WaT fic is plaguing my mind...

[delga]

Dude, what is it about S/J fic that makes me swoon? Even before I'd ever seen a single episode of WaT fic I was reading good J/S fic. I figured when I finally saw the show I'd be a J/S shipper. But - as has been noticed - I hate the ship. By that I mean I totally destest it. I can't stand stand seeing it. I also can't stand M/S and D/M is my in-the-head 'ship.

So why on earth do I love J/S fic? Because I do - I've read a ton of it and the only thing I like better is well-written D/M. I just read a fic by cabarethaze (who I found via daygloparker - oh, on that note, you totally have to read Chinatown. What an amazing fic!) that is, to me, just a brilliant example of J/S fic. It has delicacy that just isn't achieved by M/S fic. M/S fic seems to be full of authors who have no skill whatsoever (I'm willing ot concede that I may be wrong on this point - feel free to point me to good M/S fic if the need takes you). AND WHY IS THERE NO VIV-MEISTER FIC??? Note to self: must do something about this! It's a crime, frankly.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand. Am I just a freak? Because y'all on my flist know - know - how much I dislike J/S and M/S. Why is the fic so attractive? Does it have anything to do with fanfic in general? jacksrubberduck recently pointed out that her fic-fandom and viewage-fandom (albeit for the SG-fandom) are separate enitites. wliberation and I were discussing the difference between orig. fic and fanfic - do the differences there also apply inside fandom? Does it matter that I ship outisde the program? Does it matter that my fandom is non-canon whilst I'm watching the show but totally/mildly canon when I'm reading it? And should I be fixating on it this much? (Yeh, ok, probably not).

Any ideas? I'm really interested to hear what everyone else to say even if you only read fanfic. You don't even need to be talking about the WaT fandom. if you read any fanfic at all, please put in your thoughts.

Heh. I'm such a geek.