[ SECRET POST #2363 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2363 ⌋

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

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Because people expect canon pairings? Any fanfiction comes with the expectation of canon being mentioned, even the parts of canon you don't like. Random side pairings that come completely out of left field and are entirely the work of the author rather than original canon annoy people.

[(Anonymous)]

The level to which it's being taken makes it seem like there's a bunch of people with overly delicate sensibilities running around fandom. But, then again, the use of the word "trigger" kind of demonstrates that.

[(Anonymous)]

But why would they automatically expect canon pairings? In fanfic, where anything goes, canon pairings aren't a default. And in fact, in some fandoms, a fanon pairing is expected more to show up than a canon pairing.

[cassandraoftroy]

Because even in fanfic, "where anything goes," the canon is still the common reference point for everyone involved. It's like if you're writing, let's say, a Law & Order fic, and you happen to mention offhandedly that one of the characters is a werewolf. That's not in the original canon and nobody coming into your fic expects it, and if there isn't any explanation or setup of how or why that person is a werewolf, it's going to throw people out of the story. But if you're writing Harry Potter fic and you mention that Remus Lupin is a werewolf, nobody's going to bat an eyelash, because it's canon. This is true even if the reader doesn't particularly like werewolves.

Non-canon things need more explanation and labeling than canon things, because (even though fanfic is "anything goes") canon shapes what people expect coming in.

[(Anonymous)]

This whole discussion is kind of making me start to question the point of fanfiction.

[(Anonymous)]

Then you're reading it wrong. The discussion is about the labels on fanfiction.