You know, reading this rant-thing made me realize just how much good writing is lacking in most fics. I know that when I first started writing, and probably still now, my characters are affected by the other fics I've read, which influences my characters. In the end, only the rare few constantly write stories all their own. And more often than not, the writers are women who don't understand the male attitude. I feel like a lot of people just assume that 'gay guy' is the same as 'woman.'