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doggieearlover: Name 5 cliches - from canon or fandom - that you'd like to see disappear.
In no particular order:
*The villainization of Kikyo (from the anime, carried into far too many fanfics). She's not the ultimate bitch from hell whose sole purpose in life (death?) is to screw with the Inu/Kag pairing. She's probably one of the most interesting characters in the whole series because she's so complex and layered.
*The age-old "Kagome sees Inuyasha with Kikyo and runs to Sesshoumaru" scenario. YES, IT IS STILL BEING WRITTEN, IN NEW STORIES. It was stupid the first go-around, but now it's just lazy and ridiculous. We know the end of the canon manga, and that presents far more interesting challenges to getting this couple together than this tired old bag.
*Fanon!Sesshoumaru. There's nothing more telling about the level of an author's knowledge of canon, especially if you are of the Sess/Kag persuasion. If you've read more than one of the preceding stories, you know what I'm talking about. Nothing gets under my skin faster than making Sesshoumaru OOC unless there is extensive, believable, realistic explanation for it (within the fic, not the author's notes).
*Mating marks (biting). OMG I do not understand this *at all* - never have, never will. I actively seek out stories that don't use this fanon trope, coming up with a more clever - or logical - way to show a couple is officially together. I used scent-marking in Every Heart, which I thought I made clear was my "mate marking of choice", but I still got people reviewing or asking me when Inuyasha was going to bite Kagome and make her his "real" mate. *sigh* Didn't happen in that piece, and won't happen in the sequel - and guess what? I still consider them mated.
*Perverted-hentai-Miroku. Yes, he's a flirt, but he is much more than that. In a lot of ways, he keeps the Inutachi grounded and serves as their voice of reason and strategic planning. He is sold far too short in the vast majority of fics which even bother to mention him.
doggieearlover: Name 5 cliches - from canon or fandom - that you'd like to see disappear.In no particular order:
*The villainization of Kikyo (from the anime, carried into far too many fanfics). She's not the ultimate bitch from hell whose sole purpose in life (death?) is to screw with the Inu/Kag pairing. She's probably one of the most interesting characters in the whole series because she's so complex and layered.
*The age-old "Kagome sees Inuyasha with Kikyo and runs to Sesshoumaru" scenario. YES, IT IS STILL BEING WRITTEN, IN NEW STORIES. It was stupid the first go-around, but now it's just lazy and ridiculous. We know the end of the canon manga, and that presents far more interesting challenges to getting this couple together than this tired old bag.
*Fanon!Sesshoumaru. There's nothing more telling about the level of an author's knowledge of canon, especially if you are of the Sess/Kag persuasion. If you've read more than one of the preceding stories, you know what I'm talking about. Nothing gets under my skin faster than making Sesshoumaru OOC unless there is extensive, believable, realistic explanation for it (within the fic, not the author's notes).
*Mating marks (biting). OMG I do not understand this *at all* - never have, never will. I actively seek out stories that don't use this fanon trope, coming up with a more clever - or logical - way to show a couple is officially together. I used scent-marking in Every Heart, which I thought I made clear was my "mate marking of choice", but I still got people reviewing or asking me when Inuyasha was going to bite Kagome and make her his "real" mate. *sigh* Didn't happen in that piece, and won't happen in the sequel - and guess what? I still consider them mated.
*Perverted-hentai-Miroku. Yes, he's a flirt, but he is much more than that. In a lot of ways, he keeps the Inutachi grounded and serves as their voice of reason and strategic planning. He is sold far too short in the vast majority of fics which even bother to mention him.
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It's easier to write two lines explaining why your characters are OOC than to justify it within the story space, yes :) Because that takes no effort at all, which apparently is the way most fanauthors operate. They want all the glory but don't want to put in the work to earn it.
Like KK, I can understand the exchange of blood and stuff... but I don't understand the biting, either. I was unaware that the InuYasha fandom is actually a vampire story -_-;;
Blood oaths are one thing, but the mating marks stories I've read haven't mentioned the mingling of blood at all. It's practically biting fetish!
This is such a sad use for Miroku. He can be soooo much more - Yeah, he's hilarious, but he's also wise and helpful and well-educated (he *has* to be to be able to scam people!)
He does get the short end of the stick, along with Sango. Which is sad because they are both interesting characters, and much less of a 'secondary pairing' than most people want to admit.
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I've told my husband before. There's a difference between love bites and actually biting to draw blood... I dunno, maybe it's just not my cup of tea, but if my husband nommed on my shoulder hard enough to leave a mark, I'd probably smack him in the face.
Miroku and Sango rarely get the love they deserve. Their backgrounds and reasons for chasing Naraku are almost as crucial to the entire story as InuYasha's. I mean, heck, Miroku's really gave them the time-frame to work with. "You must kill this hanyou before the hole sucks everything in its path."
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Agreed. There's this fascination with bloodplay I don't quite understand or share, though it has been fun to dance around the edges with (I wrote a hint of bloodplay into one of my contest shorts).
If someone tried it IRL, though, they'd find it was not worth the pain inflicted on them by me, LOL.
Miroku and Sango rarely get the love they deserve. Their backgrounds and reasons for chasing Naraku are almost as crucial to the entire story as InuYasha's. I mean, heck, Miroku's really gave them the time-frame to work with. "You must kill this hanyou before the hole sucks everything in its path."
Well, and Miroku is the one who introduced - literally - the whole Naraku plotline to begin with. He'd be an interesting one to do a character exploration about, because so much is unknown. Who was his mother? What was his childhood like, before and after his father died? What about all the scams he pulled between leaving Mushin's care and finding Inuyasha & Kagome?
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*looks to the left* Damn it... more plot bunnies...
Edited to add: OMG I just sort of got my idea for the fic I owe you... I <3 you forever... Uh... am I limited to drabblesque word limits?
There's this fascination with bloodplay I don't quite understand or share, though it has been fun to dance around the edges with
As a kink, it's definitely kind of interesting to explore (especially at the idea of InuYasha with Kagome's blood... I'm inclined to say he'd probably freak "Fuck! You're BLEEDIN'!" but as a way to tie two lifelines together? I just get a visual of InuYasha asking Myouga if they can use rope instead.
"So, I'm gonna bite you and draw lots of blood and leave a mark, and we'll live happily ever after!"
"Uh, I'm fine with my human life-span, thanks."
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LOL, certainly not! :) I utterly failed in writing a drabble for the one request I've fulfilled so far, so take as many or as few words as you feel are necessary to flesh out your idea.
As a kink, it's definitely kind of interesting to explore (especially at the idea of InuYasha with Kagome's blood... I'm inclined to say he'd probably freak "Fuck! You're BLEEDIN'!" but as a way to tie two lifelines together? I just get a visual of InuYasha asking Myouga if they can use rope instead.
LOL!! :D All of my bloodplay/blood oaths have been limited to Sess/Kag, where there's a greater disparity between them and something more obvious is needed to bind them together than the idea of mere human "love", since they don't have the same history as Inu/Kag do. I'm really looking forward to exploring the path I opened with "Oath", where mixing their blood gives Sesshoumaru the overwhelming first glimpse of human emotions.
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*wipes brow* Whew! Word counts are seriously my enemy.
I'm really looking forward to exploring the path I opened with "Oath", where mixing their blood gives Sesshoumaru the overwhelming first glimpse of human emotions.
Oooohhh that sounds incredibly cool, actually. *snickers* Poor Sess suddenly has to deal with emotions in a whole new light, eh?
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Oooohhh that sounds incredibly cool, actually. *snickers* Poor Sess suddenly has to deal with emotions in a whole new light, eh?
Yes, but it may give him just the push he needs to move on...*own plot bunnies running wild*
I have to torture my characters, just a little bit :)
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...Is this a bad time to mention that some people kind of get off on it? *looks around*
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But as a way to tie a lifespan together? When InuYasha is, like, half-magical being?
(That being said, I have a ridiculously low pain tolerance. The husband knows this and is un-allowed to exploit it.)
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I have to admit, I have the urge to dabble in it, at least once. Maybe it's because I just haven't been into IY fanfiction for very long, but I still don't mind the mating marks thing, and I will utilize it in at least one story. I understand that it's a turnoff for some, if not most, people because it's been GROSSLY overdone, but if someone doesn't like my interpretation of it, no skin off my back. I will continue to write what I enjoy, not what I think others want to read.
With that being said, there are a few I've read that are just...dumb.
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Plus, at least with some, there's like... you know, more than just *chomp* "You're mine forever, bitch." There's like, magic and blood and youki and reiki and stuff involved.
The whole *nomnomnom* "You're mine and you taste like chicken" is really what confuses me.
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LOL, not at all :) To each their own. It's just that it usually comes out of nowhere in these fics, and chomping down hard enough to draw blood, generally in the middle of their first time together?...Yeah, no thank you.
I like people who are creative, if they must have some sort of "special" way of demarking an "official" couple.
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However, I think most people (hopefully) aren't writing to make other people happy, but themselves. If readers don't like my work and tell me so, I might get my feelings hurt a bit, but it won't change why I do it. I would hope that most people feel the same way, but alas such is not the case. Some people are just WAY too hung up on getting all the reviews they can so they can feel better about themselves, and to this end, they will alter everything they post in the hopes of making people happy. Confidence issues, really.
But I digress....
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I just prefer, as a reader, to enjoy an author who tries to be inventive and creative instead of falling into the same old cliched traps. I certainly have used my fair share of stereotypes, God knows, but I try to bust them as much as follow them, if that makes any sense.
And yeah, don't understand people who are in it for the glory, because fandom is a fickle mistress. You can be hot one minute and ice cold the next...