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⌈ Secret Post #1174 ⌋

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There might be another one just as good as that? Icon related.

I don't understand what this means... why would a fic being good mean you had to leave the fandom?

Because no other fic would be able to measure up :)

But how would a person know whether another fic could measure up if they left the fandom after reading it?

Maybe it's not about the overall quality of the fic, but about characterization or something like that. If you know that no one else writes characters in this particular way (for whatever reason) and every other characterization feels OOC, then you know no other fic would be as good as this one.

I guess that could work in a really small fandom, but I don't know, it doesn't make sense to me. Most fandoms, even small ones, there's the chance that someone else will come in. Or the chance that the author of the first fic will write more fantastic fics that you'd then miss out on! It seems like you could end up missing out on some great stuff because of a judgment that might not even be true.

So, basically, your advice is that I should stay in this particular fandom and read through tons of mediocre fics* on the off-chance that someday I might find something equally good as the first fic? No, I don't think so. Would should I do that if I don't enjoy reading fic for this fandom anymore? I think it's easier to just move on to a new one.

* Mind you, a lot of people might like these fics, but I personally don't enjoy them as much as that first one.

The part of this that doesn't make sense is that you are assuming the fic in that fandom are mediocre, you don't know they are because you haven't actually read any of them. If you're so worried about that, it's a wonder you ever discovered the first fic to begin with, since you have to take the risk of accidentally reading a mediocre fic to discover it. If you aren't interested in the fandom anymore that's one thing, or if you know enough about the different writers that you know you don't care for their fic. What doesn't make sense is assuming that no one can ever live up to that first fic you read without actually looking for other good fics.

From your comment I see that out fic-reading habits are very different, so I should have said before that I'm only writing about my own experience, which may seem weird to you. The thing is, when I first start reading fanfiction in a particular fandom, I read everything I can find. After some time I get familiar with the tropes for this fandom and the fic starts getting repetitive. That's when I start being picky. And the longer I stay in the fandom, the pickier I get. And sometimes the moment comes when looking for those other good fics is just too much trouble. It's far easier to switch to another fandom where I at first I'm not picky at all.

Oh, and I don't assume the fic is mediocre. It may be great, but as I said above, I personally don't like it. That's actually not the same thing.

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Srsly. That's like saying "Ok, I ate the BEST cheesecake in the world and I'll NEVER eat cheesecake again!" So then you miss out on the strawberry cheesecake and the chocolate turtle cheesecake and every other crazy delicious cheesecake that comes after that. You might hit a few meh cheesecakes, but it's always worth searching for the next super delicious cheesecake.

Lmao, it's also kind of like saying that even the person that made the first fabulous cheesecake will never manage to create a cheesecake so perfect again... because if you leave, you'll never taste their future culinary masterpieces!

Yeah. No matter how you look at it, it's short-sighted and stupid on the OP's part.

This analogy ftw.

Heh, your loss.

I totally understand what you mean. Although I would prefer if it wasn't the first fic I'd ever read in a particular fandom :)

Okay, so I disagree with the secret itself (although I understand the sentiment).

But your secret pic is so wonderfully lovely. Honestly, anon, it's gorgeous.

DUDE mte. What a sweet pic.

Makes me twitch, actually.

*shudder* yeah, librarian...

Well, if you leave the fandom, you won't know if a better one ever comes along, right? Interesting picture by the way.

ooh, pretty picture! Ahem... yeah, I'm agreeing with others on this. I understand finding a fic and thinking, "Wow, this is great! Nothing else could beat out my love for this fic!" but I've never felt the need to leave a fandom entirely. I find it fun to explore all types of possibilities, and even if some fics are bad, I still want to find other good ones. To leave is the same as quitting in my mind.

Link to these fics? I love these!

Agreed, anon! If you post somoething like this, it is internet law that you have to share recs. :)

I couldn't do that. Reading an excellent, perfect wonderful fic that reinforces everything I love about the pairing and even the fandom always makes me GO DEVOUR MORE FIC in search of another one like it! and, hell, sometimes I find it :D

but dude, that picture you used is BEAUTIFUL. ♥

I'm like the narcissistic version of this -- I stay in a fandom until I ~write~ the fic that finally gets at the essence of why the fandom means so much to me. And then I kind of move on.

I'd love to one day write a fic that meant that much to somebody who wasn't me. :)