Useful Notes
General Notes To Fanfic Writers (especially those who frequent the Pit of Voles):
When you are writing Stargate or Sanctuary fic:
--Amanda Tapping (and thereby Samantha Carter and Helen Magnus) is 5'9". This will be useful information as you read on.
--If Helen Magnus has to borrow Will Zimmerman's clothes (sweat suit, t-shirt, etc.), it will NOT be voluminously large on her. The pants will not need to be rolled up, the sleeves will not be ridiculously long, the outfit will not "dwarf her delicate frame", and most likely, the hips will be too tight. Now before I get flamed, no, I am NOT calling her fat. I'm calling Will skinny. LOL Amanda is gorgeous. But she's not tiny, nor would she look good if she were. But the fact is, nothing of Will's will be LARGE on her. Physics, people.
--If Sam Carter or Helen Magnus is sitting in Jack or Will's LAP, there is NO WAY HER FACE WILL BE AGAINST HIS CHEST. This is not possible. Even RDA is only about 5 inches taller, and by the time you allow for the height of his thighs, they would at most be about equal.
--The same goes for her straddling his lap. Most likely (and especially with Will who's even closer in height), she will be tilting her head DOWN just a bit to kiss him in that position.
--She cannot walk up to either one of them (especially in heels) and bury her face in his chest, without ducking down. She can do Jack's collarbone, especially in flats. She might pull off the chest thing with John (especially if she's in flats). But he's the only one.
--And on a more subjective note, you all know that even if Helen/John is my OTP, I adore Helen/Will. I read it, write it, love it. HOWEVER...Will is NOT The Greatest Love of Helen's Life. He is not the answer to all her problems. He is not the joy she FINALLY found in life after almost 160 years. He is not THE ONE to finally make her realize how wrong John was for her and that she never REALLY loved John. (::headdesk::) You do NOT have to negate every man she ever loved in order to make Helen/Will real. She might love Will very very much and want to spend a lot of years with him. But there have been other lovers equal to him. Probably some even greater. This should not detract from what they have, but merely make it real and gritty enough to get caught up in. He CAN be the one she really loves and needs Right Now. But at the end of the day, brilliant and insightful as he can be, and flawed as she can be, she's 159 years old, and by comparison, he's about 16.
--Oh, and as a side note? Sam Carter is not a virgin. Even in Season 1. That is all.
(ETA: I have now un-flocked this post, since apparently a few folks wanted to link it round and about.:))
When you are writing Stargate or Sanctuary fic:
--Amanda Tapping (and thereby Samantha Carter and Helen Magnus) is 5'9". This will be useful information as you read on.
--If Helen Magnus has to borrow Will Zimmerman's clothes (sweat suit, t-shirt, etc.), it will NOT be voluminously large on her. The pants will not need to be rolled up, the sleeves will not be ridiculously long, the outfit will not "dwarf her delicate frame", and most likely, the hips will be too tight. Now before I get flamed, no, I am NOT calling her fat. I'm calling Will skinny. LOL Amanda is gorgeous. But she's not tiny, nor would she look good if she were. But the fact is, nothing of Will's will be LARGE on her. Physics, people.
--If Sam Carter or Helen Magnus is sitting in Jack or Will's LAP, there is NO WAY HER FACE WILL BE AGAINST HIS CHEST. This is not possible. Even RDA is only about 5 inches taller, and by the time you allow for the height of his thighs, they would at most be about equal.
--The same goes for her straddling his lap. Most likely (and especially with Will who's even closer in height), she will be tilting her head DOWN just a bit to kiss him in that position.
--She cannot walk up to either one of them (especially in heels) and bury her face in his chest, without ducking down. She can do Jack's collarbone, especially in flats. She might pull off the chest thing with John (especially if she's in flats). But he's the only one.
--And on a more subjective note, you all know that even if Helen/John is my OTP, I adore Helen/Will. I read it, write it, love it. HOWEVER...Will is NOT The Greatest Love of Helen's Life. He is not the answer to all her problems. He is not the joy she FINALLY found in life after almost 160 years. He is not THE ONE to finally make her realize how wrong John was for her and that she never REALLY loved John. (::headdesk::) You do NOT have to negate every man she ever loved in order to make Helen/Will real. She might love Will very very much and want to spend a lot of years with him. But there have been other lovers equal to him. Probably some even greater. This should not detract from what they have, but merely make it real and gritty enough to get caught up in. He CAN be the one she really loves and needs Right Now. But at the end of the day, brilliant and insightful as he can be, and flawed as she can be, she's 159 years old, and by comparison, he's about 16.
--Oh, and as a side note? Sam Carter is not a virgin. Even in Season 1. That is all.
(ETA: I have now un-flocked this post, since apparently a few folks wanted to link it round and about.:))