@murphyhatesme asked for 1, 6, 7, 13, and 20 for the fanfiction asks!
1. When did you start reading fic? (how old you were or how long ago)
Oh hell, it’s been years and years. I’m thinking probably around 2009? I was 15, almost sixteen. But I completely and totally blame @miceenscene for my introduction to AO3 in 2010.
6. Do you listen to podfic (fanfic recorded like an audiobook)?
I don’t. I have great respect for the artists who make them, but I’m not an auditory person at all and I get distracted when listening to audiobooks and podfics.
7. What’s your favourite fic genre to read?
oh maaaaaaaaan...........there are so many! I love love love mutual pining fics and I’ve never met a mafia AU that I didn’t adore so a good plotty action fic with mutual pining and BAMF!characters is quite honestly my kryptonite.
13. What is your favourite fanfic trope?
In case my own writing isn’t evidence enough, I am weak for possessive/protective behavior. I’m also a big fan of Character A being kidnapped and Character B tearing the earth apart to find them, just in time to see Character A in the middle of a badass escape attempt.
(does that count as a trope)
20. Have you ever read a fic more than once? What is it about that fic that made you read it again?
So, @nihilvanum can attest to the fact that I read stupidly fast, so I often have no choice but to reread fics! However, there are some fics that I have read six or seven times, and I will continued to reread them for the rest of my life. As for what brings me back, I’ll use an example:
West of the Moon is my favorite fic ever. I’ve read it ten times and I’ll probaby read it again when I finish this post, honestly. The characterization and brokenness of every character that coalesces into such a found family is amazing. The plot is intriguing and surprising and so so good. The fact that it can change character perspectives between chapters and yet, the writing is clear enough that you can see what the other character is thinking and feeling through the tiny, almost nonexistent tells that the author displays is breathtaking. It’s clever, a Mafia AU while also somehow not being a total AU, and if I could ever ever write something like this, I would die a happy person.
can you tell that I really truly love this fic. It changed me.
I’m not picky in what I read, but I am picky in what I love. If the characterization is good, the plot is clever and paced well, and the interactions are on point, I will forgive a multitude of grammar errors.
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