You didn't really ask for disagreement but ah well. I, actually, love the pairing. It's the only one I ship in the Harry Potter fandom. In truth, most ships are tied down by the boring "established" plots. I have been burnt out by the pairing before and stopped reading the stories. Now, I'm just very picky about what I read. So while yes, I get what you're saying, I've never experienced the problem. If I find myself reading a crap story, I stop reading. It's really that simple for me.
Also, this problem exists in other fandoms. It's so annoyingly common that I don't really think it's a ship thing. Maybe just the popularity of this particular pairing is what draws crap writing to it. Like the good stuff is there but it's hard to find. Another way to get around the boring "plot" is to read stories where the pairing is featured but not really central to the story. It makes things more interesting. That's just my two cents, I suppose.
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Dissenting Opinion?
Date: 2004-08-19 09:10 pm (UTC)Also, this problem exists in other fandoms. It's so annoyingly common that I don't really think it's a ship thing. Maybe just the popularity of this particular pairing is what draws crap writing to it. Like the good stuff is there but it's hard to find. Another way to get around the boring "plot" is to read stories where the pairing is featured but not really central to the story. It makes things more interesting. That's just my two cents, I suppose.
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