Our dirty little secrets.

[icarus]

Been hanging out at David Hewlett's dgeek.com forums the last couple of days.

It's been interesting, I've really enjoyed it. I probably won't hang out there much because my main interest in fandom is fanfiction, but watching the forums take root and grow and people freak out and then calm down has all been fascinating.

Poor David. People were so panicky about "things that might be posted!" he probably has some strange ideas of what's out there. People have mentioned concerns about legalities but I think that's disingenuous.

In reality, we'd be embarrassed if he found, say...

- xanthelj's BDSM John/Rodney slash novels. Face it. If David reads fanfiction, we want him reading rivier's "Exigencies," not our guilty-pleasure BDSM porn.

- All our icons clipped from Century Hotel with captions such as "Heart-shaped ass" (with a heart drawn around his fanny?).

- The fact that 90% of the fanfic in SGA centers on Rodney, and most of that is John/Rodney. And that a huge percentage of that is rated NC-17.

- The Hewlett-head stuck-on-a-porn-star body photomanips.

- Even worse, the Hewlett-head and Flanigan-head stuck-on-porn-star-bodies and then stuck-together photomanips.

I've been thinking. What if David stumbled onto your fanfic? Are there any stories you wouldn't quietly die inside if he read them?

Comments

[teaphile.livejournal.com]

I really don't think I'd be embarrassed if he read any of my fic. For the most part--even the slash, rare though it is--I think I did justice to his character. I certainly wouldn't want him reading some of the whiny Emo!Rodney stories that are out there, though. Or the porn star manips, either, mainly because I get embarassed for fandom when I see those.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

For my part, I have to admit that most of fics are slash and a good percentage would make me wince.

Well, if he were just reading them, and had seen the warnings on the internet, I'd be fine with his reaing my better work.

Now, if he were across the table from me, reading a print-out, occasionally giving me the raised eyebrow? I think my head would be in my hands.

Icarus

[teaphile.livejournal.com]

Now, if he were across the table from me, reading a print-out,
occasionally giving me the raised eyebrow? I think my head would be in my
hands.

Well, that's a given.

I have original work that I don't want people who know me personally to read. Not because it's bad, but because there are personal things in them that they'll see right through. I have no problem with strangers seeing that, though. I get the feeling it's the same kind of issue; it's less embarrassing to be removed from your reader.