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be_compromised2016-05-13 08:32 pm
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ATTF: Headcanon, fanon and tropes
Hello Best of Bars!
Time for a little Friday something. Most of us here write fan fiction, and those of us who don't, read it. Or make cool art. And when you do any of these things, you will have come across things that make you go, "WAIT. Did they just make that up? No -- can't be. It's too familiar. Must be from ..."
Chances are, you've come across fanon. Some idea or factoid that has turned up so often, it's become Truth. Like those things:
- Coulson recruited Clint.
- Natasha drinks tea.
- He made that different call because he watched her care for civilians/children/a kitten.
That's fanon -- fan-made canon.
If you're the only one who has one of those ideas, that's head canon. Sometimes, you get the ultimate compliment from a reader: "head canon accepted." And if that happens often enough, your brilliant idea can turn into fanon!
Finally, there are the fanfic formats we all love so much, people have turned them into bingos: the good old tropes" H/C, friends-to-lovers, body swaps, sex pollen...
All of it adds up to making fan fic into something comfy and familiar that you can pull over your shoulders like an old blanket at the end of a tiring day at the coal face of life. So, here's the challenge:
- Tell us your favourite fanon and tropes -- ideally with a fic rec? (And yes, fic self recs are cool! Help our newbies find your stuff!!!)
- Or give us a three-sentence fic with one!
- Which are the ones you can't stand, and wish that they would disappear back under the rock whence they crawled?
- Tell us your favourite head canon(s)!
- Maybe you have an instance where your head canon turned up in a movie and you had that delicious moment of wondering whether Joss Whedon read your fic?
Go forth and prosper -- all weekend long! (It's a three-day one here in Europe, so yay! us...)
Things to remember:
1) Always label NSFW (Not Safe For Work) stuff in the title and post under a cut.
2) Fic and artwork needs to have a rating and warnings (or you can say that you’ve chosen not to use warnings).
3) For people with annoying internet connections, say in the title if a comment is graphic/images/gif-heavy and post picspams under a cut.
4) Have a damn good time! (Because if that’s not happening then this post has clearly failed.)
Time for a little Friday something. Most of us here write fan fiction, and those of us who don't, read it. Or make cool art. And when you do any of these things, you will have come across things that make you go, "WAIT. Did they just make that up? No -- can't be. It's too familiar. Must be from ..."
Chances are, you've come across fanon. Some idea or factoid that has turned up so often, it's become Truth. Like those things:
- Coulson recruited Clint.
- Natasha drinks tea.
- He made that different call because he watched her care for civilians/children/a kitten.
That's fanon -- fan-made canon.
If you're the only one who has one of those ideas, that's head canon. Sometimes, you get the ultimate compliment from a reader: "head canon accepted." And if that happens often enough, your brilliant idea can turn into fanon!
Finally, there are the fanfic formats we all love so much, people have turned them into bingos: the good old tropes" H/C, friends-to-lovers, body swaps, sex pollen...
All of it adds up to making fan fic into something comfy and familiar that you can pull over your shoulders like an old blanket at the end of a tiring day at the coal face of life. So, here's the challenge:
- Tell us your favourite fanon and tropes -- ideally with a fic rec? (And yes, fic self recs are cool! Help our newbies find your stuff!!!)
- Or give us a three-sentence fic with one!
- Which are the ones you can't stand, and wish that they would disappear back under the rock whence they crawled?
- Tell us your favourite head canon(s)!
- Maybe you have an instance where your head canon turned up in a movie
Go forth and prosper -- all weekend long! (It's a three-day one here in Europe, so yay! us...)
Things to remember:
1) Always label NSFW (Not Safe For Work) stuff in the title and post under a cut.
2) Fic and artwork needs to have a rating and warnings (or you can say that you’ve chosen not to use warnings).
3) For people with annoying internet connections, say in the title if a comment is graphic/images/gif-heavy and post picspams under a cut.
4) Have a damn good time! (Because if that’s not happening then this post has clearly failed.)