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fandomsecrets2017-05-08 06:29 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2017-05-08 06:29 pm
[ SECRET POST #3778 ]
⌈ Secret Post #3778 ⌋
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OP
(Anonymous) 2017-05-09 02:03 am (UTC)(link)I've definitely run into the "same-y" feeling regarding fics for other ships too, but for some reason it's particularly egregious in Genyatta fics. Perhaps it's because it's so one-sided? Like at least on the art side of things I know a couple artists who it's pretty obvious they've got a major fan-boner for Zenyatta, they concentrate on drawing him a lot and they draw the typical sort of fan stuff that one draws when they're enamoured with a character (there's a really cute Genyatta comic with Zenyatta in a sweater that fairly screams that the artist thinks Zenyatta is adorable lol), but for some reason on the fic side it's just GENJIGENJIGENJI and Zenyatta is a huge afterthought.
Personally I'd really like to hear more about Zenyatta and Genji's relationship haha. Right now it's kind of this vaguely blank slate, like we know Genji and Zenyatta spend a lot of time together (to the point that Genji feels like Nepal is his home now) and we know in the vaguest sense that Zenyatta is Genji's teacher regarding the way of the Iris, but like...how did they meet?! What was it like? How did Genji go from being super angry and pent up to allowing Zenyatta to teach him?
And yes, I want to know more about Zenyatta. How did the Shambali form. What was Zenyatta's life like?
"I feel you on Genji being fandom's favorite plaything. It doesn't even end at fandom lmao." <- True true. :/ Obviously this is me being hugely biased, but even if I didn't ship Genyatta, I'm not really digging the Gency hints being thrown into the story. I feel like Genji is becoming a really stereotypical character in a lot of ways and I hope that kind of stops. I liked Genji at first because his backstory was interesting and it avoided a lot of the usual tropes that are unfortunately raising their heads with regards to the Gency ship and some of his revealed Blackwatch backstory.
I'm not sure how much you'll like "the curving path" if you really don't like Genyatta because it is very much a study of the push and pull between the two characters, but if it's more just a "I don't really ship stuff in Overwatch" deal then you may end up loving the story anyway! I just can't really get a bead on whether or not you mean you dislike Genyatta and prefer to ship something else, or if you're just not into Overwatch ships so it's a bit of a blank slate here. :) If it's the latter, the fic is absolutely worth reading. The prose is breathtaking at times in my opinion. I'm very big on gorgeously descriptive writing, and so some pieces of writing stand out to me mostly for that as opposed to "I ship it and this competently-written fic ships it" type recommendations, and "the curving path" is absolutely a fic that stands apart from the pack to me because of the incredible wordplay.
P.S. I have no clue why so many people DO that, but I agree! He's 20! That is so much to explore there, especially if you consider that Zenyatta may have not even been really in control of his own destiny for part of his early life because of the Omnium/Omnic war stuff.
Re: OP
(Anonymous) 2017-05-09 02:16 am (UTC)(link)I think I'll enjoy the fic. The interactions between Zen and Genji are nice enough that I like their screen time together.
Again, thanks for the rec. <3 Nice to have something to read for bedtime.
OP
(Anonymous) 2017-05-09 02:45 am (UTC)(link)I hope you enjoy reading anon! <3
Re: OP
(Anonymous) 2017-05-09 10:30 am (UTC)(link)I feel like we're never going to get any information on how Genji and Zenyatta met because Chu seems to be more intent on shoving Genji/Mercy down everyone's throats. That Christmas comic could've had a cute teacher/student moment, but no, gotta put in hints to Gency and leave Zenyatta doing nothing in the background. And when Chu's not doing that, they make Genji revolve eternally around Hanzo. Like he doesn't exist as his own character, but more of a prop for Hanzo and vice versa. They need to let those two break away from each other, the brother feels have been beaten into the ground at this point.