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... This is a question I'm not exactly sure how to phrase. *rubs mouth musingly*
Is it ... Is it not usually the done thing, in fanfiction, to have fic that focuses on examining platonic relationships in depth? As in, focusing on the relationship, with the level of attention you would in a shipping fic, but the relationship itself is still decidedly gen?
I mean, I saw a response once on Deus Ex that said they'd never seen a platonic relationship examined so 'intimately'. Which is ... I mean, really? (Not sarcasm, by the way. Honest question).
And I know in Avengers fic, I'm very, very gen right now, but ... not usually in the sense of teamfic or action-adventure, but in the sense of examining the personal interactions of various characters. (Mostly, admittedly, relating to Tony -_-;) And it's ... mostly because they're all still so new to each other, except in those cases where there's so much implied history, and it's kind of awesome to be able to explore that wide and that varied a set of potential interactions, and ... Um. It's all still mostly gen, with me. But the depth, in some of those potential relationships ...
And I know, I know, I've asked variations on this question before (well, no, I've written a long and rambly post about why I like platonic shipping/emotional gen), but ...
But. Is it really that rare? Is it honestly just not usually the done thing?
*shakes head, waves hand* Never mind. I'm obsessing slightly, I know. Ignore me, carry on. *grins sheepishly*
Is it ... Is it not usually the done thing, in fanfiction, to have fic that focuses on examining platonic relationships in depth? As in, focusing on the relationship, with the level of attention you would in a shipping fic, but the relationship itself is still decidedly gen?
I mean, I saw a response once on Deus Ex that said they'd never seen a platonic relationship examined so 'intimately'. Which is ... I mean, really? (Not sarcasm, by the way. Honest question).
And I know in Avengers fic, I'm very, very gen right now, but ... not usually in the sense of teamfic or action-adventure, but in the sense of examining the personal interactions of various characters. (Mostly, admittedly, relating to Tony -_-;) And it's ... mostly because they're all still so new to each other, except in those cases where there's so much implied history, and it's kind of awesome to be able to explore that wide and that varied a set of potential interactions, and ... Um. It's all still mostly gen, with me. But the depth, in some of those potential relationships ...
And I know, I know, I've asked variations on this question before (well, no, I've written a long and rambly post about why I like platonic shipping/emotional gen), but ...
But. Is it really that rare? Is it honestly just not usually the done thing?
*shakes head, waves hand* Never mind. I'm obsessing slightly, I know. Ignore me, carry on. *grins sheepishly*
