[ SECRET POST #5510 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5510 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 63 secrets from Secret Submission Post #788.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

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Name the fandom. And repeats, etc.

(If you think something in this thread is a troll, please ignore it! Conversation is fine, but OT wank makes stuff harder to keep track of in this thread. Thanks.)

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01. https://i.imgur.com/yZj8IB9.png

Transcript by OP

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I used to happily skip over all the "mundane AU" fics. But after I found one really good one, I can't stop thinking that there must be more out there. I just don't have the patience to trawl for another treasure among all that "meh". And I'm still not willing to try out Coffeeshop, College, or High School AUs.

[(Anonymous)]

Hard same! To the whole secret, from the wanting more now that I've found one or two really good ones, to still refusing to touch high school AUs with a ten-foot pole. Solidarity, OP.

[(Anonymous)]

Lmao the best (semi)mundane fic I've ever read is TECHNICALLY a Charles Xavier/Erik Lehnsherr Coffee Shop AU. As in, Charles owns a coffee shop, and a lot of Coffee Shop AU tropes are present. They still have their powers, though, and it's mostly about mutant politics and activism lol. Mercy of the Fallen (the AirDrop Security Update 2.0) by pocky_slash btw, it's fantastic - https://archiveofourown.org/works/1565411.

[(Anonymous)]

Amen.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't care much for baseball but that one ASOIAF baseball AU where Jaimie is playing a perfect game while freaking out about all the drama going on is such a classic.

There are some AUs that are great because they are just great stories. I wish I had a "actually really good not just popular" filter on AO3 but we don't so I browse.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah good mundane AUs are really good. But almost none are good.

I will say I also avoid HSAUs and I honestly don't even understand the appeal. It just seems like the most annoying setting possible, with the least amount of things you can do with it, and the writing is rarely good.

[(Anonymous)]

I feel you. I hate mundane AU's so much. Especially high school. But once in a while there is this one fic...

[dancingmouse]

Am I the only one who actually likes Coffeshop/School AU? Like, I like seeing other people's interpretations on which roles certain characters would be in (Would Superman be a Jock? A Nerd? A Theater Kid?), or seeing just how well a character would make a crazy Starbuck's order.

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[philstar22]

I assume you mean the cat. No idea what fandom this is. But yes, all cats are precious, to-be-protected ones who should have only good things happen and have happy, spoiled lives with whatever human servants they choose.

My Joanna chirped her agreement from her perch on top of my leg.

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03. https://imgur.com/CXw2b8g.png

[(Anonymous)]

Ugh, yes, it is very annoying to always have to explain to people that when I say "I like spy fiction" I really don't mean James Bond. George Smiley is basically the anti-Bond and that's exactly what I want.

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[(Anonymous)]

You and me both! I love coming up with weird scenarios but I always end up trying to make them as happy and successful as possible. I dunno, I guess misery gets boring too quickly.

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05. https://i.imgur.com/eiZU756.jpeg

[philstar22]

Miss Jay was easily the best part of Top Model (with Mr. Jay a close second). Those two made the show far more enjoyable than it had any right to be.

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[(Anonymous)]

I’m not sure what to tell you. It’s insanely catchy, for a start. It’s definitely in my top three for the movie, and it’s the one I find myself randomly singing the most. It’s also a group song, which I love, and all the parts play really well off each other. Choral elements often get me in music. I love a lot of the little details in it as well, like the almost tap-dance use of the footsteps in Dolores’ section, because sounds are so magnified to her. It’s just good, I enjoy it a lot.

This one, Luisa’s song, and Dos Oruguitas are my top three from the movie. Dos Oruguitas for when you really want to just bawl your eyes out for a while, and Luisa’s because the lyrics hit pretty hard, and the rhythm is really, really good. Rhythm is probably a pretty big factor for me overall.

It’s just what you happen to enjoy and what you don’t, I guess.

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[(Anonymous)]

I imagine it must be intimidating to be factually accurate in a fandom like this. There's a lot of research to be done, and some folks are interested in focusing on the character dynamics rather than dig deep into the details of the time period for what is hobby writing.

With that said, I deeply respect the folks who put their whole being into research and accuracy (The Terror fandom is absolutely fantastic).

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[(Anonymous)]

Congrats on reaching 10 years! That's some serious dedication, and it's great that you're still having fun with it. Even if no-one does read it (though I'm sure some will!), all those years of enjoyment are so worth it. <3

Interesting to see how completely fannish attitudes to the kind of ship you're describing have changed in over the last decade, though...

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09. https://i.imgur.com/WQKJs5Y.png

[(Anonymous)]

I can't help it, it just always makes me chuckle.

Thank you, secret maker, for the secret.

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[(Anonymous)]

I liked all 3 of these books too.

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NS, NF, etc.

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I just found out Pizza Hut got rid of their flavored crusts...

[(Anonymous)]

What stupid thing has made you sad recently?

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