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[tree_and_leaf]

I took a brief look at one of the Narnia fic comms, and scuttled back again fairly rapidly. Is it just me, or is the scariness of fic in inverse proportion to the shippiness/ sexual content of the original canon? I suppose if fan-fiction is about filling in blanks, then it's somewhat logical, but the reverse doesn't seem to be entirely true, otherwise Torchwood fandom would consist almost entirely of long, plotty mystery stories and friendship fics, whereas as far as I can see it's mostly soggy Janto (incidentally, why are some fandoms more prone to silly smushed names than others?). Though Doctor Who-fic is certainly pretty scary at times, and it's a kid's show.

Given the difficulty of finding Narnia-fic that isn't NC-17 incest-fic (I suppose I should be grateful than Ben Barnes is so pretty, as there is now another popular category, R-rated Caspian Does Everyone, but it's a minor consolation), it's maybe a good thing that there's no Swallows and Amazons fandom to speak of. In a way it would be nice if there was a Narnia comm that didn't take incest-fic, but I fear it might not get meet with much interest.†

In other news, Edinburgh is still standing despite the best efforts of the men digging up the roads for the trams, and I had a very good lunch at the Bar Roma in Queensferry St - heartily recommended, if you are in the area; excellent Italian food.

ETA: Have just found - thanks to estelyn_strider - a wonderful Jasper Fforde fic, in which Thursday deals with a problem inside The Lord of the Rings. Extremely funny, a spot-on Thursday voice, and jolly interactions between Thursday and various Tolkien characters, including a justifiably pissed off Boromir and an absolutely brilliant Sauron. Possibly not for you if you have violent objections to off-stage Frodo/ Sam, but I think the Professor himself would have overlooked it given the perfect take on the Dark Lord.... Also includes a Titus Andronicus joke.

† This being fandom, I almost feel that I ought to apologise for saying that, but the switch of 'your kink is not my kink and that's ok' is surely 'I do not want mental images of your kink and that's ok, too'?

Comments

[rivrea.livejournal.com]

I don't think you ought to apologise for what you said. Not at all.
You didn't say anything even remotely like, "everyone who writes kinky NC-17 Narnia incest is a perverse bastard whose comm should be shut down immediately." You just expressed a wish for a community to accommodate your taste and find your favourite kind of fic more quickly and more easily without having to slog through tons of stuff you dislike.

[tree_and_leaf]

Hey, just as long as you don't hold a gun to my head and make me read it (which I can't imagine!)....

[rivrea.livejournal.com]

Damn. There goes my secret masterplan for the next time we happen to meet.

[tree_and_leaf]

Sorry, I'm no fun, am I? *g*