Just got back from my fourth annual Coachella Music Festival (a.k.a the four days starvinbohemian spends wandering, intoxicated, in the desert every year
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I just want to say that I love your fics. If I could write I would be writing about these three in the same way. I love ust, I love love triangles if it is handled in an angsty beautiful way. I constantly hunt the internet looking for wilson fics where there is no freaking baby, where there is no will and gabi being friends scenes and no fluff. That is very hard to find. I want to read fics that explore things I wish the show would explore. There are million different ways to tell wilson love story and I hate the baby/gabi direction the show went and the last thing I want to read in a fanfic is that. I so wish there were more fic writers incorporating Brian or Sonny's ex, Neal, etc into their wilson story in an interesting ways. Keep doing your amazing fics. I really appreciate them and don't let the haters get you down. I also would love to hear your thoughts on Brian's appearances on the show and the wilson story so far if that is okay. Another thing I love about fandoms is meta works and there is none in the wilson fandom. Again, I
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Thank you so much! That's a huge compliment to say that you would write them the same, especially since I drag them down so low lol. Really, thank you for taking the time to be so nice and supportive.
You know, I started writing a kind of introductory meta piece on Wilson and Brison (because I was similarly disappointed by the lack of meta out there) but a computer glitch ate the whole thing. It was so frustrating. X)
I have so many thoughts on Brian and Wilson lol. In general, I'm really frustrated by the show at the moment. I don't know why we had three days worth of scenes of Will and Sonny finding out about Kate's affair with Rafe, yet they didn't bother to show (onscreen) Will and Sonny discussing Sonny's flirtation with Brian or the fact that Brian lied about their sleeping together. Those were important scenes we should have seen, as were the scenes where Sonny broke it off with Brian and told him he was getting back together with Will and one where he and Brian apparently decided to try the friends thing again despite all
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Re: Loved your thoughtsstarvinbohemianApril 29 2013, 01:57:12 UTC
Yeah, it's bizarre how they've cut so many story beats. Because it's a soap, you would think they would take advantage of every beat if only to draw out the story longer.
I love this comment so, so much. You weren't being condescending at all. But I'm a former literature student, too, so I know what you mean! ;) Thank you for the support and kind words. Trust me, I couldn't stop writing if I wanted to!
The sacrificed potential for the Will/Sonny/Brian love triangle is such a shame. I liked Brian's bitchiness toward Will, too, because it was the first time we saw him do something underhanded, and it just added another layer to him. I like layers. I just wish the Days writers liked them as much as I do. X)
When I posted my first ever fic with Brian as a central character, someone left a nasty comment and it damn near broke my heart. It got me angry defensive as well, but for the most part, it hurt.
And then, of course, there were nicer reviews (and you were one of the lovely people who said nice things, btw) and it made me feel a lot more validated somehow.
I don't know how bothered you are by flamers, to be honest. You sound pretty chilled about it, but I figure it must upset you to some level. Whatever it is, GOOD LORD I ADORE THE BEJEEBERS OUT OF YOU.
You write beautifully. Your angst makes me feel for every single character. You build them up for us to love and then you tear them down for us to weep.
I find myself inclining more and more towards Brian/Sonny endgame with Will somehow fading in the background, but damn it, I love a good love triangle. And that's what you do.
Anyway. Long story short: HATERS GONNA HATE. DON'T STOP. YOU ARE EPIC.
Reading this comment was like receiving a virtual hug. Thank you. :)
Out of curiosity, as someone who writes Brian fic and has been flamed for it, has all the anti-Brian negativity ever made you feel at all alienated from the Wilson comm?
Regardless, I'm glad the mean comment didn't discourage you from posting your fics cause I get all excited whenever I see you've posted another Brian fic!
To be fair, I have only encountered a handful of comments who didn't like my approach to the Will/Sonny/Brian triangle. I am assuming you have been harder hit, given that your story IS WAY MORE EPIC AND WAY MORE DELICIOUSLY SEXY
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Nah, I've just gotten a handful, too. Maybe I should just come with an angst warning whenever I post something. ^_^ It's probably melodramatic to say I feel alienated, but the hostility toward Brian in the comm has definitely been off-putting for me. I feel like my stuff is Wilson, too, (just not Wilson-only) so it still seems like the right place to post my stuff, even if there are gonna be people who don't like it.
I don't think it's opportunistic to write both pairings! At least, not in a bad way? You're a writer. You shouldn't be boxed into one corner.
I'm surprised we don't have a Brian LJ comm yet! I wish we did.
Of course I get excited by your Brian fics! I can't wait to read your Brian/Sonny endgame! I've only ever seen one other fic where Brian gets to end up with Sonny. It's like spotting an incredibly rare unicorn lol.
Well, this comment got out of hand. (1/2)carryokeeApril 30 2013, 20:31:46 UTC
Hi there! I feel like I need to pop in here in defense of those of us who don't hate Brian but still prefer Sonny with Will. And perhaps 'defense' is not the right word here, since I don't feel persecuted or anything, just a little, idk, like I'm a little uncool for liking Will&Sonny when Brian is so much more complex and such a better match for Sonny times a thousand, omg. (Pardon my clunky pairing appellation, but I absolutely despise those cutesy name mashups and rarely use them
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Well, this comment got out of hand. (2/2)carryokeeApril 30 2013, 20:32:12 UTC
The funny thing is, if I really had my way, Sonny wouldn’t end up with either Will or Brian. Will, though I love him, is much too immature and now has a child keeping him tied down and Brian, as he’s been written, isn’t really a commitment guy. I see Sonny having a painful - and permanent - breakup with Will and going off to explore more of the world while licking his wounds. Lots of angst ensues before he meets some sweet and hot guy while climbing a mountain in Turkey or something and realizes this is the soul mate he’s been looking for all his life. They fall in love almost by accident and become one of those nauseatingly perfect couples whom everyone else aspires to be and when he returns to Salem to visit his parents, he bumps into Will and all the hard feelings and hurt are gone and Will is happy that Sonny’s happy and Sonny realizes that breaking up with Will was the best thing that could’ve happened to both of them, blah, blah, blah. And Brian is a plastic surgeon in LA specializing in vaginal rejuvenation who flirts
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This response got out of hand, too! (1/2)starvinbohemianMay 1 2013, 04:43:11 UTC
You know, a few mean voices coming out of the dark void that is the internet mean nothing compared to the amazing, kind support I've received from people like you. Really, it means a lot. Thank you
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Re: This response got out of hand, too! (2/2)starvinbohemianMay 1 2013, 04:45:00 UTC
Obviously, I read tons of potential for further depth in his character just from his one-sided obsession with Sonny, his fierce pride in being out-and-proud, his frustrations with Will re: Sonny and his (former) lack of self-acceptance, his willingness to "go dark" to get what he wants, and Brian's suggestion that he's had a hard time in the past. That's a good start considering that the writers have barely given Sonny any depth that we haven't had to fanwank into existence ourselves.
"Not that I’ve really thought about it much."
I would read that fic! Although, I don't know if my own Wilson heart could stand it. ;)
As for fluff... not gonna lie. Generally, it's not my cup of tea. But everything you said is fair. It's not "happy" so much as a lack of substance that I object to. As you say, fluff can definitely have substance! I'm just not interested in reading about Will and Sonny building a snow angel, holding hands, the end. But I'm sure many people would be, and that's okay. To each his/her own.
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You know, I started writing a kind of introductory meta piece on Wilson and Brison (because I was similarly disappointed by the lack of meta out there) but a computer glitch ate the whole thing. It was so frustrating. X)
I have so many thoughts on Brian and Wilson lol. In general, I'm really frustrated by the show at the moment. I don't know why we had three days worth of scenes of Will and Sonny finding out about Kate's affair with Rafe, yet they didn't bother to show (onscreen) Will and Sonny discussing Sonny's flirtation with Brian or the fact that Brian lied about their sleeping together. Those were important scenes we should have seen, as were the scenes where Sonny broke it off with Brian and told him he was getting back together with Will and one where he and Brian apparently decided to try the friends thing again despite all ( ... )
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The sacrificed potential for the Will/Sonny/Brian love triangle is such a shame. I liked Brian's bitchiness toward Will, too, because it was the first time we saw him do something underhanded, and it just added another layer to him. I like layers. I just wish the Days writers liked them as much as I do. X)
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And then, of course, there were nicer reviews (and you were one of the lovely people who said nice things, btw) and it made me feel a lot more validated somehow.
I don't know how bothered you are by flamers, to be honest. You sound pretty chilled about it, but I figure it must upset you to some level. Whatever it is, GOOD LORD I ADORE THE BEJEEBERS OUT OF YOU.
You write beautifully. Your angst makes me feel for every single character. You build them up for us to love and then you tear them down for us to weep.
I find myself inclining more and more towards Brian/Sonny endgame with Will somehow fading in the background, but damn it, I love a good love triangle. And that's what you do.
Anyway. Long story short: HATERS GONNA HATE. DON'T STOP. YOU ARE EPIC.
(oh, and I LOVE YOU.)
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Out of curiosity, as someone who writes Brian fic and has been flamed for it, has all the anti-Brian negativity ever made you feel at all alienated from the Wilson comm?
Regardless, I'm glad the mean comment didn't discourage you from posting your fics cause I get all excited whenever I see you've posted another Brian fic!
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I don't think it's opportunistic to write both pairings! At least, not in a bad way? You're a writer. You shouldn't be boxed into one corner.
I'm surprised we don't have a Brian LJ comm yet! I wish we did.
Of course I get excited by your Brian fics! I can't wait to read your Brian/Sonny endgame! I've only ever seen one other fic where Brian gets to end up with Sonny. It's like spotting an incredibly rare unicorn lol.
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"Not that I’ve really thought about it much."
I would read that fic! Although, I don't know if my own Wilson heart could stand it. ;)
As for fluff... not gonna lie. Generally, it's not my cup of tea. But everything you said is fair. It's not "happy" so much as a lack of substance that I object to. As you say, fluff can definitely have substance! I'm just not interested in reading about Will and Sonny building a snow angel, holding hands, the end. But I'm sure many people would be, and that's okay. To each his/her own.
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