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demonqueen666

This Post Is Entirely About Fandom

Jul 25, 2009 00:22

I don't suppose anyone has any good Harry Potter fanfic recs they'd care to pass along, would they? I've kind of been in a hankering for some Potterverse ever since seeing HP:HBP a short while ago and seeing the resulting meta and sort of mentally revisiting it, but since I've never really been in that fandom to begin with, I don't exactly know the ( Read more... )

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demonqueen666 July 26 2009, 17:15:25 UTC

Personally, I didn't think the D/D dynamic in particular could go another route. The betrayal on both sides was too deep, and too damaging, for there to be sunshine and puppy-dog love.

Oh god. Yes, actually, IAWTC, and because part of what drew me to this pairing in this place was that tension and darkness, I wouldn't necessarily have it any other way. (...In my defense, things seem to fastforward a bit in my series because we kind of hurry through that initial rough part right away in the very beginning, the months of him being stuck body-hopping and her being incredibly cold to him, and then skip on to better things. Oh, and, yeah, fine: there are some things that I totally think are canon that I still don't want to write, sometimes. But part of why I like writing fanfic is to not do things I think are going to be on the show, anyway ^^;;) I guess as beautiful a disaster it'll be to watch, and as absolute faith as I have in Joss for getting to bring it to us (...iiif he gets time, which is sort of my other concern), I'm still not ( ... )

halfdutch July 25 2009, 04:47:23 UTC

Ahaha, you are SUCH a bad fangirl, LOL. Someone has already been dispatched to tear up your fangirl card! ;)

But srsly, considering that the pairing I had the oddest craving to read after HBP is Bellatrix/Draco, I'm with you. I don't need actual sex, more just delicious mindfuckery. But I wouldn't even know where to begin looking!

demonqueen666 July 26 2009, 16:54:25 UTC

Well, I'll be sure and keep an eye out for you, then. Us perverse backward fangirls gotta stick together!

settiai July 25 2009, 06:09:13 UTC

My fic bookmarks are here. They're tagged by character, pairing, genre, rating, and word count so hopefully you'll be able to find something that catches your interest.

demonqueen666 July 26 2009, 16:55:00 UTC

Oh, thank you! When I have some downtime, I'll be sure to check those out :)

sunney July 25 2009, 06:53:05 UTC

Your sentiments on Epitaph One echo mine to a scary degree. I can't help but think that no matter what happens in season 2, I'll have the decimation of humanity hovering there in the back of my mind as I watch. I loved the character development, particularly Adelle's, and I loved that Joss included Dominic (thus showing his continued interest in the character), but the rest of it just wreaks havoc on my mind. I love the 'post-apocalypse' genre, it's a favourite actually, but wow, I felt the despair way too acutely. I suppose it's a testament to the skill of the actors, that they made their guilt and helplessness so real I could feel it myself (oh Topher!).

A little bit of info came out of the Comic Con today, regarding Epitaph One and the memories. It's a simple four word sentence, and it's not a big thing on the surface, but could be a big thing depending on how things play out. I don't want to just blurt it out though, so let me know if you want to know.

demonqueen666 July 26 2009, 17:05:31 UTC

I've already read your post - what, the "the flashbacks aren't reliable" thing? I don't know whether that even makes me feel better or doesn't change anything at all, to be honest. It is intereting though, at least.

I love the 'post-apocalypse' genre, it's a favourite actually, but wow, I felt the despair way too acutely.

Here's my thing, that I think I only realized lately: I love apocalypses, but only if they have that snapback of hope at the end. That's part of the reason I can never get into the Terminator series, because they can never seem to make up their minds if our world is doomed or it isn't, and I find that really frustrating in this way I don't think I can articulate. There was an eensy bit of hope in "Epitaph One"'s conclusion (everyone's fate was left just open enough...though things still look pretty bad for Boyd, Claire/Whiskey and Topher), but from my perspective it felt incredibly over-weighed by the complete and utter woe.IDK. The more I think about it, the more I'm able to feel less distraught and accept it, but ( ... )

sunney July 27 2009, 05:07:24 UTC

Yeah, that's the spoiler. I suppose it's a way for the writers to have a bit of flexibility really. And I wouldn't be surprised if they're just saying that right now to cover themselves, and actually have no idea how the memories would be different.

>Here's my thing, that I think I only realized lately: I love apocalypses, but only if they have that snapback of hope at the end.

YES. That's exactly it for me. In Epitaph One, the future seems completely irredeemable. What, will they wait until all the butchers kill the mind-wiped dumb-whatevers and themselves and then come out from Safe Haven and repopulate the Earth? Yikes, Caroline as Eve? I don't think I like that. I really hope Adelle is still alive. And Dominic. A new humanity from the genes of those two....okay, my mind is going to its happy place right now...yes, it's a weird place...but it's definitely happy.

I'm gradually dealing with it too. The cloud of black hanging over my fangirl heart is now a muddled grey.

>never have I been more glad that Joss Whedon's ( ... )

demonqueen666 July 27 2009, 05:18:53 UTC

And I wouldn't be surprised if they're just saying that right now to cover themselves, and actually have no idea how the memories would be different.

Well, I can already think of one...maybe Dominic was still at the Dollhouse at the end there, and Caroline was just too freakin' tunnel-visioned to even notice. (Yes, I am obviously kind of overly heavily occupied with the mystery of where the HELL was Dominic after that one flashback. Alllll the crazy shit that went down, and that's still the first question I would ask Joss Whedon if we were trapped on an elevator together. Question two may or may not be, "Do you need any more writers on staff??")

I really hope Adelle is still alive. And Dominic. A new humanity from the genes of those two....okay, my mind is going to its happy place right now...yes, it's a weird place...but it's definitely happy.*deep breath* ...Okay, um...does it make me a bad fangirl if every time someone starts squeeing about the prettiness that would be Dom/DeWitt babies (which, not gonna argue there, obvs), my ( ... )

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