I don't even know that it's married characters. It's just easier to slot in ships where the relationship is overt and obvious to the other characters, which K/L isn't so much, because so much of it did take place behind closed doors. Otherwise, the ship becomes a whoooooole other subplot, which might not necessarily be what the author wants to spend time on.
The infidelity thing ... I think people just have certain things that they don't particularly enjoy reading and writing about, and for some people, that's one of them. It doesn't bother me in fictional terms, but I have seen other people mention it. But then, I think it's the same for every ship - there are certain things about them that just turn people off them. I mean, with A/R, I've seen enough "Ew, old people! Squicky! I don't want to read/write about that!" comments from people to irritate me, but you know, that's just the way some people feel about it, and it's their choice what they like to read and write about :)
And just ... in general, what one person sees in a ship isn't what another person sees in it. If you're a huge fan of one ship, it's hard to see why other people don't want to explore the nuances of it because it's just so awesome! But for them, that awesomeness comes in a different form, and they might not see what was so special about your ship, because if it had affected them the way it affected you, they'd be shipping it, but they don't, so they don't neceesarily feel the need to write about it. I dunno.
I'm always really interested to read fic where my favourites are a secondary pairing, though, because they are often treated differently when they're written by someone who doesn't ship them as much, or at all. That can be fascinating. Do you find that when you do come across K/L as a secondary pairing, or do you think they're generally written 'right'?
Ok, three glasses of wine. I don't know if that made any sense, and I hope there was nothing offensive in it. I apologise if there was! I hope it was useful getting the viewpoint of someone outside of the ship, though ♥
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Date: 2011-10-27 09:14 pm (UTC)I don't even know that it's married characters. It's just easier to slot in ships where the relationship is overt and obvious to the other characters, which K/L isn't so much, because so much of it did take place behind closed doors. Otherwise, the ship becomes a whoooooole other subplot, which might not necessarily be what the author wants to spend time on.
The infidelity thing ... I think people just have certain things that they don't particularly enjoy reading and writing about, and for some people, that's one of them. It doesn't bother me in fictional terms, but I have seen other people mention it. But then, I think it's the same for every ship - there are certain things about them that just turn people off them. I mean, with A/R, I've seen enough "Ew, old people! Squicky! I don't want to read/write about that!" comments from people to irritate me, but you know, that's just the way some people feel about it, and it's their choice what they like to read and write about :)
And just ... in general, what one person sees in a ship isn't what another person sees in it. If you're a huge fan of one ship, it's hard to see why other people don't want to explore the nuances of it because it's just so awesome! But for them, that awesomeness comes in a different form, and they might not see what was so special about your ship, because if it had affected them the way it affected you, they'd be shipping it, but they don't, so they don't neceesarily feel the need to write about it. I dunno.
I'm always really interested to read fic where my favourites are a secondary pairing, though, because they are often treated differently when they're written by someone who doesn't ship them as much, or at all. That can be fascinating. Do you find that when you do come across K/L as a secondary pairing, or do you think they're generally written 'right'?
Ok, three glasses of wine. I don't know if that made any sense, and I hope there was nothing offensive in it. I apologise if there was! I hope it was useful getting the viewpoint of someone outside of the ship, though ♥