[ SECRET POST #2363 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2363 ⌋

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

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 05 pages, 118 secrets from Secret Submission Post #337.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

This secret could not have come at a better time- I've been absolutely stewing about Gen fics with surprise pairings lately. I'm reading a WIP right now that, up to this point, has had no focus on pairings whatsoever. Over the course of the last several chapters, however, the author has included two non-canon pairings, both involving main characters. Unfortunately, I have a major squick for both of these pairings, so I've since quit reading. It sucks.

The author's now stated, in response to several reviews, that they've been planning and "planting seeds" for one of the pairings (the one I have the biggest problem with, go figure) since the fic started. Both characters have been OOC for a while now, in their reactions to each other and their canon partners, but I wrote it off since I was enjoying other aspects of the story. Now, it seems like the author was slowly changing every character involved, in service of the non-canon pairing. So even if the main plot doesn't revolve around their relationship, the changes the author made to make their relationship more palatable had an impact on the plot and characterization of the fic, overall.

[(Anonymous)]

If you look again, OP isn't talking about surprise pairings. The pairings are very clearly labeled. Some of the reasons why a gen fic would include pairings is spelled out for you upthread.

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry, I noticed that after I got all worked up. I've had Gen on the brain lately.

[ooh_mrdarcy]

Whenever I read a gen fic and I come across original characters my warning bells go off immediately.

If it's a background character they don't need an elaborate physical description and a name attached; if they have more than a few paragraphs focused on them you know they're gonna stick around.