if i was writing a joshler fic what tropes would you theoretically want to see?? the fic is going to be a summer camp au where they used to be campers and they fell in love and now theyre counselors but josh had to go off to college after the summer they spent together and tyler stayed at camp and worked there, and josh just moved back home and got hired at camp and other than that i have no ideas
sorry for the word vomit oopsies
anon i just want to make sure you sent this to the right tumblr blog anon im not sure i can send such a genuine ask to forcefem city in good conscience anon are you familiar with my game ANON............
anyways nonforcefem response under the cut it gets long
ahee i think it sounds like a fully realized concept sans my input ^_^ take it to the horse derby first teach it to swim after!
i guess what id like to see is how youd personally navigate it! i spend too long in my head put me in yours :3 umm some quastions i had pondering this premise
what did their summer together mean to them & how do their memories differ?
what does their home town both of them?
how do they feel about josh dun leaving/coming back?
did josh dun go to UCLA or USC . there is a correct answer here <- JOAKING!!! i yam looking up universities in LA .
what keeps tyler joseph at camp? what brings josh dun back?
with a relationship thats based off of past memories, im curious about the differences between their perceptions of their memories and how those similarities/differences interact !
like for example . uhhhh what if tyler joseph felt like he had literally no other option but to stay out of obligation, and so he ended up with a more negative but complete view of camp? versus josh dun, who left for a whole year and had all the time to miss camp and returned, ended up with a idealized version of his own memories . & when they meet up again are they challenged with conflicting views ? or do one/both of them feel pressured to never acknowledge their own feelings to not invalidate the others feelings? how do they navigate those feelings . by reconnecting with their own feelings of whimsy???
I DONT KNOAWWW... this is a lot of unthought out concepts & not necessarily something i think u should commit to . i dont even think its what id commit to . but the part thats fun to me is just digging my teeth into questions and what the consequences of them are or how did we get there . & maybe what aspects are cooler and more fun to you to ponder on .
im honestly quite ?? very extremely ??? charmed to be considered for creative input <3 i may but um . up there in last people you want to hear from (doesnt read fanfiction) (writes deeply unhinged RPF posts thats deeply incongruent with the more slice of life? coming of age? tone i read this as having) (KNOWN HRPF FORCEFEM BLOG) (also not super used to long form writing . or writing narratives really LOL)
never apolochive for word vomitttt its fun to hear about what other people are up to i hope youre having fun!!!!!!!!! ^_^
This is about Real People Fics. My opinion is bound to be unpopular with half, popular with the other half.
Then it segues into Soulmates.
Reminder that this is all my opinion and it's worth about what you think it is.
To start - I had never heard of RPFs until I found Brittana and discovered there were a slew of RPFs about Naya and Heather.
Initially, I was totally against them, feeling like it was disrespectful to the actresses. But, I'm a curious (nosy, same thing) person and couldn't resist the pull of a good story. And there are plenty that are good.
Here's the thing. RPFs aren't really RPFs (MY OPINION). What I discovered was; they put Santana and Brittany's personalities onto Naya and Heather and "tweaked it" slightly to make it more "real" ... SLIGHTLY being the key word. What it seemed like (TO ME) was that the people wanted to write Brittany & Santana as two actresses on a tv show that fall in love IRL. Make sense?
This has come to the forefront of my brain because of my newer fixation on Swarla. People are up in arms about fiction writers writing Ali/Vicky fics. It's "disrespectful to the actresses", they're real people with real feelings, not fictional characters. Which is true. The odds of them reading those fics is pretty slim. (I am not sure how slim it was because I have read that Naya was a fic reader but I think, with Ali and Vicky, it's highly unlikely). Also ... if you don't like that kind of story ... DON'T READ IT. You don't need to leave nasty comments (which, going by the one I read, the author was looking for - given the "cry about it" summary - that was literally the summary - and the responses to the comments). Just scroll past. Nothing you say is going to persuade that person to take down the fic. Or to not write it. The BEST way to bother a fic writer? Don't react. Don't comment. Don't kudo or share or bookmark. Easy peasy.
Now ...
Soulmates
(stick with me, this will make sense by the end - mostly)
I don't believe in soulmates, per se. In the early 00s I read a couple of books by a psychic named Sylvia Browne who dismissed the notion of soulmates and said, instead, that there are soul groups. Groups of souls that are bound together and find each other lifetime after lifetime. There's that person (those people) - that you've never met before - but it feels like you've known each other forever.
I sort of straddle the line. I think there are both soulmates and soul groups. Ya with me so far? Like your best friend group. There's that ONE friend that you will always call first. You love them all, are comfortable with them all, don't care if they know everything ... but there's the one that always gets called first/told first.
I also believe, very strongly, that soulmates are not necessarily ROMANTIC in nature. And this is why RPFs exist. (See what I did there?)
Naya & Heather were, in my opinion, soulmates. Not romantic partners (while it's fun to think that way, both of them chose other romantic partners and I have to respect *that*). The way they looked at one another on screen and off, the way they supported each other off screen, the way they LOVED each other (non-romantic/non-sexual) was *next level* (I used this in my fic TFTEISHF) ... their souls recognizing each other beyond the physical. The "I know you". Two people can love each other completely and fully and NOT be soulmates. Two people can be soulmates and NOT be romantic/sexual. (I had a friend, a long time ago, who pointed this out to me because she was getting ready to marry the love of her life but believed her soulmate was a different guy who she had ZERO romantic/sexual feelings for - last I knew, she was still married to the non-soulmate).
I *believe* the same of Ali/Vicky. Those two look at each other and it's next level. I adore my partner, can't imagine my life without her; I have *never* looked at her (in almost 23 years) the way Ali and Vicky look at each other. I know very little of their personal lives - which, I am very okay with - and I don't need to know anything they don't wish to share.
My beliefs about Naya/Heather, Ali/Vicky don't make them true. I don't think I'm being disrespectful by being in love with their relationships - on and off screen. And I think that's why I gravitated toward Swarla. They gave off the same vibe as Brittana. The actresses are FRIENDS ... Ali and Vicky refer to each other as "work wives"; Naya and Heather were always a two-shot - Naya went see Heather in Dancing with the Stars, she was onstage supporting Heather when Heather gave a speech.
When the chemistry comes across in STILL PHOTOS - you know you're witnessing something extraordinary, something special. To this day, there are photos of Naya and Heather that take my breath away. The recent interviews for the Swarla wedding have similar photos that are absolutely breathtaking. That relationship pulls people in.
Those four women are actresses; they're PAID to do a job. And all four of them have done it well. But Brittana doesn't work with anyone BUT Naya and Heather. Swarla doesn't work with anyone but Ali and Vicky. Because of that chemistry, respect, and yes - love.
I was chatting with someone who said "I want someone to look at me the way they look at each other" ... and, good luck. My parents have good chemistry. They've been married almost 60 years and I've seen the way my dad looks at my mom and I know he absolutely adores her, completely besotted with her. He's almost 85 and gets JEALOUS (not like OTT, ragey) over a widower friend paying my almost 80 year old mother attention (purely friendly, no agenda - he's still grieving his late wife - mom's best friend). I've never seen him look at my mom like *that*. I have what my parents have and I'm pretty damn happy.
That chemistry, that *next level* connection, is rare.
And it may not translate into romantic/sexual attraction. (Just like romantic/sexual attraction doesn't necessarily translate into a healthy relationship)
It may just be your soul recognizing someone else's and going "hey, I know you! Where have you been?"
End note: I probably could have included Xena/Gabrielle, Lucy/Renee in this ... because it all applies to them as well.
Once again - all my opinion ... worth about what you think it is.
Chapters: 59/151
Fandom: Formula 1 RPF
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Charles Leclerc/Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo & Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly & Charles Leclerc
Characters: Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris, Sebastian Vettel
Additional Tags: POV Max, POV Charles, lestappen, from the first steps to the last, from rival to boyfriends, From hate to love, Feels, Hot, Funny, Sad, Introspection, Personal Growth, Evolutions, Couple growth, different couples at the beginning, deep things, long fic, almost all written, References to Depression, problems with the father, other couples at the beginning, seb & lew support, presence and help of friends, vague references to other couples, Promises, charles x max, max x charles, sensitive topics
Summary:
“I slam the bathroom door behind me and immediately pull down my pants to assess the extent of my damage, not with the intention of venting now, but of slipping into the freezing shower and recovering. But just then, with my pants down to my thighs and my big, hard cock standing tall right here in the center, the door opens again and there's Max on the warpath, who begins with a thunderous: - Come on, Charles! - that immediately dies in his throat. But Look. So something's stopping you!”
RPF is so cool because there is a public figure and a random freak goes, "what if I write some shit that’s barely even based on them really… yeah, what if I did that…"
What is your stance on RPFs (Real Person Fiction)?
I'm Pro-RPFs! Screw anyone who's anti-RPF!
I'm Anti-RPFs! Screw anyone who's pro-RPF!
I'm Indifferent! I keep to myself with fanfic wars!
I'm Pro-RPFs, but don't shit on those who are anti-RPF.
I'm Anti-RPFs, but don't shit on those who are pro-RPF.
I'm Indifferent, but don't shit on either of them.
I'm Pro-RPFs, but don't like or agree with all of the Pro-RPF stuff.
I'm Anti-RPFs, but don't like or agree with all of the Anti-RPF stuff.
I'm Indifferent, but see the pros and cons of both.
I'm Pro-RPFs, but respect Real People who don't want fanfics about them!
I'm Anti-RPFs, but respect Real People who are okay with fanfics about them!
I'm Indifferent, but respect Real People who are and aren't okay with RPFs!
Voting ended onMar 16
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Note: I write about how the characters interact with the world and each other. I focus on the characters, not necessarily the conflict unless it is interfering in their relationship or stopping them from being around each other. It’s all about the people.
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Organization for Transformative Works
Word count: 1,000 minimum
Rating: Any
Types: NSFW or SFW
Kinks: Yes (it’s easier to say what I WON’T do—No Vore except blood drinking, No necrophilia unless sex with vampire—they gotta be able to consent, No Incest, No pee, no poo)
Tropes: meet cute, meet ugly, fluff, angst, friends to lovers, boss/employee, polyamory, **a/b/o**, kid fic, parent-focused fic, mpreg, apocalypse, damsel in distress (rescue), canon divergent, sex worker/prostitute/stripper, interspecies relationship, imbalanced power dynamics, love at first sight, hurt/comfort, shifter/skinwalker, roommate to lovers, or ask.
There are a handful or two of tropes I’m not ok with, so please select at least **3** options.
Plot or premise: please feel free to give me your prompt in as much detail or as little as you’d like.
Pairings: Any from the acceptable characters. Polyamory is acceptable too.
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Reader insert: If you select Reader as a character, please advise the POV, such as first person (I am), second person (you are), or third person (she, they, he, them).
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Acceptable Characters:
Reader—male or female, LGBT+, Chronic Illness, Mental Health, Winchester sibling or nibling, supernatural being, MoL Legacy, Rowena’s child, love interest to Team Free Will, Hunter, psychic, witch, etc. (Just ask)
Moon Knight system (Jake, Steven, Marc; Moon Knight)
Khonshu (Moon Knight)
Beau Arlen (Blue Sky)
Alec McDowell (Dark Angel)
Soldier Boy (The Boys)
Dean Winchester (No Incest;Demon, Possessed, Etc)
Sam Winchester (No Incest; Samifer, Lawyer, Professor, etc)
John Winchester (good parent, yes! No incest)
Mary Winchester (good parent, hunter, yes! No incest)
