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⌈ Secret Post #3064 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Fanfic Pet Peeves

[(Anonymous)]

Well, if you only tally up the numbers then for sure, mpreg >>> adoption in fanfic. But if you look closer, you will realize that those are two rather different kinds of stories being written, with totally different expectations.

Mpreg fics, even before the rise of A/B/O, often focus on issues like the Hot Controversial Hookup, baby-daddy drama, pregnancy hurt/comfort, the antics of birthing, and maybe some desultory afterthought about the new parents coping with their newborn(s). It's What to Expect When You're Expecting, fanfic edition. The credits roll when the baby cries.

The other kind of fic actually falls under the umbrella of kid!fic. It's these stories that focus on family life and treat the new additions as actual characters (more or less) rather than plot devices. The kids could be the result of mpreg, but more often I find that if someone just wants to write fic about their favorite characters raising kids, they'll go for more, uh, conventional methods to procure some younglings. Like the death of a friend/relative, leaving their kids orphaned and up for grabs. Or de-aging other characters (which is weird as hell, but whatev).

Characters making the choice to adopt, now that is actually quite rare, perhaps having to do with the writers' general lack of knowledge of the adoption process (which, to be honest, isn't always scintillating fanfic material). Or they just think it's more dramatic when characters have a kid dropped in their laps that they end up having to raise. Either way, you need to know exactly what kind of fic you want to read, because if it's the latter stuff you're interested in, you're not going to find it in most mpreg, and for good reason. Those authors are too busy having the characters engage in sweaty preggers sex.

Re: Fanfic Pet Peeves

[caerbannog]

Yeah I really should have taken the time, or clarified somewhere, that my thoughts we're more on raising fics where the mpreg is incidental and not on fic where the focus is on the pregnancy itself. Sorry sbout that :s I want to elaborate more but 5% battery but I like your neat explanation there.