In which I begin an ongoing list
Keep in mind these are my opinions and I offer them only as my opinions.
*DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE IS NOT A WEIRD, OBSCURE INDIE BAND, yet in fic,Bradley is constantly perplexed by them and Colin's musical taste. Some indie bands are weird, yes, but DCFC is not one of them. Furthermore, if you want to reference an obscure indie band, there are other ones beside Animal Collective.
*Eyesex is not what happens when two people just look at each other. Fandom sometimes forgets this.
Exhibit A - Not Eyesex. Notice how there is nothing remotely sexual about their gazes.
Exhibit B - Notice how they look like they want to tear each other apart with just their teeth. This is eyesex.
*Aesthetically, neither actor is spectacularly good-looking. WHAT? Yeah, I said it, I WENT THERE. They're pretty average when you first look at them. Familiarity breeds acceptance of the flaws though and their personalities have made them exponentially more attractive. Right now, there's no way you could tell me Colin isn't a sex god but that doesn't mean he's...male model material.
*All the popular authors hated Bradley's beard, thus we only ever read about Colin hating Bradley's beard. This made me sad.
*On the topic of Bradley's beard, I was pretty embarrassed by the carry on during BeardGate2009. There's having an opinion and then there's being an asshole about it.
*I'm not quite convinced Colin is as shy as fandom makes him out to be. I think he talks less in interviews because he has a hard time getting a word in over BJ (and I say that with the greatest affection for Bradley). He's an actor, how shy can an actor really be? He's appeared nude on stage. Nude. In the video diaries, he often commands attention. I'm not saying he's a camera whore, but he does draw attention to himself. Shy people tend to, you know shy away. Reserved and private does not equal incapable of human interaction.
*Words/sentences/tropes writers overuse in Merlin fiction:
- Licking into his mouth. Yes, the image is sexy but I'm not exaggerating when I say I've read this motion in 90% of fanfiction. Is there not another way to say it, at the very least? EDIT: The tally begins here. Let us count how many people use the phrase in a year.
- Filthy. This is a very popular word to describe the way the boys kiss.
- Angel as a nice, sweet and innocent girl. Judging by the video diaries and BTS, she says what she feels and has no problems bantering, especially with Bradley ("I see what you mean about me being a bit better at this than you", "You just can't help but be involved, can you" and I can't be sure if it's actually her or not but something along the lines of "they're not just talking to you, Bradley)".
- Bradley being the one with the gay issue. It really should be Colin, if anybody, he's the one from the Catholic background.
TO BE CONTINUED