i want to write an essay

[lyssie]

I don't like Kara/Lee. In fact, it practically gives me hives, at this point, makes me avoid reading fic, and makes me daily bitch at poor woodface. Yes, I've written it. Yes, it's subtext and that makes it easy to write. (of course, since the slashers claim Daniel/Jack has more subtext than Sam/Jack, why am I not writing Daniel/Jack?)

What's strange is being on the other side of the shipper divide. Being one of the ones on the side going, "Well, that's nice. But why don't people write gen/DC/other pairings/non-X-Men-Marvel?"

hrm. am being distracted. Note to self: continue later. also. find out how much isn't on ff'net and update.

Comments

[lavidaessueno.livejournal.com]

of course, since the slashers claim Daniel/Jack has more subtext than Sam/Jack

This is such an annoying argument, as it is comparing apples and oranges. Sam and Jack is main text. It is directly referenced in the show. ARGH!

[lytarules.livejournal.com]

The pairing I like best is Adama/Roslin. Iamsowrong. I don't mind Kara/Lee, but I don't really feel it. Rather like I feel about Sheppard/Teyla. I think they're going to do it and it'll be mildly interesting, but it's not an OTP.

Honestly, as they move farther away from Sam/Jack onscreen, the less I care for how they handled the ending. It seems more like chickening out right now, especially since they have RDA for a few minutes in a few eps this season. They caved to pressure from all sides.

Plus, RDA's time this season seemed really slashy, and Sam's essentially a recurring character. Walter seems as important as she is. My OTP is gooooone.

But back to BSG - I suspect this cynicism influences my ability to engage with other canon pairings onscreen, including Lee/Kara.

[woodface]

*insert meaningful comment here*

*smoooches*

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

I was just noticing that earlier today when, yet again, a Kara/Lee fic got recced in galacticanews. It's like nothing that isn't K/L is any good or worthy of pimping. Okay, it may be just sour grapes 'cause I don't so much write K/L, but dagnabit, Helo/Sharon deserves love, too! :P

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

What she said. On all counts.

In a weird way, if they'd left the Sam/Jack with more of a make-the-shipper-fans-irate! ending, there would probably be more good fic being written (not to say there isn't now, just not as much and not by the same people) and I'd... care more to read it. *shrugs*

[nakedtoes.livejournal.com]

Does K/L friendship annoy you as well, or just the ship?

[ancarett]

I, of course, love Lee/Kara, but I'm also wondering why there isn't more gen fic out there as well as other pairings. I'd prefer a good gen fic or even one that's not my "favourite pairing" such as Lee/Laura or Kara/Leoben to a lot of the dreck that comes out, actually.

I've got a Lee gen/angst story that I need to finish for the worldstage_fic challenge but I'm pretty well tapped out, myself, for writing smut stuff at the moment with any BSG character. *woe*

[icewing.livejournal.com]

This is totally off topic, but I wanted to bring it to your attention while I thought of it. There's a new Halloween RR starting up with pretty well ALL the old players. You can get the details on the subreality lj community. I saw you hadn't thrown your hat in yet, and you used to love the old RRs.

[rhi-silverflame.livejournal.com]

*loves on you*

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I know. And after the shittiness of the third Halloween RR and the fact that those in charge didn't care to ever archive all of it coupled with the stupidity of the fourth one there's no way in hell I'd ever participate. Sorry.

[musicforcylons.livejournal.com]

I, of course, do ship Kara/Lee, but I absolutely adore gen fic. It's all about the universe expansion.

[timjr.livejournal.com]

guh.

Kara/Lee makes me shudder too.

I'm kinda glad I don't read most fanfic.

[icewing.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I didn't know how you felt. Just wanted to make sure you knew about it and weren't left out.

[morwen_peredhil]

Eh, people write what they want to write. At least BSG is one fandom in which my OTP is the preferred one.

I sympathize, though, because in SGA I'm getting to the point that John/Rodney fic makes me want to break stuff. Not because it's slash, but because I don't see that pairing at all yet the fandom is inundated with it.