[ SECRET POST #6112 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6112 ⌋

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


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 40 secrets from Secret Submission Post #874.
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

[case]

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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[(Anonymous)]

Nothing wrong with writing for an audience of yourself. Taking a break from your other writing might refresh you with new ideas for publicly shared stuff. Or it might just be the area you'd rather focus on now. It's your hobby, enjoy it how you like!

[tabaqui]

Dude, you do you, write what makes you happy. That's pretty much all that matters, and if this is your go-to - go! :D

[philstar22]

This is me, except the fics for me are all in my head. I don't actually write them. But I don't spend time anymore writing actual fics, I just spend time with my head-fics.

[(Anonymous)]

If you're having fun, it's all good 👍

[(Anonymous)]

I did this last year, it's really fun to let go and write something self-indulgent that only I'll see. There's no pressure and no expectations so it's enjoyable as hell.

[(Anonymous)]

Same, actually. I have a crossover that is just for me and it's all I want to write. I wonder sometimes if that's because I'm not getting enough response to my published pieces, and at least I'm not expecting anyone to say anything about a fic I'm not showing them.

[amalthia]

I'm just happy to hear you're having fun writing. :) Not all stories have to be shared.

OP to Secret

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you so much for making my secret, Secret Maker!!!!! <3 You really do so much for this fandom <3 <3 <3

And thank you to all the kind responses! <3

[(Anonymous)]

I hear ya. I have private ideas for fics about my favorite musicians, including a pair that I've been secretly shipping for *decades*, but I love and respect them too much to actually write something and post it. Not to mention the fact that some of their close relatives follow me on Facebook...*gulps*

Is there, in fact, any RPF about folksingers out there somewhere? The precious little bandfic I've found can't seem to get beyond the Beatles and the Jonas Brothers...

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[(Anonymous)]

Some of it definitely has a weird vibe. I found it weird because I always used the word like "bimbo" before it became a big thing in fandom. A hot, dumb guy, not buff or kind?????? Also a lot of people acting like it's super body positive somehow to valorize buff men, instead of a normal male beauty standard. Okay, whatever.

[(Anonymous)]

There's an argument to be had that bimbos are popular among men for the same reason, regarding the 'stupid = safe' bit.

[meadowphoenix]

so tropes aren't really about correlation. like "mean dumb boyfriend" is also a narrative trope and "perfect boyfriend" tropes often require the guy be firing on all attractive cylinders, including intelligence. secondly, there are at least two narrative versions of the himbo. there's the "first" one where the himbo where the himbo is the slub boyfriend but hot, so the inference is that the non-himbo is long-suffering but the attractiveness makes up for it. then there's the "second" version where the himbo's specific social attractiveness imo is that he's a good boyfriend despite not being the sharpest, i.e. the non-himbo partner is couched as someone who is giving something up (a partnership that is mutually guided) for something better (someone who is kind and well-intentioned).

i think you can criticize this trope (there are some counter-narrative versions where part of the non-himbo's growth is realizing that they are in some way emotionally taking advantage of their partner because they assume a lack of comprehension means a lack of depth or emotional need), but i don't think your interpretation gets at why it's popular in either its shallow version of arm-candy or its more nuanced version of "he's dumb but he's good".

side-note: I would not consider hercules a himbo, just naive about relationships.

[(Anonymous)]

I thought the most critical part of a himbo was the kindness

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[(Anonymous)]

I've been feeling this recently. I miss reading fantasy/scifi books, but I just haven't found any that's been appealing.

I'm mainly reading non-fiction books and fanfics, but I'd like to get back into those genres - especially any lgbt leads who are over 20 years old (the amount of times I keep picking up books that sound good or were recommended with my interests, but turned out to be YA. I don't mind YA, but I'm beyond ready for something with adults in it).

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[(Anonymous)]

Oddly, as much as clickbait titles suck, I don't hold that against her personally (since everyone is guilty). If anything, it was her voice the put me off for the longest time, combined with the jokes, which seemed unnecessary. But I guess I've gotten used to it now.

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Amusing Lines in Fanfic

[(Anonymous)]

What lines in a fic have given you a good laugh? I started wondering this after re-reading a fic.

The line: "Seriously!" pleaded Alex through the door. "This Egg Drop Soup is about to become truth in advertising!"

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