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the muse in December
Dec. 15th, 2011 02:12 amI wish I were in the habit of talking about my inspiration as a personified muse. Then I'd have somebody to blame for the current state of fangirl affairs. The dark December doldrums are never a good time for me writing-wise (or much else for that matter); usually if I manage to write anything at all it's by desperately grabbing at the brightest spark of inspiration that flares up, no matter how pointless or ridiculous.
...Which means that right now all I seem to be writing is fic for my silly kids' cartoons. It wouldn't be so bad it were for something like Avatar: TLA, a series that many on my flist appreciate as much as me, and that I'd have no compunctions about telling everyone else to watch (watch it!). Or RGB with its adult characters and adult following, for all it was geared toward children. Or Static Shock, one of the gayest (in the best way) cartoons of all time (Road to El Dorado levels, no lie.) But no, my hypothetical muse passes them by, and instead I am writing about series starring not-very-gay teen superheroes that I can't fairly rec to anyone who doesn't share my taste for ridiculous, not-very-well-plotted or -animated or -anything else action cartoons.
It wouldn't be so bad if I were writing total crack, or horribly brainbreaking smut, and having the satisfaction of knowing I was destroying childhoods (if not for my generation, for today's kids) and doing my part to fulfill Rule 34. But noooooo, my metaphoric muse demands quiet relationship pieces! G-rated cuddling! Classic hurt/comfort! Just because the writers of these shows don't take them seriously doesn't mean that you shouldn't! Just because you're twice the average age of the main heroes and most of their fans won't stop you from ficcing them! And who cares if most of the fandom agrees that Ben 10's primary canon 'ship is baseless and poorly conceived and executed, you are still going to find them one of your favorite het pairings of all time! (GWEN/KEVIN IS ADORABLE ~LALALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU~) Who cares that the Six + Rex smoosh-pairing-name is naturally SeX, that's hysterical but you still can't slash them because dude, mentor-father figure - so you shall only crave gen!
...Stupid nonexistent muse.
So far I have committed unnecessarily dramatic Generator Rex fic (one of those confusing-to-class stories in which the principal interaction is between a canonical het couple, but the core relationship focus is gen. And hey, at least Six and Holiday are more my age!):
The World You Save (4,674 words)
And ongoing Ben 10 fic (a more straightforward het+gen friendship & h/c story that I started last year and is really just a self-indulgent excuse for lots of cuddling):
Thaw (WiP, 13,070 words so far, 2/4 parts posted)
...Which means that right now all I seem to be writing is fic for my silly kids' cartoons. It wouldn't be so bad it were for something like Avatar: TLA, a series that many on my flist appreciate as much as me, and that I'd have no compunctions about telling everyone else to watch (watch it!). Or RGB with its adult characters and adult following, for all it was geared toward children. Or Static Shock, one of the gayest (in the best way) cartoons of all time (Road to El Dorado levels, no lie.) But no, my hypothetical muse passes them by, and instead I am writing about series starring not-very-gay teen superheroes that I can't fairly rec to anyone who doesn't share my taste for ridiculous, not-very-well-plotted or -animated or -anything else action cartoons.
It wouldn't be so bad if I were writing total crack, or horribly brainbreaking smut, and having the satisfaction of knowing I was destroying childhoods (if not for my generation, for today's kids) and doing my part to fulfill Rule 34. But noooooo, my metaphoric muse demands quiet relationship pieces! G-rated cuddling! Classic hurt/comfort! Just because the writers of these shows don't take them seriously doesn't mean that you shouldn't! Just because you're twice the average age of the main heroes and most of their fans won't stop you from ficcing them! And who cares if most of the fandom agrees that Ben 10's primary canon 'ship is baseless and poorly conceived and executed, you are still going to find them one of your favorite het pairings of all time! (GWEN/KEVIN IS ADORABLE ~LALALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU~) Who cares that the Six + Rex smoosh-pairing-name is naturally SeX, that's hysterical but you still can't slash them because dude, mentor-father figure - so you shall only crave gen!
...Stupid nonexistent muse.
So far I have committed unnecessarily dramatic Generator Rex fic (one of those confusing-to-class stories in which the principal interaction is between a canonical het couple, but the core relationship focus is gen. And hey, at least Six and Holiday are more my age!):
The World You Save (4,674 words)
And ongoing Ben 10 fic (a more straightforward het+gen friendship & h/c story that I started last year and is really just a self-indulgent excuse for lots of cuddling):
Thaw (WiP, 13,070 words so far, 2/4 parts posted)
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