30 Rock, General Series, Sex 2, Prompt #19. Rough

[michellek]

Title: The Most Unnecessary of Apologies
Author: michellek
Challenge: drabble123
Fandom: 30 Rock
Pairing: Jack/Liz
Table: Sex 2
Prompt: #19. Rough
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 300
Summary: The first time Jack merges their sex life with their work life... (Follows " You Know You Want It.")

Disclaimer: Not mine. Don't sue.

Comments

[michellek]

The 'we find out not everything went according to plan!' does seem to signal they won't actually get married, but maybe that's a misdirect. I don't know, I'm kind of nervous about this!

It is really a question of intent for me, re: Jack/Avery. Like, you know, I was obviously reading the love triangle plot/his feelings about the women wrong all along, so maybe Jack and Avery are supposed to be a perfectly reasonable couple? I know I did see a couple people on tumblr dismissing those who have concerns about them as a couple as crazy Jack/Liz shippers/ladies who are jealous of Avery/blah blah blah whatever, so there does have to be a segment of fandom who thinks this is all hunky dory and maybe they are the ones who are in the right. And, yeah, it wasn't always this annoying... I suppose because it is different when a kid's involved, and after the third time a dude gets engaged in four years, it just starts to seem ridiculous.

I don't want to keep harping on this, but she is supposed to be almost seven months pregnant at this point! What is this about. I honestly want an answer!

[mindymakru]

One more comment: I hate how anything a shipper says is dismissed as irrational and dumb just cos it's said by a shipper. It's like we have to prove our point twice as hard and be twice as smart as the people watching just for the comedy. Like we don't want what's best for the show and characters as much as they do. :(

[michellek]

That annoys me, too. :/ And it really pushes my buttons to have what I think/feel dismissed in any situation. Most of my opinions, I think, are pretty rational. (Except for my desire to punch certain characters in commercials in the face.)

[muic]

I know I did see a couple people on tumblr dismissing those who have concerns about them as a couple as crazy Jack/Liz shippers/ladies who are jealous of Avery/blah blah blah

Butting in to say OMG THAT DROVE ME MAD. And there was one post titled 'Avery: most hated character on 30 Rock' and it was how the shippers are irrationally hating on her and how most of us are women complete with a '...'. I had to physically remove myself from the computer because I was so close to replying with some real crazy.

I think the Jack/Liz shippers are a reasonable bunch. Sure some of us say 'gtfo' but for the most part those things are said in jest.

[michellek]

That post was really what spurred me to use my tumblr to (over?)explain my dislike of how Avery's character and the Jack/Avery relationship has been developing. Because, I swear, I would not care for this regardless of who I shipped because... well, you read it on tumblr, so you know the deal. (And the most wtf part of that post was how, "Sure, the Jack/Avery relationship isn't romantic, but you'd hate it more if it were!" Whaaaaaat, I would love for them to be more affectionate. The distance and random meanness is what's bothering me. It seems like him and Bianca, but without the sexual tension.)

I think we are, too... I think it's possible the hate will go over-the-top, but I don't think we're there yet, and I don't think it's wrong to vent a little. Everyone needs to vent!