Me

20. Female. Uni student - 3rd yr.

I like Alternative, Indie, Folk, Anti-Folk (yeah), Electronic, Rock, Country, Soundtrack, Classical and Jazz music. I'll give about anything a listen, however, and if I like it, I'll listen again. And again. And again. And Again.

I'm a bit (under-statement) OC (Obsessive Compulsive) about cleaning. A recent incident, thanks to untidy and messy house mates, has pushed me farther into my oddness and constant, detailed cleaning.

Films of the moment... Batman: The Dark Knight. I've seen it about 10 or so times now and still want to watch it. It's the only thing I want to watch, actually. I want to watch Batman Begins, now, also... Damnit... I haven't watched a film this many times in a row since High School Musical 2. I shit you not. I watched it once a day, everyday, for a week (close runner-up was Ever After).

Music of the moment? The Hoosiers, The Script and The Dark Knight soundtrack.

Fiction

- Type: I love Slash. It's almost the only thing I read. I can read Gen and Het but I don't like them as much. I don't mind het as a background pairing in a slash fic, though.

- I've realised that I no longer read the sexier parts of fic. I tend to gravitate to the stories about friendship or relationships, skim over the higher rated stuff, and focus on the romance. Obviously, different moods call for different things, but in general, I'll read something because of the representation of and interaction between characters. What can I say? I've matured.

- I read a lot of fic from fandoms I'm not actually familiar with. I learn what I know from the stories and Wikipedia.

- MPreg: I love it. It's not some 'finally men know how we feel' thing. I'm not ridiculolusly bitter and vindictive that way. It's just the potential for fluff and justifiable OOC-ness. Xander (BTVS), John (Hellboy) and Harry (Harry Potter) are my favourite MPreg-ables.

- Crossovers: I've fallen completely into this. I love reading crossovers. Just about anything crossed with the Buffy-verse (Xan slashed with nearly anyone is a win for me). I don't like excessive crossovers, however, because it gets complicated and ruins the character interaction and story-telling. 'Less is more', as they say.

- Angst: Heavy, soft, H/c, or just the really depressing, bad ending kind, I love angst. It's not some emo, woe is me thing either (especially seeing as I'm not emo, or of the 'woe is me' demographic). I just like reading something and feeling deeply moved by it, and most of the time angst, well written, does the best job.

- Slash Dysfunction: There are some - though very few - fandoms from which I won't read slash. This is because of the established, and canon, het pairing. It happens because, in my mind, they belong together, and I just can't get past it. I don't want to read het fic about them, but I can't read slash with them either. I tend to avoid those fandoms. Tristan and Isolde is one of those, for example.

Most fandoms, however, are just asking to be slashed. And then there are the fandoms in which the slash practically writes itself (eg. The Covenant, TFatF, KKBB, etc.). Not that I've ever actually managed to write slash. Or any other fic for that matter... Maybe I'll give it a go sometime.

- Femslash: I like it. I don't tend to read it unless it is PWP though... Ahem.

- RPF: No. Slash or het or whatever in fiction is okay because it is FICTION. Real Person Fiction makes me uncomfortable, because they are, as the name suggests, real people, who have real lives. Which makes it not-fiction. It crosses a boundary that I don't think should be crossed. It's just strange. And it makes me very uncomfortable. To each their own, and all that jazz, but I avoid this completely.

- Romance: As I stated before, I've matured, and discovered that I have a penchant for romance. Not the mushy, Hallmark card type though; that bothers me. I mean true romance. Real relationships. Silly fluff. Deep intimacy. Sweet romantic gestures. Obviously not forgetting the arguments, problems and disagreements, however, which in the end make it deeper, if they get past it and still have love for each other. I've been reading Bruce Wayne/Jim Gordon fanfic recently, and the romance I am trying to explain is what is generally present between that pairing (If you're interested, check out the Now We're Two comm on LJ).

I found a gem of a story, also, which is Alfred Pennyworth/Lucius Fox ("A Man and His Drink", and the sequel, by irisbleufic on LJ). It's probably a better example of the romance of which I speak. The 'we've grown old together, and are sitting on our porch swing looking out at our family, and we still love each other even after all these years' kind of love and romance.

I've figured out why I want to read about this 'true and lasting' sort of love and romance. I'm surrounded by an abundance of failed relationships - relationships I grew up around, and thought were quite solid, and ones that I've witnessed recently and expected to stick. The Romantic in me believes everything to be fine and long-lasting, but having been proven wrong so many times, The Cynic in me has taken over and lost all hope for the possibility of that 'true and lasting love'. So, I read this type of fic to sate The Romantic, who refuses to give up hope, while The Cynic scoffs and tells me to grow up. I've learnt to ignore that side.

- Character Death: I don't like it. If it's in a very well written angsty drabble I might read it. If it's a minor character in a bigger story, or needed for plot development, I can take it. I may like angst, but character death is one thing I can't stand.

- OTP: My first OTP was Dom/Brian from The Fast and The Furious. My current OTP is Bruce Wayne/Jim Gordon from the new Batman films.

- Annoying: Flamers. Everyone has the right to their own opinion, but if someone takes it upon themselves to read a story they know they won't like just to flame it, they can only be classified as an idiot. You're not forced to read fic or to comment. So why read something you won't appreciate?

- Also Annoying: Something else a few people don't seem to be grasping is the concept that fanfiction is fanfiction. Made by fans, the way they see it, want it or want to see it, for fans who think, feel or want the same. Don't go to a fic author and say: "So-and-so isn't gay, you should try looking up canon to brush up on your knowledge". Especially don't do it if you read fic that isn't canon either. In essence, no fic can be considered canon, because it's not the creator who has written it. So unless it's helpful, constructive criticism, or at least politely and not condescendingly done, keep it to yourself people.

Fandom of the Moment:

Batman: The Dark Knight. A bit of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, too.

Past Fandoms:

Check my faves, it's a pretty complete list. Here are a couple though:

BSG, Firefly, SGA (I like me some sci-fi), HP, Hellboy, BtVS + AtS, etc.

Pairings of the Moment:

Bruce Wayne(Batman)/Jim Gordon = Win.

Also: Bruce(Batman)/Harvey Dent. Batman(Bruce)/Joker.

Also also: Harry/Perry (KKBB). Bruce Wayne/Tony Stark =D

- Treat: The only Het pairing I can remember reading recently was Steerpike/Lady Fuchsia (Gormenghast - it showed me the magic of J. Rhys Meyers). You can't slash in Gormenghast, because those two belong together. Just like Tristan and Isolde.