SC - 7+8

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I'll come back to the day six, I've wanted to write a meta bit about Logan in DOFP, but I'll have to sit down to think about it first. So here's days seven and eight instead!



Day 7 - In your own space, share your love for a trope, cliché, kink, motif, or theme. (More than one is okay, too.) Tell us about it, tell us why you love it, give us some examples and recs.

I'm first to admit that I'm not a good fic reader - I read stuff sporadically, and very rarely in the same fandom where I write (there's this whole 'all these people write so much better than me, why bother' song and dance my inner critic puts up), but I do have some bookmarks!

Genderswap: I like all kinds of genderswap, I like writing it and I especially like reading it. More broadly it goes well with my love of AU's, and sometimes with my love of crossovers - my dream is to write a story of completely genderswapped MCU mix-matched with equally genderswapped X-Men :D Imagine fem!Logan, fem!Cap and male!Peggy battling Hydra-nazies in WW2? Or male!Jane, male!Betty, fem!Bruce and fem!Hank McCoy having science-shenanigans? Right? It would be great!

And speaking fem!Cap, here's one fic that I reread often because it's funny, (really) hot and romantic at the same time: Drunk a Lot of Drink Me by Cluegirl (Steve Rogers/Tony Stark)

A/B/O: One glance at my AO3 page and it's pretty obvious that I like a/b/o :D It's interesting what other writers do with the a/b/o concept, the variations are fascinating.

Here's one of my favorites, where the mood is tense, dangerous and erotic, and the spin on a/b/o makes everything that much better: Heat by Deastar (Bruce Banner/Natasha Romanov)

If I speak about my own writing, some motifs repeat themselves, such as smoking (especially lighters and cigarette cases), kissing (smudged lipstick), drinks, baths/bathtubs, and I have some weird thing where I talk about windows/windowsills a lot, I don't know why. o.O The subconscious is a strange thing.

Day 8: In your own space, create a love meme for yourself. Let people tell you how amazing and awesome and loveable you really are.

Well, if you wish, leave a comment :) Many people said in their posts that this was a difficult challenge, and I have to agree - but at the same time I have to admit that it would be nice if someone actually thinks that about my natterings. Double-edged sword, this day eight!

Comments

[angrboda]

♥ ♥ ♥

[analise010]

You go, Glen Coco.

[aoifes_isle]

I don't normally read either ABO or MCU, but that is a stunning fic you've rec'd. ♥!

[turlough]

A little driveby love from a stranger!

[sjh2009]

Hello :) We don't share any fandoms so haven't really come across each other in the fandom world but I think that's one of the things that makes this challenge special, it brings us all together as a fandom family, regardless of what our specific fandoms are, which in itself makes us all pretty awesome :)

You do have me intrigued about the windows and windowsills though, and now my imagination is running riot...

*Hugs*

[rscreighton]

<3 <3 <3

[akamine_chan]

I've seen you around the challenge, interacting with other people, which makes you brave and open, and that is an awesome thing, in my book. <3

[sharpiefan]

Day 8 is tough - but you're awesome for having the guts to do it.

Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment. - Grenville Kleiser

[alisanne]

Tough challenge is tough, but you are awesome and brave for doing it!
♥

[keiliss]

I love that we are all sharing this. Drive by love from a stranger <3<3

[ceitfianna]

Genderswapping is a fascinating trope and I like when its not all one or the other. I would happily read any of the fics you described. Also the idea of smudged lipstick is sexy. Windows can be places where things happen. Do they keep working into your fics?

Asking for love is a hard thing but its part of self care I think and going, I'm here and worth it.