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spnanonhaven) wrote2010-10-18 09:53 pm
spnanonhaven) wrote2010-10-18 09:53 pm
Big Bang/Exchange Fic Discussion #1
Post your threads for Big Bangs and exchange fics here.
Format like so:
SUBJECT: Title [Pairing, Rating] by AUTHOR
CONTENT: Art by whoever
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Format like so:
SUBJECT: Title [Pairing, Rating] by AUTHOR
CONTENT: Art by whoever
http://url of the master post on the BB comm.
Re: SPNJ2 XMAS Week 4: 12/22 - end
(Anonymous) 2010-12-23 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)LOL. I had some issues with this story but not nearly to the same extent that you did. I didn't think Jeff was a creeper and Jensen was smitten fairly quickly, but it's a short rom-com story, so that kind of goes with the territory.
Jensen didn't seem like a coward to me. He'd tried to explain the truth to his family but they hadn't been willing to believe him (and worse, there were some implications that they thought his fling with Jared was just a phase, not Jensen actually coming out of the closet) and so making up a boyfriend wasn't a terrible idea. Not exactly smart either, but not terrible.
The argument about Jared didn't feel OTT to me. Jensen's mom was trying to give him some grief about stopping smoking and Jared was brought up in it as he'd been the one to introduce Jensen to cigs. Jared wasn't made into a villain though we don't know why they broke it off. Jensen's mom wasn't demonized either, though that fight wasn't her best moment. Jeff's response didn't seem disrespectful at all, or at least not inappropriately so. He was acting protective of his "boyfriend".
The story felt like "classic" slash. There were a lot of tropes broken out that I hadn't seen in years and it was somewhat odd to see them again. Not bad, so to say. Just unusual. Jensen was a bit too flighty for me to really like him and he blushed all the time, but I loved Jeff's characterization. The family wasn't developed much at all and the plot was incredibly simple, but I liked it over all. It was a sweet, feel good story and it's rare to get those with JDM/JA. I'll take what I can get!
Re: SPNJ2 XMAS Week 4: 12/22 - end
(Anonymous) 2010-12-23 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)"Classic" slash? I'm just going to back away from that one.
There were a lot of tropes broken out that I hadn't seen in years and it was somewhat odd to see them again. Not bad, so to say. Just unusual. Jensen was a bit too flighty for me to really like him and he blushed all the time, but I loved Jeff's characterization. The family wasn't developed much at all and the plot was incredibly simple, but I liked it over all. It was a sweet, feel good story and it's rare to get those with JDM/JA. I'll take what I can get!
Hmm, that's probably what's got me so bothered. I equate poorly developed side characters, an unsympathetic MC, and an unbelievable plotline with the bad-to-mediocre!range fic. But if you can settle for it, more power to you!
Re: SPNJ2 XMAS Week 4: 12/22 - end
(Anonymous) 2010-12-24 12:29 am (UTC)(link)I meant "classic" in the sense of the style of slash I saw a lot ten plus years ago and not often now in terms of character dynamics, not stories I'd call classics of the genre in a positive sense. If that helps?
I didn't see Jensen as unsympathetic, just not really compelling either. And like I said, I did like Jeff. Though yeah, given how rare JDM/JA comes along, my standards here are lower than they are for other pairings.