Meme and Stuff

[mark_asphodel]

I did not enter fe_contest  this time, even though I liked the prompt.  I had an idea I really liked for "Vanity" involving courtship/marriage between Innes and L'Arachel in a 1930s-ish setting, an evolution of the 'fic I keep wanting to write entitled "A Simple Game of Self-Respect."

When a 'fic title is derived from Elvis Costello's "Two Little Hitlers," you know it's not gonna be very fluffy.

But honestly?  Writing something like that promised to be emotionally draining and a great deal of... work.  Work to make the dialogue actually witty, and the interaction smart and sexy... and the atmosphere what I wanted it to be.  And I really, really didn't want anything to distract me from writing "Starchild," which is a) a great deal of fun to write and b) something that needs to be finished so I can move on and not have my head filled with details of this cracked-out mashup world.  Seriously.  I've dreamed up mission logos.  I've tried to place the various continents on an actual map to figure out an orbital path.  I've wondered what sports the characters like best.  Is Ephraim more of a basketball guy or a hockey guy?  No, not baseball.  They don't play baseball in the Magvel Union.  That's what those foreigners down in Lieberia play.

Also, there's a sequel to "Starchild" germinating in my head, and it's awful.

-x-

I haven't done a meme in a while.  I guess I stole this from hooves ... and half the rest of the f-list.

Name a character from one of my fandoms, and I will reply saying:

* How I FEEEEEL about this character
* All the people I ship romantically with this character
* My non-romantic OTP for this character
* My unpopular opinion about this character
* One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

PS: I have fandoms other than Fire Emblem (Utena, Gundam Wing, Harry Potter...) I just don't write them.

Comments

[sarajayechan.livejournal.com]

George! Or Duo. Or both. Whichever you prefer!

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

I never touched G Gundam. My main exposure to it was the "Domon W" comics at the back of the Gundam Wing manga. :)

So, Duo.

1) He's cute, he's funny, he's badass... and his fans generally destroyed him. Canon kind of destroyed him too... by the Ground Zero manga, he was pretty much comic relief. He was never my favorite pilot. Actually, of the five pilots, I liked him least-- Heero was hot and funny and had THAT GUY as his voice actor, Trowa was fantastically competent with that dry sense of humor, Quatre was so sweet and tragic (and is their field leader, dammit!), and Wufei... well, I always had a soft spot for Wufei. Duo was kind of the butt monkey and definitely at his best reacting instead of acting in a situation.

2) I ship Duo/Hilde... though I read at least one awesome Duo/Relena story back in the day.

3) Non-romantic OTP? Huh. Even if Duo and Hilde didn't become a couple (let's leave Frozen Teardrop out of this), they'd make a fabulous pair of bro-n-sis partners. Also, Duo/Deathscythe. Obviously! I just don't see him as super-connected to Heero.

4) God damn, where do I begin? He's not a femme-boy, not a seductress, not a vampire or a vampire hunter, not an undercover sexual agent, not everyone's favorite rentboy, and not Heero's love interest. I don't buy 1X2... for crying out loud, Heero had stronger positive reactions to Trowa! Fandom twisted Duo into this... thing... that had fuck-all to do with any permutation of canon.

5) I wish Duo hadn't been diluted into a girlish comic sidekick. I dunno if the mangaka were playing to fan expectations, or what, but it's not very dignified.

[sarajayechan.livejournal.com]

I meant FE3 George, lol.

re 4: I think Duo Maxwell just may be the most fanon-mangled character in all of fandom history. =/ The emo, the girly ukeishness, the cutting, the wangst, the man-sluttiness, the shallow comic relief...what, did these fangirls just see the braid and think "omg girly funnyboy!!"?

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

Oh, THAT George.

1) He's got to be the smartest guy left standing in FE3. Seriously. Smart, funny, cool-headed, pragmatic, competent, and able to manage other people. A force to be reckoned with.

2) I'd love an AU where Nyna sticks around with George as her supporter and eventually marries him. But I'd probably have to write it myself. Do like George/Linde, too. And I maintain a soft spot for pairing him with Minerva, dammit.

3) Non-romantic? Oh, he is SO OT3 with Midia and Astram.

4) I don't care if his stats suck, he's awesome.

5) Well, he doesn't get a life partner in canon, but it's Archanea and most characters are hosed on that front. I wish more (any?) of his good qualities had come through in FE11, because I overlooked him there. And I'm kind of ambivalent about the way Marth can recruit him in FE12 instead of just Gordin, because his standoffishness from Marth's "cult of personality" is one of the things I love about George. I guess he joined the Kool-Aid line after all. :/

I think Duo Maxwell just may be the most fanon-mangled character in all of fandom history

WORD.

[shimizu-hitomi.livejournal.com]

I'd love an AU where Nyna sticks around with George as her supporter and eventually marries him.



I am a sucker for 1920s/30s so I'd love to see your take on that AU, but I totally get the "too much work" feeling.

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

That... was kind of a plot point in the fic that remains unfinished

Oooh.

but I totally get the "too much work" feeling

There are only so many "research projects" masquerading as fanfics I can take on at one time... but the dialogue was the real sticking point for this one. It would have to sparkle. SPARKLE. And that's faaaaar more work than brushing up on 1930s fashion. :/

[sarajayechan.livejournal.com]

George/Nyna would be EPIC HOT. And he'd make a great king and husband, too...his people skills and pragmatism would make him a good match for Nyna, who needs someone to support her but also to help her overcome some of her issues.

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I see it as George first propping Nyna up as her loyal knight (and he's the heir to a major noble house, too-- gotta have some clout on name alone), then going "oh shit" when she gloms onto him as her latest idealized savior, then realizing Nyna's grown up and it's for real this time...

And they live happily ever after? Maybe?

He'd be a great king... but he pretty obviously doesn't want to be. But as a power behind the throne? Yeah. George rocks.