It’s five in the morning and some asshole is *still* shooting off mortars. I’m a minute away from calling the cops.
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I think they stopped…
Like right after I posted there was no more noise so… maybe? Like, I thought they were done at midnight but apparently they had half a dozen more to shoot off while people are trying to sleep. Assholes.
Haha I was about to write ‘if you could write a short fill that wouldn’t be a problem’ until I saw your tags 😛 and that’s a good goal! Just don’t beat yourself up if you don’t meet it. You’ve kicked ass this year, you really have.
I just wanna make a bingo, honestly. I’ve only done a few squares and I don’t like having signed up for something that I’m not gonna at least try to complete. But I have written a shit load this year and it’s only July. So, if I don’t black out the board that’s fine, I can just get done what I want to get done. And I think I can do it, I just need to actually do it. I’ve been feeling really good these past few days so I think I can get some writing done and actually be productive.
I definitely know how it goes. But I also have a grasp of your style at this point. I just don’t see how you could make me dislike it (unless it randomly turned into a proxy fic for Destiel). I can even handle MCD depending on how it’s done! To me, the most important part is that I care about what’s happening to the characters. And I definitely care.
Ha! Yeah… that’s not gonna happen….
Like, not to spoil but Cas and Balthazar are a thing and I’m not breaking that up. Also, Sam’s dragon cock. Like, I think the only time I will ever write a proxy fic is if Destiel was a proxy for another ship, like Calthazar or Megstiel or Denny or something.
Also: so much Dean planned in your polybingo squares!!
I know, right! So. Much. Dean. I feel like I should try to write some of the Dean-less squares and some of the femslash squares if I get the chance. I’m gonna try and get one a day done from here on out. *fingers crossed*
Dude. Stop that. I already like it 😛
Yeah, well, you know how it goes. I worry about the little things.
*vibrates in excitement* I can’t wait for more dragon!Sam and knight!Dean!!!! YESSSSS
hehehe
I hope you end up liking it. I’m pretty excited about it myself.
Yeah, exactly. The stuff I read or write about aren’t things I want happening to me or anyone else. Fic is a safe place to explore darker themes and it’s as simple as that.
imo, fiction is always and should always be a place to explore all kinds of topics. It’s the place we discuss human nature and big ideas like freedom and consequence and love, so why can’t we use it to talk about the dark stuff like torture and murder and assault? Truth is, we can. And I’m not going to apologize for ever writing about what other people aren’t comfortable reading, I’m only going to apologize if I don’t tag it correctly.
I wasn’t even factoring that in but obviously you’re right! Fiction doesn’t need to follow the rules that any sensible human does. Also, let’s talk about dubcon for a moment. IRL I’d just call that rape or coercion but in fic there’s all these different tags we can use. Dark fic vs. IRL assault are totally different things and I actually prefer having the freedom to use tags in fic that I wouldn’t IRL. As a survivor I appreciate it.
Oh definitely. Like, dubcon is usually a staple of certain tropes (fuck or die or heat/rut sex) that at times it isn’t even tagged because you know if you’re reading fuck or die or heat/rut sex that consent is going to be dubious. I mean, those tropes are completely about a lack of choice or control. Often they’re also used as a catalyst to break sexual tension, but IRL those are horrifying concepts.
But you’re right. I read somewhere (I don’t remember where so this isn’t my idea but it’s a good one) that part of the great thing about Dark Fic or Dark elements in fic is that it gives power to the person writing it. For the survivors of traumatic experiences, that’s hugely important because it gives us control over the things we once had no control over, and by labeling something like coercion as dubcon it puts the scene or event in a new light. It doesn’t erase it or minimize it (at least I don’t think it does) but kind of puts front and center that the consent was dubious at best. I also think it allows us to take a step back from it as well and that seperation can be a good thing. Now, granted, I think there should be more open and honest conversations about what consent actually is and what it means but I think those are conversations we should have as a society and a community and shouldn’t be on the shoulders of fanfic authors. (And it definitely shouldn’t be used as a way to shame or admonish fanfic authors either.)
Sorry, that got kinda rambly.
But yeah, Dark fic and assault are two different things. One’s imaginary and the other is real. And I’m glad that the freedom to tag them differently is helpful to you.
But, you see, that’s the thing. Cheating is a very personal thing to define. What’s cheating to one person isn’t for another. I’ve totally read fics where the writer used the infidelity tag and a reader was like “i don’t think this is cheating?” And I’ve also seen the opposite. It’s this really tricky area that isn’t always easy to pinpoint.
That’s definitely true. It’s one of those things where what’s cool in fiction is different than what’s cool IRL too. Like, I’d be soooo pissed if half the things that I’ve read (or written lbr) happened to me but because it’s fiction it’s not that big of a deal. Most of the time.
Could be. I’ve never seen people freak out about cheating with my favorite poly ship, especially if there’s a happy ending but Wincestiel is also a much bigger poly ship, it seems. There’s more room to play.
True. I mean, when it comes to polyships there’s a lot of…. questionable skirting of the rules of good communication that could be classified as cheating (imo). Esp if it’s a polyship like wincestiel or deanjimstiel, ‘cause brothers. No one really gets too worked up about it, I don’t think. Or maybe they do?
I dunno.
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