DPP: Fading into the Background

[callmeonetrack.livejournal.com]

Morning everyone! So a quick update, thanks for signing up for those DPP slots, there is just one left open between now and 2012 if anyone wants to do the honors!

Also, don't miss the four brand new ficlets from yesterday's touch meme!  Tomorrow, we explore....SMOOCHAGE!

But today, a question about a fandom practice that I've noticed... 



It seems to me that when I see big epic fics posted by other shippers, there are often secondary background romances in them...but seldom are they Kara/Lee. Why do you think this is? Are they just too attention-getting? Too complicated? Do they not work in the background? Is it a fandom fatigue thing--where the writer feels like they already have a lot of fic based around them and chooses to focus on other couples (and yes, I've seen that as a reason to not like Kara/Lee)? Are they just the kind of characters/ship that you either love or hate? (There's a lot of hate in the latter seasons once the Quad starts up.) Inquiring minds would like to know!

Prompt: Recommend some fics that feature Kara/Lee as a secondary ship, and if you write, perhaps try your stab at writting a ficlet that features them as background ship to the main action.

Comments

[sugarhaven.livejournal.com]

I just realized that the title of the fic is "Forgetting" not "Forgotten". I apologize for the mistake.

[callmeonetrack.livejournal.com]

I was thinking more of fics that focus on another pairing entirely (not involving kara or lee) and where Kara/Lee show up in the background as a definite alternative ship.

But that's a good one. I've read that one before but I don't recognize the username. Wonder if they used to have a different one.

[sugarhaven.livejournal.com]

I think the original username is laytoncolt