And I totally get you on this one. Just because you like the same pairing as someone else doesn't mean that you like it for the same *reason* as them - true for any pairing in any fandom, really.
Characterization is always paramount for me, whether they are in the Feudal Era or 1960s outer space moon buggies as Russian cosmonauts. I allow for some leeway, but if I get the sense of "this character is acting this way just because I want him to" - I'm gone. That's what I look for in *all* fanfic, but I think that Sesshoumaru/Kagome fics are particularly difficult to manage that in. I'm not certain why - because Sesshoumaru displays such varying faces throughout the series, from ruthless killer to caring guardian? Because Kagome is the identifiable one, so that we writers inevitably shape her to our own tastes? Either way, the result is that I sample a *wide* variety of Sess/Kag fics. But really, I think that's rather ideal. I just let the people who think that Sesshoumaru is a big, fluffy bunny-bear wander far from my pastures. :P
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And I totally get you on this one. Just because you like the same pairing as someone else doesn't mean that you like it for the same *reason* as them - true for any pairing in any fandom, really.
Characterization is always paramount for me, whether they are in the Feudal Era or 1960s outer space moon buggies as Russian cosmonauts. I allow for some leeway, but if I get the sense of "this character is acting this way just because I want him to" - I'm gone. That's what I look for in *all* fanfic, but I think that Sesshoumaru/Kagome fics are particularly difficult to manage that in. I'm not certain why - because Sesshoumaru displays such varying faces throughout the series, from ruthless killer to caring guardian? Because Kagome is the identifiable one, so that we writers inevitably shape her to our own tastes? Either way, the result is that I sample a *wide* variety of Sess/Kag fics. But really, I think that's rather ideal. I just let the people who think that Sesshoumaru is a big, fluffy bunny-bear wander far from my pastures. :P