Torchwood Recs

[pogrebin]

For a while, I've been thinking that it's a lot easier to explain the Torchwood I have in my head through a selection of fic that forms my personal canon, rather than attempting to actually explain it in words. And so here it is. A selection of stories that resonated with me, and stayed with me (to the point that I could actually remember either

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[neifile7]

Wish more people would do this. I did a fanon-canon meme about a week ago a bit along these lines, but not that many people picked it up. I'm always talking to other stories when I write and like to hear about that from other ficcers, too

[amand_r]

Yeah, I second the Polarity remix story. I think that is my canon Suzie joins the team.

HIJACK TO NEIFILE: I am so sorry I failed your meme. I tried. I really did. But I think I was set off by the "canon issue" theme of it, because I don't have any real issues in that manner. Hrm.

[neifile7]

(re-hijacks)

NOT EVERYBODY has to be a canon geek, for crissakes. At least some of us have to write OCs and crochet fictional afghans and have Ianto doppelgängers decal-bombing the Hub. Or fandom would rapidly become unbearable.

But for those of us less able to imagine six impossible things before breakfast, geekery will have to suffice. :)

[pogrebin]

Tangentially: your umlauts make me so happy. :D

I really do need a canon geek icon.

[amand_r]

I DECALED MY BATHROOM LAST NIGHT.

No wait, I dreamed that I decaled my bathroom. It was the TORCHWOOD BATHROOM FOR GREAT JUSTICE.

[pogrebin]

Thank you so much for the recs, haven't run across them before so I'm looking forward to reading them. And I'm gla that sarcasticchick's fic worked for you-- I was completely blown away by how subtle and shifting it was. Quite honestly-- every single one of the stories I've recced there just absolutely blew my mind, so you really don't have to thank me for the shout-out, thank you for writing a story that I can use as shorthand for all the weird and semi-coherent thoughts in my head. :D

Heh, fandom in general's a funny place. isn't it? I'm so glad to find fun and interesting and thoughtful people writing Torchwood fic-- they're always around, but it's great to actually manage to find them. :D

[pogrebin]

Oh, AND: We are all having this large and over-arcing conversation aren't we? In the same way that the show is a conversation between creators and consumers, fandom writing is a kinky three-way between show, ficcers and fic. Fanon/Canon is one of the most interesting moments of intersection between the two-- will certainly scour your journal for this meme.

[neifile7]

Here's the linky, if it should take your fancy:
http://neifile7.livejournal.com/6373.html

More people commented than ganked, but they're interesting points.

Three-way conversations indeed!