DPP: Treasure-Trope

[howlinchickhowl.livejournal.com]

Hello hello my fangirl friends :) What an interesting week we have had so far. Yesterday we discussed our wacky ideas involving Pilots in OTHER stories, and there were some interesting suggestions, some awesome manips, some exciting fic reccomendations, and lively discussion besides.

And of course there was the obligatory Fassavoy gif hijack :P

Today is all about your favourite tropes. I know we had a trope based discussion on Monday, but this is slightly different. I've been going through my delicious bookmarks trying to get them into some kind of order, and I'm noticing certain trends.

So my question for you is this:

What are the tropes/categories if you're not clear on tropitude that will almost guarantee you will read a fic? What does an author need to put in the genre/notes section to make you clicky clicky without even really reading the summary? Tell me what your weaknesses are, and rec some of your favourites if you like.

For me, Academy!PIlots will always make me click. They're so young and so full of optimism and banter and sunshine, and I find I can't resist them. Also included in this is anything pre-mini, as I tend to bundle them in together.

I have many favourites when it comes to Academy Pilots, one of my all-time favourites is Laws of Gravity by brynnmck  And also A Brief History of Starbuck and Apollo by daphnaea . AND also, one I read recently The Spark by foophile which is a little bit different from your average academy fic, and also kinda hot.

There's also the Stealth!Snuggle, which always makes me suuuper happy. Favourites include Digging a Hole (Nothing Romantic About the Hours We Keep by bantha_fodder  and Trouble Sleeping by stars_like_dust  And the good thing about the Stealth!Snuggle is that it tends to come in the middle of fluffy fics, fics about pilots being lovely and adorable and generally hot. And that's nice for everyone :)

What about you guys? Favourite types of pilots fic? Recs for my personal favourites? Recs for each other's favourites? Have at it!

Conversely, what are your LEAST favourite tropes? What will automatically turn you off about a fic? And are there any exceptions.

For example, I don't really like the idea of Pilots as cylons, so I generally don't read that kind of thing. BUT there are two most excellent exceptions to this: Twelve by rheanna27 which is all mythology-y and sad and wonderful. And obviously Periapsis by rawles  which is just incredible.


Alright, enough from me, you go :)

Comments

[kag523.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure its generalized dislike of that topic (just a couple of us loudmouths LOL). As for reasons why I don't like it, I can only speak for myself. My dislike of it comes from the fact that it is used in order to fix the situation. I have three kids and a happy 15 year + marriage but I can assure you that children are HUGE stressers. They make things more difficult, not easier, so I find it hard to "buy" a story where that brings everyone together.

Do I have Kara getting pregnant at the end of some of my fics? Yes, actually, I do, because pregnancy does tend to happen (especially on planets without technology or where people are married). I just make a point never to use it as the 'reason' they get together. It feels contrived to me. That's all.

[amaliak.livejournal.com]

No one does parenting-angst like amidala_thrace's Insanity Underrated.

But there's also that one fic (which name alludes me) where Kara is jealous of Lee's relationship with their daughter since the little girl trusts him more after having gone through a traumatic situation together (featuring the cylons).

Parenting does NOT make things easier, that's for sure. More to deal with, but worth it in the end.