I check your site every evening, looking for new fanfic. I enjoy most pairings, though some do GACK me. And, honestly, when GACKED, it's usually because of the story, or the ages of the couple. (For example, most S/D leaves me cold, cold, cold. However, I am currently enjoying wisteria's Antiquities, because Dawn is in her late 20's, no longer a teen-ager.
For me, one of the best things about Joss Whedon's characters is that they are so adaptable, so real, so credible in so many situations, with so many different people, on either a het/slash pairing.
My first readings of fanfic were S/B, then I tentatively branched out to S/A, then to S/X, and now I will read any pairing as long as it's well-written and the writer has the "voice" of the characters spot on. I have tried reading B/A (at other sites), but that pairing generally leaves me pretty cold. And, I mean, what can they DO? It's a teen romance between a 15-18 year old and her 26 year old vampire boyfriend, and they can't ever get it on or he goes evil. Where can they go from there? Not big with the C/A either. Not big with Cordy past season 2-1/2 anyway. (I do like the Gwen/Angel pairing, however. a lot. and, if it had been developed better on the show, I could've easily gone for A/K.)
I think most readers of fanfic of Buffy/Angel series want to read more about their favorite 'ship. I think too, that for 5 years the B/S ship has been sailing happily. Now that the show is over and Spike is on AtS, and SMG is not gonna be on AtS anytime this millennium, the B/S shippers are not just in limbo; the ship has sailed away. And, as of Damage, so are the B/A shippers. Result? more "unconventional" shipping will be desired!
I enjoy reading B/S fanfic in all seasons. The good, the bad, the ugly, and the indifferent. Why? because they are interesting characters and their energy, their chemistry lives on the page.
Same with S/A. Lots of chemistry there. Also, their relationship involves matters of power,albeit differently manifested than the power plays of B/S. I also think the popularity of shows like QAF has helped the slash ships to sail -in all its manifestations. It's interesting to note who is currently writing slash that's also a watcher of QAF and maybe wriiting QAF fanfic.
Spike/Xander doesn't cut it too much for me, although I do read it. In fact, I consider Modus Vivendi, it's sequel, and Bus Stop Boxer to be among the best fanfic out there. of any fic. Just well written, compelling characters, great plots. just. so. well. worth. the time.
I also enjoy reading Spike/Faith, Spike/Fred, even though I know it won't be canon. Spike/Willow has no appeal for me. Don't know why; just doesn't. Most of what I've read that's S/W has been too dark and way too "un-credible". Same for Spike/Tara, although there's a good novel, Quiet as a Mouse, which is totally AU, extremely AU, yet, the writer took the main characters, stretched a bit, and wrote a good fantasy novel. So...for THIS sitch, I bought the S/T.
I particularly enjoyed a Spike/Anne pairing, but only 1 story with that ship. I've been looking for Spike/Gwen, but no go.
This rambling, late night comment was just to let you know that I appreciate reading ALL the pairings, and yes, Buffy and Spike, too. Spuffy-stuff can be highly enjoyable, especially since Buffy and Spike are so bendable. Bitchy!Buffy/Spike can be good reading, as can RemorsefulandLoving!Buffy/Spike. The important thing, for me, is that _I_ know which Buffy & which Spike are being cast in the story.
You've got the best archive on the Net; you've got beaucoup de tales; they are easy to find (not just pairing, author, title, but, whoa: time period, episode,etc.). In fact, allaboutspike is not first in my fanfic bookmarks because of the alphabet; it's because of the diversity, the size, the quality of the writing, and the ease of finding what I may be looking for at any given time.
Needless to say, I appreciate the time that you take to find good stories, cross-index them, maintain diversity in 'ships, and occasionally produce stats that leave me with a drool and a thud. (social scientist here: standard issue science nerd.)
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Date: 2004-01-31 08:02 am (UTC)For me, one of the best things about Joss Whedon's characters is that they are so adaptable, so real, so credible in so many situations, with so many different people, on either a het/slash pairing.
My first readings of fanfic were S/B, then I tentatively branched out to S/A, then to S/X, and now I will read any pairing as long as it's well-written and the writer has the "voice" of the characters spot on.
I have tried reading B/A (at other sites), but that pairing generally leaves me pretty cold. And, I mean, what can they DO? It's a teen romance between a 15-18 year old and her 26 year old vampire boyfriend, and they can't ever get it on or he goes evil. Where can they go from there? Not big with the C/A either. Not big with Cordy past season 2-1/2 anyway. (I do like the Gwen/Angel pairing, however. a lot. and, if it had been developed better on the show, I could've easily gone for A/K.)
I think most readers of fanfic of Buffy/Angel series want to read more about their favorite 'ship. I think too, that for 5 years the B/S ship has been sailing happily. Now that the show is over and Spike is on AtS, and SMG is not gonna be on AtS anytime this millennium, the B/S shippers are not just in limbo; the ship has sailed away. And, as of Damage, so are the B/A shippers. Result? more "unconventional" shipping will be desired!
I enjoy reading B/S fanfic in all seasons. The good, the bad, the ugly, and the indifferent. Why? because they are interesting characters and their energy, their chemistry lives on the page.
Same with S/A. Lots of chemistry there. Also, their relationship involves matters of power,albeit differently manifested than the power plays of B/S. I also think the popularity of shows like QAF has helped the slash ships to sail -in all its manifestations. It's interesting to note who is currently writing slash that's also a watcher of QAF and maybe wriiting QAF fanfic.
Spike/Xander doesn't cut it too much for me, although I do read it. In fact, I consider Modus Vivendi, it's sequel, and Bus Stop Boxer to be among the best fanfic out there. of any fic. Just well written, compelling characters, great plots. just. so. well. worth. the time.
I also enjoy reading Spike/Faith, Spike/Fred, even though I know it won't be canon. Spike/Willow has no appeal for me. Don't know why; just doesn't. Most of what I've read that's S/W has been too dark and way too "un-credible". Same for Spike/Tara, although there's a good novel, Quiet as a Mouse, which is totally AU, extremely AU, yet, the writer took the main characters, stretched a bit, and wrote a good fantasy novel. So...for THIS sitch, I bought the S/T.
I particularly enjoyed a Spike/Anne pairing, but only 1 story with that ship. I've been looking for Spike/Gwen, but no go.
This rambling, late night comment was just to let you know that I appreciate reading ALL the pairings, and yes, Buffy and Spike, too. Spuffy-stuff can be highly enjoyable, especially since Buffy and Spike are so bendable. Bitchy!Buffy/Spike can be good reading, as can RemorsefulandLoving!Buffy/Spike. The important thing, for me, is that _I_ know which Buffy & which Spike are being cast in the story.
You've got the best archive on the Net; you've got beaucoup de tales; they are easy to find (not just pairing, author, title, but, whoa: time period, episode,etc.). In fact, allaboutspike is not first in my fanfic bookmarks because of the alphabet; it's because of the diversity, the size, the quality of the writing, and the ease of finding what I may be looking for at any given time.
Needless to say, I appreciate the time that you take to find good stories, cross-index them, maintain diversity in 'ships, and occasionally produce stats that leave me with a drool and a thud. (social scientist here: standard issue science nerd.)
thanks for the postings. You made my day.