Daily Pilots Post

[dramaturgca.livejournal.com]

So, I was sitting here, working on a project for tomorrow's DPP, occasionally refreshing my flist, and I started thinking "That's weird, the DPP is usually up by now, I wonder why it hasn't been posted yet." And it actually took me a little while to figure out that this DPP won't go up until *duh* I post it. It's been that kind of day.

SO! For today's DPP, discuss:

Angst vs. Fluff! (I picture here a cage match between Lee, fully emo'd out, and a small white kitten. Right now, the kitten is the odds-on favourite. ;) )

Which do you prefer to read? Which do you write? (I prefer fluffier, but tend to write angstier XD) Which do you associate more with the fandom?

P.S. I direct you to yesterday's post and rachelindeed's summary of the biggest difference between fanon and canon:

In conclusion, have you noticed that Kara and Lee get it on constantly in fanon whereas they almost never do in canon? I know it's a subtle thing, but I have picked up on that divergent trend in fanfiction :)

Made my day.

Comments

[kag523.livejournal.com]

I am exhausted but I want to answer this, so it'll be brief.

Like queenofthorns, I don't like angst, for angst's sake. Although I'd say I never write fluff or crack, I hope that any angst I throw into my fic (and there is plenty) is plot related. It has to be there for things to develop to the next stage. (And it seems like everything I write turns into a massive plot-heavy, multi-chapter fic.)

As for reading, I'll admit I crave angst for the same reasons. I cannot read crackfic. Don't ask. It's just me. And fluff kind of creeps me out unless it is really well done and it has the underscored emotional reality of the two characters (K / L). If it doesn't then it feel OOC for me to connect with.