COMPLAINING and a rec!

[roxy]

I'm sorry, but this using a / to indicate a gen relationship really irritates the hell out of me. I'm a SLASH reader and a SLASH writer and more specifically a WINCEST reader and writer. That's my main interest, and when I click on a story that has Sam/Dean in the headline, I expect some form of slash. I don't necessarily need out and out sex--though that's more than nice, but it pisses me off when it turns out to be a completely, *totally* gen story, or worse, a het story. Nothing wrong with either, just not when I'm expecting guy love. When I want to read gen, I read gen. Much, much more rarely, I'll read het. I just like to know what it is I'm reading.

I know that these folks aren't posting like that intending to misrepresent, I think that they just don't get that there's a difference. We've talked about this a few times here. Is it not the same other fandom places? Is it only LJ anymore that adheres to the slash meaning a M/M relationship?

*throws hat down and flings hands up*





Had to get that off my chest. Okay, I bitched, so let me rec a fucking fabulous GEN story. See? I read them sometimes. Are you wondering where Sam's at, what's going on under that massive forehead? This fic explains it all. It's chilling, heartbreaking, *scary* as fuck and just plain amazing. I really liked it.

Stapled Shut, Inside an Outside World bycaranfindel

Comments

[fanspired]

Maybe it's new writers seeing the Sam/Dean convention a lot and copying it without understanding what it means. Direct them to S4:18 :P I think I've had the "huh? where's the slash?" experience myself, though. Very frustrating. The rec sounds interesting, though. Will have to check that out when I've finished my scene. I think it's a pity the show never really properly examined what Sam actually endured in the cage, because I think a lot of viewers have consequently forgotten it ever happened.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think you'll like this a lot. It's a really smart look at what could have happened.

I agree that there should have been some scenes for Sam, and Dean as well, in hell. Dean at least got that one scene with the chains and hooks. Without Sam getting at least one scene like that, I think that people forgot that what Sam went through was pretty horrendous, and that it lasted longer for Sam than for Dean.

[fanspired]

I loved the story. Have to say that at this stage I'd welcome being told that everything that's happened is a hell induced hallucination. Think there's probably be a riot if the show writers actually tried to pull that off, though :P

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's new writers seeing the Sam/Dean convention a lot and copying it without understanding what it means.

I think that's it, lol a couple of months back someone on my flist mentioned that people on tumbler were using the actual 'Wincest' term to talk about their love for the brotherly connection, yet were horrified when they had it pointed out to them that Wincest is a reference to shipping the brothers romantically. Apparently quite a few people on tumbler had just assumed it was the accepted fandom nickname to use for Sam and Dean scenes

[fanspired]

Yeah, I've heard it's so common it's actually _becoming_ the accepted fandom nickname to use for Sam and Dean scenes :S

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Wincest' term to talk about their love for the brotherly connection, yet were horrified when they had it pointed out to them that Wincest is a reference to shipping the brothers romantically.

Man, I'd pay cash money to see those faces...LOL!!