language)
Word count: a little under 1,350
Summary: Dinner at the Bennets'.
A/N: Written for futuresoon in response to the prompt: "Kids are tricky." Yeah, I want me some domestic!pre-shooting!Bennets+Claude, ma'am ( Read more... )
Rating: PG-13 (one instance of strong language)
Word count: a little under 1,350
Summary: Dinner at the Bennets'.
A/N: Written for futuresoon in response to the prompt: "Kids are tricky." Yeah, I want me some domestic!pre-shooting!Bennets+Claude, ma'am ( Read more... )
I've never been at the core of an even remotely popular ship, but I've also never been in a fandom as large as Heroes, where even a rare ship is bigger than the ships I was used to. I want Claude/Bennet to grow in popularity for purely selfish reasons - I wantz me some goodfic to read with them (and while a growth in quantity doesn't guarantee growth in quality, it statistically increases the chances of stumbling on something good), and I want more readers for my own fics. And also I thinks it's a roxx0rz pairing.
When I just got into the fandom, I felt pretty much on my own in terms of Bennetslash, but Bennet's been slowly gaining popularity as a character, and I really hope this is a trend that continues in season 2, which is pretty likely (what I worry about in season 2 is whether they manage to bring CE back or not - I'm desperately hoping for some Claude/Bennet screentime - hell, even in the comics. They only had the three scenes together, and while those were one helluva three scenes and gave virtually endless fic-fodder of OWI Wonder Years, I'd worry for the ship if there was no Claude in S2 - Plaude too, actually, but I'm not invested in Plaude).
And I'm not kiddin' about a Plan, btw (well, not entirely). While a lot of things in fandom are random and chaotic, there's also a pretty big window of opportunity to make a difference if you go about it the right way. There's always converting-through-writing, but that's generally very slow and I think it takes a few really good, fairly prolific, and well-known writers to sway a fandom in a certain direction. Then there's rare_heroes - I'm really hoping the challenges will help. Brave New Ship, so far, has been entirely awesome, but the comm is still very young, and I hope this keeps up in the next challenges. Also, we're gonna have a fic exchange next month. Might do some good. Other than that... well, I don't really have that strong understanding of fandom, but I believe there's definitely a big domino/herd effect involved. Question is, how to trigger it.
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Uh, did I come off as a raging megalomaniac? :D
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(what I worry about in season 2 is whether they manage to bring CE back or not - I'm desperately hoping for some Claude/Bennet screentime - hell, even in the comics. They only had the three scenes together, and while those were one helluva three scenes and gave virtually endless fic-fodder of OWI Wonder Years, I'd worry for the ship if there was no Claude in S2
Yeah, that's a big concern. I think everyone concerned wants to make it happen (Jack Coleman certainly seems to and I hear that Tim Kring is keen ... apparently CE wants something "meaty" to do or he won't come back. That sound you hear is me on my knees in front of Tim Kring, abandoning all dignity to plead. For something meaty. *snorts*. )
Plaude too, actually, but I'm not invested in Plaude).
As someone who is - ridiculously so - I'd have to say that actually, we're not doing too badly at the moment (though we did have more material to start with) - lots of the Plaude has gone AU (and I mean totally AU), so we could manage. Not that this is an excuse for not putting Claude and Peter back together in S2, because ... well, we want more canon. And more angst. Did I mention angst?
While a lot of things in fandom are random and chaotic, there's also a pretty big window of opportunity to make a difference if you go about it the right way. There's always converting-through-writing, but that's generally very slow and I think it takes a few really good, fairly prolific, and well-known writers to sway a fandom in a certain direction.
Well, if anyone can do that for Claude/Bennet, it would be you. You've been blazing a trail ... and more people are starting to get used to the idea and are thinking about writing their own. I do think rare_heroes is a great way forward, there (because you get people's attention who wouldn't necessarily seek out comms that are specific to your ship).
Honestly? Best way to figure this out, IMO, is to keep writing and keep encouraging others to write. I think your domino effect starts slowly but could become something spectacular :)
(BTW: are you active on ff.net? I've never really been there - no time, either - but the one time I did browse, I was a bit overwhelmed by the quantity of material (and searching for content was hard). I just wonder how big the LJ fic communities are as a subset of what's over there, and where else people are putting this stuff?)
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Sorry, sorry.
Would like to see some Claude/Matt, though. They could bitch 'bout MG-Pantz like nobody's bsns.
I'm not quite awake yet, so I'm not really capable of answering much that doesn't involve macro-speak, but I'll get to it later.
I'm curious, but do you have a specific accent in your head assigned to macro-speak? Cuz I sorta do. xD
(I haz ff.net account, but I mostly use it for archiving purposes - LJ is my main base of operation, and that's probably true for most fandom. Generally ff.net is regarded as more of a beginner's turf, overruns with Sues and Stus and such).
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*tucks that one away for future re-examination*
but do you have a specific accent in your head assigned to macro-speak? Cuz I sorta do. xD
Kinda - it's very situation-specific. MEATY? LOLZ LIKE PARKMAN is just this little cracky, insane voice, but I HADZ A PLAN ... BUT I EATED IT is pure Tweetie Pie. But mostly, yeah, they sound a little bit insane. And higher-pitched than the characters. Hee.
(About ff.net ... huh, that's cool, thanks. And ugh, Sues.)
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But I really wanna see this pairing now. >_>
Srsly, if Bennet gets to h8r around, why shouldn't Claude?
Not sure how to describe the macro-accent I hear. It's more manic-ironic, I suppose, and I think it may be more defined when a 'LOLZ' is nearby. Like SRSLY? I WUZ UR FIRST? LOLZ - I can totally hear that. xD
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Hee!
I think Matt's a black lab or something.
But I really wanna see this pairing now. >_>
Srsly, if Bennet gets to h8r around, why shouldn't Claude?
Because Claude is only true to Peter and Bennet! Er, I don't know, actually. Hee.
Yeah, I'm with you on being able to hear that in macro-speak ;)
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Yeah, I guess Claude's got the whole invisible hermit biz, while Bennet on the other hand is a morally grey h0r. But I still wanna see more Claude pairings (like various Bennet pairs - 's got nothin' on the Claude/Bennet, but it sure is fun).
I find that weird smileys really fit my macro-Bennet for some weird reason. Huh. :]
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Yeah, I hear Plaude is pretty firmly rooted in AU land. Makes sense, considering the canon time it got (while it's more screentime than Claude/Bennet, they only shared a week together or so). Still, while I'm by no means an expert on how these things work, I imagine that in an ongoing canon, it's harder to maintain a ship that gets no canon backing whatsoever. So, srsly, we needs teh CE back. I'm hopeful, since they've started a Claude comic and all...
Uh, I doubt I can do much to promote Claude/Bennet on my own. See, I'm still on the fringes of fandom, in many ways. I've been skipping between rare ships, which was a lot of fun and all, but since I don't have any large ship I'm rooted in, I don't really have a circle of influence. And it's more than just writing the fic, it's getting people to read them. That, and making them stick, which is something I've yet to figure out. I've written about... 13, 14 fics in Heroes? Don't feel like any of them really stuck. If that makes any sense.
Hee maybe I can rig the Randomathon and give people only Claude/Bennet prompts. Think anyone would notice? 0:D
But yeah, I guess I should put most of my energy into writing instead of plots and machinations. xP
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You wear it well ;)
I imagine that in an ongoing canon, it's harder to maintain a ship that gets no canon backing whatsoever. So, srsly, we needs teh CE back. I'm hopeful, since they've started a Claude comic and all...
Yeah. He's my absolute favourite character and I really would be gutted if they didn't bring him back, even for a little while. *pines*
I'm still on the fringes of fandom, in many ways. I've been skipping between rare ships, which was a lot of fun and all, but since I don't have any large ship I'm rooted in, I don't really have a circle of influence.
I'm not sure that's true, you know. I think a lot of people know you and admire your work, even if they don't share your ship.
I've written about... 13, 14 fics in Heroes? Don't feel like any of them really stuck. If that makes any sense.
Again, not totally convinced ... I bet if you asked around ... ?
*strokes your ego some*
Hee maybe I can rig the Randomathon and give people only Claude/Bennet prompts. Think anyone would notice? 0:D
LOL! Your secret is safe with me. Hee.
But yeah, I guess I should put most of my energy into writing instead of plots and machinations. xP
Well, maybe some of each ... 's good to diversify a bit, y'know? ;)
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