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What fan fiction are people reading at the moment?

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feral · 24/07/2018 12:25

I used to write and read a lot of ff then I had a baby... My fandoms have gone quiet in the interim.

If you like ff what are you reading - what fandom, fics, ships?

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feral · 26/07/2018 23:02

@SilkyDrawers I do wonder where folk find the time to write that many words!

I'm on chapter 5 of Things Worth Knowing, but it a time for bed. 😎

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SilkyDrawers · 26/07/2018 21:18

I’m also diving into Things Worth Knowing as rec’d upthread - missed it and a few others from Erised 2017, so that’s my reading time sewn up for the next 2 weeks Grin

But the million-word-long fic? Fuck me, that’s just overwritten. So much fic needs a bloody good edit, if you ask me. Especially true for M/F fics. More than 80K words and I think the writer is having more of a wank than the characters half the time, tbh. Notable exceptions such as Sara’s Girl notwithstanding.

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feral · 26/07/2018 08:44

As in can't pm. Not sure am reading to pimp my writing out on mumsnet for all to see!

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feral · 26/07/2018 08:44

@TeaAndNoSympathy can't do it from phone but will do later.

I've been inactive for ages so this would be me dipping toe back in. 🙂

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TeaAndNoSympathy · 26/07/2018 08:41

Do it feral! Any chance you could post/PM me some links to your work? Always looking for new writers.

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feral · 26/07/2018 08:37

@TeaAndNoSympathy 1million words! I think I'll save that for my holiday at the end of August Smile

I'm considering signing up for this year's erised. I must be crackers.

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TeaAndNoSympathy · 26/07/2018 08:34

I love, love, love femmequixotic and noeon! If you have lots and lots of time to spare I really recommend Femme’s ‘Tales from the Special Branch.’ It’s a series of 5 parts now and she updates regularly. It’s primarily a Harry/Draco but their are side pairings as well. Very long (1 million words in all!) and plotty with tons of sex. Some genuinely good OCs as well which is rare in fanfic.

useyourimagination · 26/07/2018 08:20

@ShowOfHands - I don't really ship anyone, I'm more into bromance and action, hurt/comfort type fics. There used to be some phenomenal writers on FFnet for Supernatural but most seem to have dropped away or migrated to other fandoms. I'm sure there are still some good authors there but there's so much poor writing too that I can't really be bothered to sift through it all so I go back to my favourites every time.

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feral · 26/07/2018 07:50

@TeaAndNoSympathy I'll check out polomonkey sounds good.

Currently now reading Things Worth Knowing by femmequixotic and noeon on the hd erised recommended further up thread. Loving it so far. Always been fans of theirs.

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TeaAndNoSympathy · 26/07/2018 07:05

I adore FF. I read an awful lot of it. I love Harry/Draco but also like Merlin/Arthur, Sherlock/John and 00Q. I’ve read a few good fics by Mottlemoth recently. They write in the HP and Sherlock fandoms and i’ve really enjoyed everything I’ve read. I also like Polomonkey’s Merlin/Arthur fics.

Any chance you could PM that link @ShowOfHands? I’d love to read it.

ShowOfHands · 25/07/2018 21:43

I've just googled to find the name of the deleted Arthur/Merlin au I read years ago and found a Dropbox link! It's franticsga's Be Resigned. That's my bedtime reading sorted.

Useyourimagination, what supernatural do you read? I like Destiel. Wincest does nothing for me.

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feral · 25/07/2018 21:27

@threemilesupthreemilesdown
Enjoy 😘

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threemilesupthreemilesdown · 25/07/2018 21:17

Ahhhhhh I haven't read 00Q for years - time to get reacquainted. Grin

internallystumped · 25/07/2018 20:40

@feral agreed! All hail JI! Grin

On another note though, I belong to so many different fandoms but strangely the only fan fiction I've ever been able to get into is HP fan fiction.

Always struggle to find any I can really get into because not many people write about pairings I like.

Even HP fan fiction. Lucius fan fiction is very slim. Unless it's Lucius and Snape but that's not for me.

I like Sirius FF but again struggle to find ones with pairings I like as not keen on Sirius/Remus and Sirius/OC stories aren't usually very good. Sad

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feral · 25/07/2018 20:10

@internallystumped I think that was the first time I saw JI - so hot in that !

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internallystumped · 25/07/2018 20:03

@feral I've a major soft spot for him in The Patriot. Blush Guess I like him as the bad guy.

Bootsuit · 25/07/2018 19:42

SilyDrawers I can see how real life Tom Hardy would potentially ruin fictional character Tom Hardy, but he was so hot as Eames. He wasn't as well known when inception came out to have spoiled the fanfic pairing for me.

Was he always such an arse or has fame made him worse? I know a couple of actor types who haven't even sniffed success but are nevertheless insufferable.

SnuggyBuggy · 25/07/2018 19:41

I loved JI in the last film when he was all rugged and sneaking off

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feral · 25/07/2018 19:40

@internallystumped I'm still hoping they bring back Case Histories. He's so yummy in that.
Well in everything.

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internallystumped · 25/07/2018 19:36

@feral yaaas. yaaas. Totally. Definitely a Jason Isaacs thing. Although I definitely find the wig an added bonus. Wink

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feral · 25/07/2018 19:33

@internallystumped
It's a Jason Isaacs thing? Because I'm down with that, wig or not!

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FrozenMargarita17 · 25/07/2018 19:32

I used to proof read Hp fan fiction. I've not read any for YEARS.

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feral · 25/07/2018 19:31

I'd love to write 00Q but I don't think I could get into Q's head. Merlin and Arthur were open books, and Harry and Draco...

I've written a couple for Suits in early days but I went right off Mike and thought Harvey deserved better! Love Harvey. Think they might get him with Katherine Heigl this season...

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SnuggyBuggy · 25/07/2018 19:31

I used to love angsty Harry Potter fanfiction as a teen. I also wrote a very angsty Recess fanfiction which I never got round to uploading, even the most peripheral characters were crippled with angst Grin

internallystumped · 25/07/2018 19:25

Jumping in because I love fan fiction!!

Used to be seriously obsessed with Lucius Malfoy fan fictions BlushBlush that blonde wig though...

😂😂

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