Fandom Discussion: Rarepairs and Response

[themostepotente]

I've been thinking about this for awhile, and I've just now gotten around to posting about it.

What is it about certain rarepairs and a lack of feedback that has some wondering; Is it worth my time to continue writing them?

I'm talking Snape/Lucius, Snape/Draco, Lucius/Sirius, Snape/Filch, and a host of others I can't think of right now, because fuckin' A it's 4 a.m., time for us vampiric types to be in their coffins.

But I mean c'mon -- Snape/Lucius? WTF, people. So effing hot, but every time I see a SS/LM fic, it gets next to no feedback. It doth boggles thy mind.

Snape/Draco is another one. I've seen some GORGEOUS Snaco, and yet the feedback SUCKS MY CYBERCOCK.

Not very encouraging, I can imagine, if you've ever wanted to attempt something different.

Someone once told me that Snarry, Harry/Draco, and Remus/Sirius comprises the backbone (skeletal system) of fandom. But man, what about the other systems?

So if you are a rarepairs writer, does the lack of feedback influence your writing them? Or do you just say 'Fuck the masses. I like it, and I'm still writing it!'

--P

Comments

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

To be perfectly honest, I write stories about characters that interest me, which can be major or minor. Then I finish and say 'hey, it's gen, no one reads gen' and throw in a few lines of gayness.

And that's one thing that bugs me. Good plotty stories in which any pairing in there sticks out like a sore thumb (you'd have to link me to an example of what you mean for yours specifically, since I can't remember if I've spotted it there or not).

I'll happily read gen, I'd love to see more stories (in any fandom I read) where there's a hint of queerness, but not necessarily a pairing, but I don't see many recs for that sort of thing.

And yes, I'm guilty of throwing in a sex scene because I'm writing for a zine or list that expects it, but that story's under revision, and the sex may get edited back out before it's finished.

Gina