Writing meme

[dripping_cherry]

Gacked from grey_hunter





1. Draco (or his son) tops.
2. It has an unhappy ending.
3. It's super long and plotty.
4. Characters are extremely OOC (unless it's on purpose and mentioned in the header).
5. Draco has a receeding hairline or long hair.
6. There's too much mushy dialogue.
7. It's about an established relationship.
8. The main plot isn't about a relationship.
9. There are extensive references to pop culture.
10. The boys act like gay stereotypes.



So is this pretty accurate? Anything obvious I've missed?

Comments

[teprometo.livejournal.com]

Amen for 5, 7, 9 and 10.

5 for obvious reasons. Bald Draco is not happening. Long-hair Draco is the worst, most god-awful Jason Isaacs-inspired thing ever. Despise it.

7 because established relationships are boring. There's no tension that way! How can there be a climax when they've already been there, done that?

9 because, honestly, who cares?

10 goes along with OOCness. They don't act that way and they never will. Nor would I ever want them to. I know some stereotypical gay men and I love them, but H/D are not those men. Please and thanks.

:D

[drippingcherry.livejournal.com]

7- I suppose there could be tension if there's a conflict for the couple to over come, like infidelity, etc., but overall I love the angst/UST involved in bringing them together.

10- I agree. I don't have a problem with real men who are like that, just in fanfiction, and especially when it's OOC.

[teprometo.livejournal.com]

See, UST rocks my life. I read a lot of fic for the porn. Without UST, porn is boring. Just is.