Seeing subtext the author didn't intend
Regarding the recent polls:
1. Subtext is not defined by what the author intended to be there or not. It's a matter of interpretation.
2. Isn't that what we're doing all the time? We read subtext. It's how we watch our shows. It's how we read our books. Why should it be any surprise we're reading fanfic the same way?
3. If we see subtext between two characters on the show, and someone writes them in character, of course we're going to see the same subtext in their fanfic too. Frankly, I'd find it bizarre if we didn't.
1. Subtext is not defined by what the author intended to be there or not. It's a matter of interpretation.
2. Isn't that what we're doing all the time? We read subtext. It's how we watch our shows. It's how we read our books. Why should it be any surprise we're reading fanfic the same way?
3. If we see subtext between two characters on the show, and someone writes them in character, of course we're going to see the same subtext in their fanfic too. Frankly, I'd find it bizarre if we didn't.