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

[maeglinyedi.livejournal.com]

You are forgetting one very important thing: At one point, Snape/Harry was a rarepair, too. ;-)

Just give fandom some time...I've been in fandom for a while, and when I started out, there were about five Sirius/Harry fics in total. Now look at that pairing...it can't really be considered a rarepair anymore, methinks. The same goes for Remus/Harry. Just to name a few pairings I've always loved, read and written, even when hardly anyone else was interested in them.

Of course, another major issue is that a lot of people just aren't that interested in the minor characters in the books. Some of those characters are little more than a name (Blaise, anyone?). So, yeah, I'm not surprised that characters who play a more central part in the books (Harry, Ron, Sirius, Snape, etc) have more 'fans'. I'm certainly someone who's very picky about minor characters, and thus there are plenty of rarepairs I don't read or write. But on the other hand, when I have an idea for a story, I'll write it, no matter how popular a pairing is or isn't.

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

You are forgetting one very important thing: At one point, Snape/Harry was a rarepair, too. ;-)

titti's pointed this out to me down to the exact number of writers at the time for each pairing. *chuckles* I'm sure Snape/Black fic was practically nonexistent, and this would have made me cry.

I'm certainly someone who's very picky about minor characters, and thus there are plenty of rarepairs I don't read or write.

So am I. I could give a fuck about Blaise. I'm glad you pointed that out, because I'm sure we're not alone when it comes to a rare pair with a minor character.