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You are not Cinderella, and this is most definitely not Far Far Away, you dunce
Please keep in mind I was not in my right mind when I wrote this, and, in fact, by writing it I’ve lost a bit of my soul. If you find it, there’s a forty-two cent reward. Call now!
The Sweaty Quaffle
Lily: *sits innocently by lake*
Quaffle: *holyshitalmosthitsLilyintheface*
James: *runs over* *pulls off shirt dramatically, revealing his ( Read more... )
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I think there's one thing that *can* salvage a fic where they fall in love instantly, or, well, in less than three chapters. (I mean, other than the chapters being ridiculously long.) And that's when it's not 'falling in love', but rather 'realizing they've been in love'. This can happen overnight, don't you think?
Although this comes with a major Requirement. Which is, exposition that shows that there have been moments in the past that would justify this realization. For example, remembering a funny moment they had shared. ('I suddenly noticed how hot he is' doesn't count.) This allows some character development without going all the way to a long story.
Though, unfortunately, usually Planks don't care enough to do even that. (Hey, if they cared, they wouldn't be Planks, right?)
Your thoughts on that?
See ya,
Anna :)
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Love is a complicated and confusing thing. It takes much more than a physical attraction to establish a strong and meaningful relationship. All couples have problems, but they will only get through them if they care enough for each other to persist in salvaging it.
'I suddenly noticed how hot he is' would indeed fall into the category of Instant!Lust, which can be very fun to read, as long as the author takes the time to develop the characters afterwards, so by the time one of them says the big L word (loofah) we can believe that they mean it.
Well put point, my dear.
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Right you are. If they cared anything at all about set-up, they wouldn't be Planks! Argh. Matey.
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You are absolutely right, mon ami, absolutely. Instant!Love is completely impossible. Many people have fallen in lust instantly, and believed themselves to be in love. Generally these people are girls between the ages of 13-20, or sometimes older. There are no points I could add to this rant, because you, in your usual eloquent and intelligent way, have made them all.
Not nearly as funny as Sarah’s, but that’s true about everything, I believe.
How you do flatter me. This was much, much funnier than my over-hyped piece of poop. Fie on you! Why, oh why, are you so talented??
Did you rummage through my personal back files before we became friends, hmm??
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Whatever. Yours was much funnier than mine, and yours was not over-hyped at all. :P
*shifty eyes* Uh, no, of course not...
*shoves files behind back*
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I would like to add some points to your rant, however I can't because you covered them all! So well done ^_^
(This rant deserves my dancing Iago icon!)
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Don't you just love the rant title??
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Many a thank you. It all too often ruins something. Oh! The black holes of d00m! Hehehe. Those will be quite handy, won't they?
Development! Development!
Dancing Iago! Hehehe! ♥ muchly!
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Maybe if we make a development cheer, the Planks© may get the idea?
D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T WE ALL LOVE DEVELOPMENT WOOO!
(Doubtful though. Even if we hit said Planks© with actual planks, they still wouldnt get the message *sigh*)
I like to dance along when I see the Iago icon :P
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and he tastes like wet cat but that's my secret fetish i've harbored for years.
and,
*makestheirhairmovesimeltaneouslyandsomehowmakesitlookliketheirhairisdoingtherobot*
Much too funny for me too handle this late....
The bit you mentioned about Lily calling him by his first name has always annoyed me a bit in fics - not the idea of Lily actually calling him by his first name; of course she had to call James by his first name since she was going to marry the bloke eventually, but the transition from "POTTER!" to "Hi James!" seems so unnatural in some stories. Sometime's its a clumsy mistake of "Ja--Oh, I mean Potter!" or Lily will just one day suddenly call James by his first name out of the blue for giggles as though there was never any sort of dislike in Fifth Year.
But I'm rambling, and I apologize, so anyway: keep the rants coming ^_^
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The first name thing, if well developed, can indeed be a big moment. However, I can't see the other person instantly going, "Oh heavens, he just used my first name! He must luv me!" I probably wouldn't notice if someone switched nicknames when addressing me.
Thank you for the lovely comment/mini-rant(that I completely agree with!).
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For your rant, I say: Ah, lovely. And, of course, so very true.
(see: the American dolt of aPresidentthat makes me want to stab him in the eye with knitting needles on a daily basis. He “misinterpreted”, and several thousand have died!).
Amen!
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No chats until Saturday! *cries*
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