Sunday night ramblings
Oct. 3rd, 2004 11:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
swatkatOy! LFNers? Won't someone please go over to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
ship_manifesto and sign up for writing a Michael/Nikita essay? And a Paul/Madeline one? (Madeline/Nikita, George/Adrian, Michael/Jurgen, etc would be nice too, but I suppose that would be too much to ask for) Please? You'll enjoy it! Do this for your fandom! *tempts*
Speaking ofship_manifesto, this is one cool comm. I've been reading many of the essays, and I have to say that they've helped me get started with pairings I've always been interested in, but didn't know where to get started. Now I'm waiting for the Harry/Hermione essay on Oct 14th – here's hoping this will contain *some* good recs. *crosses fingers* I've already been disappointed by the Snape/Hermione essay, which, despite being an excellent essay by itself (she nails the reasons that could bring them together), recs only the most popular fics in the ship. And knowing this ship, well... (will try some of the recs, though)
Hmm. I wonder if they have a Remus/Hermione essay coming up as well? *g*
Some other interesting essays were:
Buffy/Angel: This is essay is very, very well-written – very passionate, and conveys the nature of their relationship just right. Buffy/Angel also reminds me of Michael/Nikita in a way. *sighs*
Snape/Lupin: Great pairing. There's also a good deal of links for starters.
Andromeda/Bellatrix: Oh, I really like this pairing! Of course, it's Blackcest, so you can stay away if it squicks you. It's got a couple of good fics recced – take note,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jaybee65.
Harry/Ron/Hermione: I'd read this pairing, I really, truly would. But. So. Much. Smut! *headdesk*
Remus/Sirius: What, does this even need an explanation? Has a great list of recs.
Wes/Fred: Ah, Wes/Fred, how I love thee! I rooted for them even when Fred/Gunn was common, and as much as I love Wes/Lilah, this pairing rocks!
Wes/Lilah: I've always wanted to read Wes/Lilah, and am definitely going to follow the recs. I'm afraid that there'll be a lot of smut, but I'm sure I'll manage.
Buffy/Faith: Oh, I think this could be my BtVS OTP! *rubs hands together in glee*
Hmm. With so many interesting girls in BtVS/AtS, there should a lot of good femmeslash around, right? *ponders*
I also read the John/Aeryn essay, because some of you talk about it so much – not so much impressed by the essay itself, but the pairing sounds great. *g*
I have also decided that I really, really like Faith as a character, and am going to read a lot of Faith fics in the future.
Also, The Critically Constructive Feedback Project. Check it out.
ship_manifesto and sign up for writing a Michael/Nikita essay? And a Paul/Madeline one? (Madeline/Nikita, George/Adrian, Michael/Jurgen, etc would be nice too, but I suppose that would be too much to ask for) Please? You'll enjoy it! Do this for your fandom! *tempts*Speaking of
ship_manifesto, this is one cool comm. I've been reading many of the essays, and I have to say that they've helped me get started with pairings I've always been interested in, but didn't know where to get started. Now I'm waiting for the Harry/Hermione essay on Oct 14th – here's hoping this will contain *some* good recs. *crosses fingers* I've already been disappointed by the Snape/Hermione essay, which, despite being an excellent essay by itself (she nails the reasons that could bring them together), recs only the most popular fics in the ship. And knowing this ship, well... (will try some of the recs, though)Hmm. I wonder if they have a Remus/Hermione essay coming up as well? *g*
Some other interesting essays were:
Buffy/Angel: This is essay is very, very well-written – very passionate, and conveys the nature of their relationship just right. Buffy/Angel also reminds me of Michael/Nikita in a way. *sighs*
Snape/Lupin: Great pairing. There's also a good deal of links for starters.
Andromeda/Bellatrix: Oh, I really like this pairing! Of course, it's Blackcest, so you can stay away if it squicks you. It's got a couple of good fics recced – take note,
jaybee65.Harry/Ron/Hermione: I'd read this pairing, I really, truly would. But. So. Much. Smut! *headdesk*
Remus/Sirius: What, does this even need an explanation? Has a great list of recs.
Wes/Fred: Ah, Wes/Fred, how I love thee! I rooted for them even when Fred/Gunn was common, and as much as I love Wes/Lilah, this pairing rocks!
Wes/Lilah: I've always wanted to read Wes/Lilah, and am definitely going to follow the recs. I'm afraid that there'll be a lot of smut, but I'm sure I'll manage.
Buffy/Faith: Oh, I think this could be my BtVS OTP! *rubs hands together in glee*
Hmm. With so many interesting girls in BtVS/AtS, there should a lot of good femmeslash around, right? *ponders*
I also read the John/Aeryn essay, because some of you talk about it so much – not so much impressed by the essay itself, but the pairing sounds great. *g*
I have also decided that I really, really like Faith as a character, and am going to read a lot of Faith fics in the future.
Also, The Critically Constructive Feedback Project. Check it out.
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Oh dear --
Date: 2004-10-04 06:28 pm (UTC)N
Re: Oh dear --
Date: 2004-10-04 06:43 pm (UTC)I'll be quite curious to see what she writes.
Re: Oh dear --
Date: 2004-10-06 05:20 pm (UTC)Another one was with Spike and Dru(?) - his early female vamp partner in crime.
Spike struck me as about fifty times more interesting than Angel - so if I were to seek out BtVS fics, I would probably start with Spike/Buffy stories.
Uh oh...
Date: 2004-10-06 05:36 pm (UTC)The reason I consider Buffy/Angel closer to Nikita/Michael is precisely the fact that, in my opinion, Angel isn't very interesting.
Spike has a personality -- he's witty and cynical and sarcastic. Angel comes a lot closer to my idea of the Michael-esque Mr. Silent Angst.
But this is why I'm a TR and not an HR -- I completely guessed wrong on where HR's would be inclined to go, eh?
Oh no -
Date: 2004-10-06 05:51 pm (UTC)MsGen - for example, is a total Buffy/Angel girl, which I'm sure she'll admitt with pride.
From the beginnning of LFN I was in Nikita's corner - and as it became clear that Michael was too, and not just in the possessive/protective male sense, but in the respecting and admiring her character sense - he grew on me. I'm among the crowd who didn't even think he was all that attractive at first. I only realized he was beautiful after he saved Nikita's life for the third or fourth time.
Now I do like Michael, a lot, but that came only after his feet of clay were fully realized - and his own character became clearer to me.
As for Spike's personality - yeah - that's what I liked too. Even though, in the ep I "met" Spike in, Angel was mad, bad and dangerous to know too. And was himself snarky and witty and cynical. Of course, I did like the dialogue of BtVS - and it fit particularly well on both Spike and Buffy.