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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2014 21:18:01 GMT -6
We all have them. Don't be too hostile though. I'm sure we're all guilty of one of these things
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Post by toxicdolls on Mar 14, 2014 22:24:50 GMT -6
MPREG!!... ... Oh wait. *Lol no but I am self aware of the awkwardness this topic has, so let me be the first to say it for people who might be to shy to*
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Post by Calcilum on Mar 14, 2014 22:34:23 GMT -6
Those Sulley x Grown Boo fanfctions...ughhh I feel sick when I even think about it
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Post by toxicdolls on Mar 14, 2014 22:42:15 GMT -6
Those Sulley x Grown Boo fanfctions...ughhh I feel sick when I even think about it Anyone X boo for me, I have seen some BooXRandall and BooXJohnny too.
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Post by myrobotlandlord on Mar 15, 2014 1:52:49 GMT -6
unpopular opinion time: i don't like reading character x OC i groan as i scroll through ff.net, it's an ocean of randall x oc I DONT KNOW I JUST ENJOY READING ABOUT CANON CHARACTERS, SORRy
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Post by autumnnprincess on Mar 15, 2014 2:15:36 GMT -6
I'm not crazy about fics with oc pairings either.
Also I agree with toxicdolls - Boo pairings are a no no. Except from maybe Boo/Rex, when they're both older of course. (But I just like to think of them having a "tween crush", with one of them wanting to hold hands and stuff).
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Post by polkadots on Mar 15, 2014 5:15:44 GMT -6
There are a lot of oc pairings really. Overall I think folks are just having fun though or getting started with writing and maybe they'll want to get into it more later or not. But overall I read fanfic for the canon characters alone and they should be the main focus. So I just more or less ignore the OC stories. I just am not interested.
I do like the idea of canon and oc character friendship though.
But honestly: I don't think Randall as he is after Mi could really... handle a romantic relationship. Not yet anyway. There would need to be time for that to happen. He needs to learn to be a friend first before anything like that.
Friendships and non-romantic relationships can also be messed up, but usually such folks do have other friends to help them out. Romantic relationships are generally more exclusive (in monogamy obviously). I think psychologically it's probably easier to leave or call out a bad friend then a bad partner too there's just... things there in the background I can't really explain. I mean the former can still be pretty damn hard clearly but the latter it seems is more difficult.
Though I'll be honest- I think Randall himself would find the idea of being with any human at all to be utterly repulsive.
I think for myself I think I dislike it that if someone is having a rough time that means bad things they do are swept under the rug or are not an issue to look at suddenly.
I mean yeah you can say Randall is stressed out and all but does that make his treatment of Fungus okay? Nope. He's taking it out on him when he doesn't deserve it. And Fungus gets ignored by everyone which is also an issue.
Like I've also read stuff in the past where Randall yells at Sulley and Mike after the events of MI about his life and they don't have anything to say back or made out to be 100% wrong. Which is kind of silly. They have /a lot/ to say back. I think it's possible to sympathies with someone even if they're wrong. But that doesn't mean what they did is automatically okay either.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2014 8:29:18 GMT -6
Yeah...I'd have to say OC romance and Mpreg, which is odd for me to say since there was a very brief period of time back when I was about sixteen that I actually liked Mpreg. That interest faded fast XD
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Post by chimeramachinations on Mar 15, 2014 10:00:54 GMT -6
I dislike rushed ships, and M-Preg. M-Preg is an interesting one, though, because I like seeing some of the more realistic consequences of male pregnancy: crushed organs, destroyed abdominal muscles, shattered pelvises and the pain pushing a baby out of somewhere that wasn't made for passing an 8-pound object. (Yes, I adore darker M-preg. One of my favorite M-Preg stories has a baby be stillborn due to having two y chromosomes.)
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Post by royogrowlahan on Mar 15, 2014 10:12:07 GMT -6
Those Sulley x Grown Boo fanfctions...ughhh I feel sick when I even think about it eew. that just sounds odd.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2014 3:29:08 GMT -6
Randall/OC pairings are alright for me.
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Post by musekicker on Mar 30, 2014 3:36:05 GMT -6
I have to agree with the Boo pairings. That just makes me shudder.
As so oc and Mpreg, I don't mind as much as long as the ocs are developed (though hey, if it's a blatant not thought out one, who am I to tell someone they can't just stretch their writer brain from the lower rungs? If they are having fun, I don't really care.). I'm guilty of using mpreg and often. But eh, I get it's not everyones things and thats more then fine with me.
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Post by avakane on Apr 21, 2014 14:44:04 GMT -6
Here's one pet peeve that does pester me. It's a universal one: simply just the existence of bad fanfiction. They come in many forms, whether OC-driven, or canon-driven. It's usually the former though.
But the one that I take notice the most are the Randalls fics that attempt to "redeem" him in ways that excuses his behavior or make him unrealistically good somehow. I have only ran into TWO good Randall fanfics and that's saying something.
Fanfiction, I argue is an artform of (self)pandering. And that is NOT a bad thing, and in fact can lead to some exercise in writing and storytelling. In fact, it can be a way for fans to come to terms with both the strengths and flaws of their favorite works. They get to pay tribute, exercise creativity within context, and/or even "fix/revise" (realistically) what they feel are errors or shortcomings of the movie. The issue is that many writers stray from context and canon characteristics to indulge their own fantasies of the work in a way that comes off as insulting to their readers. This evil character should be good because I say so. Nothing wrong with that, but fanfic writers tend to forget to make a legit build-up.
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Post by RantingRandall on Apr 26, 2014 6:25:46 GMT -6
Boo pairings are a no-no for me XP ... Also, I dislike those "Mary Sue" OCs - you know, when authors become so indulged in their OCs that whenever said OCs appear, all action and plot just seizes to be and you have to read through paragraphs and paragraphs of pointless blabbering. In a way, it has nothing to do with the OCs in particular, but with the way authors deal with them. These OCs remind me of Mary-Jane from The Amazing Spiderman: she might be the most likable character, but whenever she appears on-screen, you are clear to use the bathroom, get some popcorn etc., because everything just pauses until she leaves...
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Post by hopefulartist on Apr 26, 2014 19:09:29 GMT -6
I have three pet peeves on fanfiction: When people start off in author's notes with conversations and like mini scenarios with characters/OCs in the story with the author before the actual story as an attempt to be funny. It's annoying.
The second one is when a crossover fanfic has too many characters to keep track and new ones appearing out of nowhere without introductions.
Third is incredibly long descriptions when a character is being introduced. Yes, I want to know what your OCs or canon characters look like, but don't get into too much detail. The STORY is the most important element in a fanfiction.
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