I go around a time or two, just to waste some time with you

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My brother's wedding went off without too many screw ups, I've managed to trick Louise into living with me (or maybe the other way around), and through the constant application of cheap alcohol have managed to resign myself to paying the enormous fucking flood damage bill. All that's left is to move the rest of my possessions into the house, and

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[aphelion_orion]

*follows you on DW very quietly* I'll be staying here for the time being. I just have a migratory account in case things go really bad.

LOL I remember that fanfic wank. I've never read the books, but those sound hilarious in an awful way. Kind of like that awe-inspiringly terrible "Silk and Steel" book by Ron Miller. (I've got a helpful picture reading, in case I haven't linked you that before.) And I agree about the sex scenes. Just straight-out author-fantasy porn doesn't do anything for me... it's like rubbing two blow-up dolls together and leaves me vaguely embarrassed for the characters. Same goes for movies, of course.

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I don't think I even have anything there because I totally suck at remembering to crosspost; this is why I never bothered to make a fic journal.

They really are! To me, anyway. I'm sure there are lots of people out there who absolutely love that sort of thing, and God bless 'em, but not for me. You should totally link me the S&S thing; it sounds familiar but I could use a good laugh. I mean, if I want to read about authorial inserts, I can do it on ff.net for free, so-- farewell, Outlander!

[aphelion_orion]

I'm bad at remembering stuff like that, too. The only reason that I have a fic journal is because I felt kind of uncomfortable having my fics and my personal entries so close together. Dunno why.

Oh, I agree. Everyone's free to enjoy what they want, but... same here. That sort of stuff just doesn't do it for me. I like seeing what being together means for the characters, what it does in the grand scheme of things, how they react to each other, etc. I mean, some author fantasies are kind of hilarious, like "And then they had sex fifty times in a row from dusk till dawn" or "his cock was a foot long and just as thick" where I can only laugh. But... yeah. It's hard to describe what makes author-fantasies... obvious author-fantasies. *headscratch*

Silk and Steel by Ron Miller. With helpful visuals. I'd call it NSFW, but the prose is so amazingly tortured and ultraviolet that you'll have NO idea it's about a naked woman.

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Oh, I can understand not wanting to have fandom and real world mix. I just avoid having anyone from real world read this journal; totally different emails and so forth. Well, except for Louise and one discreet high school friend. I figure if anyone from the real world ever did dip into this, I'd just lock the whole mess down.

Hee! Yes. I'm all for well-written smut, I am just a very picky reader about-- well, not reader, exactly. I will read a lot of horrible stuff, if only yo try and learn what not to do. I am a very picky enjoyer.

Oh God, that video. ROFL.

SNAILS WITH SHELLS OF TEARS

[aphelion_orion]

Oh, that, too. I wouldn't even be able to think of anyone IRL who'd be interested in my ramblings about Cloud's underwear, but it's way better to be safe than sorry. Also, I'm kind of awkward around strangers, so I'd rather get to know people slowly. XD

To me, the worst kind of badfic is the badfic where the author can both write and is utterly serious about what they're doing. I mean, not that other regular badficcers aren't serious about what they're doing (probably) but mostly, there is a certain kind of hilarity to Sephiroth/Cloud strip poker with gallons of sperm that's different from the other stuff. XD I'm all up for reading that kind, or those with overworked purple prose.

XD It is a thing of beauty. The thing is, the ENTIRE book is like that, pages upon pages. I've been trying to hunt it down in a library (no way I'm paying money for this) just so I can sit down with it and laugh myself silly. XD

Re: SNAILS WITH SHELLS OF TEARS

[thorne_scratch]

Yes! The worst (and often the most hilarious) badfic is written with the best of intentions, and often in deadly serious fashion. That will not prevent me from making O.o faces whenever I encounter it, though.