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fandomsecrets2009-03-31 04:43 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2009-03-31 04:43 pm
[ SECRET POST #816 ]
⌈ Secret Post #816 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged]
Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 09 pages, 202 secrets from Secret Submission Post #116.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 2 3 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 - too big ], [ 1 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
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I do think I've found some explanation though: attraction. If I find a character attractive, I pay more attention to them. I notice the nuances in their actions and speech; I think about their motivations more, because I like thinking about them. So, simply by virtue of being attractive, they become more interesting characters in my eyes because I've devoted time to fleshing them out in my mind. And because I find them interesting, I want to read about them. Just something I've been thinking about.
I think that's a pretty common motivator in what we like and don't like in what we read/write in fanfic. I'll admit without any guilt or shame: I generally only read, and I certainly only write, about characters I'm attracted to on *some* level (and that's generally a combination of physical appearance + personality + talent). Otherwise I'm just not interested unless it's a story by an author I particularly enjoy, from other works. I don't read fanfic (gen, het, or slash) just to read fanfic; I read it because I have a strong interest in these particular characters and want to explore more about them.
I've written/read gen/het/slash/femmeslash, all depending on the fandom and characters and relationships, though I will admit my predominant interest is in m/m slash. Those just tend to be the relationships and characters that interest me the most, and it may be that in my predominant field of interest (classic rock RPS), there really aren't that many female "characters" that capture my fancy and I don't care for "original female character" hetfics, so I'd rather just read about the male rockers I'm most specifically interested--and attracted personally--to.