RPF is a major squick for me, too. It really, really bothers me that these are real people (with real friends/family/kids(!) who may stumble across these stories, too). I tried reading And Be One Traveler, because Dodie had asked me to be part of the podfic team for that, but I just couldn't get through it. (I'm also squicked by threesomes/moresomes, so there was that issue, too.)
That said, I have a bandom story someone recced a while back that I still haven't got to, but it seems okay if I really don't think about the RP part. The first couple paragraphs were okay, anyway. I think your qualification of not actually knowing anything about the RP helps, but I'll still only check it out if someone really and truly sings its praises to me and it's not explicit. I do not seek it out and if I see the warning anywhere, I usually run the other way. But, for instance, I am kind of intrigued by a couple of those AI recs you mentioned, so we'll see.
Yeah, RPF is a weird thing. What's really kind of funny is I tried to read some Entourage fanfic (the characters are actors) and that started setting off my RPF warning bells. To which I said, "Fish! This is FICTION OF FICTION!" (I've only read a few Entourage fics, and I haven't been sucked in-- I think this might be one of the shows that would be easier for me to fan about if I actually knew the canon.)
But, for instance, I am kind of intrigued by a couple of those AI recs you mentioned, so we'll see. :) If you want more details on any of these fics, let me know. I was trying to avoid spoiling whilst still giving useful information, but if you'd rather be spoiled, I can oblige.
And if you do find any RPF you like, drop me a line, since it seems you and I have similar squick thresholds. (I haven't had any luck with bandom before -- when it was HP or SGA fusions -- simply because the stories I read didn't have enough background on who the characters were. So I've given up on reading bandom.)
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That said, I have a bandom story someone recced a while back that I still haven't got to, but it seems okay if I really don't think about the RP part. The first couple paragraphs were okay, anyway. I think your qualification of not actually knowing anything about the RP helps, but I'll still only check it out if someone really and truly sings its praises to me and it's not explicit. I do not seek it out and if I see the warning anywhere, I usually run the other way. But, for instance, I am kind of intrigued by a couple of those AI recs you mentioned, so we'll see.
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But, for instance, I am kind of intrigued by a couple of those AI recs you mentioned, so we'll see.
:) If you want more details on any of these fics, let me know. I was trying to avoid spoiling whilst still giving useful information, but if you'd rather be spoiled, I can oblige.
And if you do find any RPF you like, drop me a line, since it seems you and I have similar squick thresholds. (I haven't had any luck with bandom before -- when it was HP or SGA fusions -- simply because the stories I read didn't have enough background on who the characters were. So I've given up on reading bandom.)
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