I'm in the middle of finals right now, so I'm trying very hard NOT to do anything particularly time-consuming in fandom (you can't imagine how many fic and meta ideas I have when I look at my vocabulary handouts...), but I had this awesome discussion with
youcallitwinter about how Elena is depicted in fanfiction, and now I have loads and loads of questions!
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(I was supposed to be lurking, studying and keeping my mouth shut, but your comment gave me ALL THE FEELINGS!)
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Elena in my fic is usually severely messed up; she's selfish and unapologetically so. Also, bitchy. She kind of loads all her issues on other people and sort of transfers her guilt. She's usually in love with Stefan, like IN LOVE, but has a very openly sexual /thing/ with Damon. And she's aware of her narrative.
I NEED TO STUDY TOO, BUT I SHALL THINK OF MORE THINGS.
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And she's aware of her narrative.
I will never not be obsessed with the fact that once upon a time Elena wanted to be a writer! I LOVE it when she's aware of the rules of storytelling!
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... good luck with finals! =D
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That said, smart Elena is love \o/
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Elena fanfiction? What is it?
(Sorry I just have the urge to give a very, very cynical answer to all your questions. I mean, you are asking about Elena within a fandom that hates her with passion. TVD fandom wouldn't be caught dead hashtagging 'Elena Gilbert is amazing ( ... )
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I was sort of fishing for rant, and for bad fanfiction as well as good ;). My conversation with youcallitwinter started with 50 Shades of Grey and went straight to TVD fanfic, so you can guess the general mood...
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Hahha, I can imagine how the discussion unravelled ;) Don't you worry though, I will give you rant. (I was obviously lying earlier : when does one not want to rant about infuriating phenomena?) I have read way too much bad fic in order to restrain myself. (Keep in mind that my first fandom was Gossip Girl. I don't think I have ever read worse fic than bad Chuck/Blair fic. There is nothing worse.) BUT. I am being reasonable. (If I repeat it enough, maybe it will be true.) So you will get rant in a near future. (And you will have moved on to other rants. But not me, alas :P ( ... )
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The discussion is here, you don't have to rely on your imagination ;). I am forever traumatized by bad TVD fic, so I'm waiting for your rant!
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