Fandom Cliches Meme

[luxken27]

Ganked from 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.

Comments

[luxken27]

if my husband nommed on my shoulder hard enough to leave a mark, I'd probably smack him in the face.

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?

[psyco_chick32]

O.o;;

*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."

[luxken27]

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?

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.

[psyco_chick32]

so take as many or as few words as you feel are necessary to flesh out your idea

*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?

[luxken27]

LOL, mine too. I sweat serious bullets when I see the word limits at dokuga_contest and iyissekiwa.

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 :)