Snowflake Challenge - Jour 6

[flo_nelja]

In your own space, create your own challenge. What’s something you want to see more people doing in fandom? Is there something you’ve tried that you think other people would enjoy if they gave it a go? Dare your friends to try it out, and have fun with it. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Mon défi : donnez-moi votre relation gen préférée, expliquez-moi pourquoi elle est magnifique !

Familiale, amicale, rivalité, n'importe quoi ! Tant que vous ne shippez pas, ou au moins que vous préférez en gen, et que vous êtes investi.

Expliquez-moi leur relation, les meilleurs passages. On ne couine pas assez sur les relations gen !
Avez-vous des fics à recommander ?

Peu importe si je ne connais pas le fandom !

Comments

Shippez is a verb????

[analise010]

I studied Spanish, so I think I got the gist of your challenge. Is it talk about our favorite (gen) ship?

I had a friend get me into the most ridiculous rare pair last year: Steve Rogers/Darcy Lewis, of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I was skeptical at first, but my friend brought me around with some fluffy fics (on your skin), some porny fics lay your hands on me), and some in between (I'm flirting with you).

I'm not sure what it is about these two, but their dynamic really works for me, in a way I hadn't expected. Team Steve/Darcy for the win!

Re: Shippez is a verb????

[flo_nelja]

Yes, exactly!
Shipper is not an official verb, it's constructed as a parallel to "to ship" and used in the French fandom.

Thank you!

[jainas]

En ce moment je couine beaucoup sur Damian Wayne et sa relation avec sa famille... et plus particulièrement Dick, mais aussi beaucoup Alfred ! Au début Damian méprise un peu ce dernier (en même temps Damian méprise tout le monde), mais au fur et à mesure il apprend des choses sur lui et est remis à sa place. J'aime beaucoup Little Gotham dans lequel on voit beaucoup de ces relations familiales, où ils ont des aventures ensembles et on apprend qu'Alfred trolle un peu Damian en lui racontant des histoires fausses... Et il y a aussi un épisode merveilleux où avec l'aide des anciens robins il monte un traquenard pour forcer les petits nouveaux à nettoyer le manoir pour Noël... :D
Et j'avais écrit un ficlet dessus il y a longtemps ! Interlude nocturne : http://mini-reecriture.livejournal.com/15232.html

[flo_nelja]

Merci !
Tu as aimé Damian dès le début, toi, ou ça a mis du temps à venir ?

[jainas]

Ça a mis du temps à arriver. Au début il est très antipathique, c'est un sale gosse avec un tempérament homicide et les moyens de faire beaucoup de dégâts et son rôle est presque celui d'un opposant... Mais des tomes suivant s'attachent plus à l'aspect émotionnel, on voit plus de facettes de lui, Dick le prend sous sa tutelle et il a une relation différente avec lui qu'avec son père... Et Little Gotham est juste magique. :D

[ilien]

I came here via Fandom Snowflake, obviously. I don't speak French but understand a bit of it - about enough to be able to read your challenge :)

My favourite gen relationship is Henry&Abe in Forever. It's one of the most beautiful father-son relationships on screen. They're so adorable together! I love all those little moments in the show, where Henry is being all fatherly - "you're about to get what's coming, kid" and "that's my child over there, isn't he amazing?", and Abe is so happy with having a Dad like that. And then, all of a sudden, they're equals, and Abe is giving Henry relationship advice. Or just, you know, shares some wisdom he himself isn't lacking, either.

Just look at them!

[flo_nelja]

Thank you for replying! What is the series about, I never heard about it!

[ilien]

It's mostly about Henry Morgan, a 200-year-old immortal with a weird kind of immortality where if Henry dies, he comes back to life naked in the nearest body of water. It only had one season, which is a lot of wasted potential, IMO. It's kind of a mix of Highlander and Elementary :) Totally worth the time!

[meridian_rose]

In "Motive" I love the Angie/Oscar relationship as a gen pairing. I understand and will even read ship fic for them, but I like them so much as partners and friends.

[flo_nelja]

Thanks!
What is this series about? I never heard about it.

[meridian_rose]

It is a Canadian crime drama. Each week we see who the killer is, and who the victim is, but not how the crime happened or why. Then we follow the investigation and see flashbacks as to how events unfolded. The motive is usually something very unexpected, hence the title :)

[dunderklumpen]

I always felt pretty alone with that choice because there's literally no fandom for it but two of my favorite het ships are Dave/Kate from McLeod's Daughters and Emily/Micah from Emily Owens MD.

Even if it's ages since McLeod's Daughters aired on TV I still love this pairing so much. From time to time I still write them - even without no other fans on my f-list.

With Emily Owens I'm still bitter that they canceled the show after the mid-season finale. It was the first time in a long time that a het ship had caught me like that and they didn't even made it canon. We know from the writers that these two were end game but the season finale ended on the worst ending ever for a Emily/Micah fan and I'm still waiting for someone who writes me the epic fix-it fan I'm waiting for like forever.

[flo_nelja]

Thank you. I was not clear, I was thinking about gen relationships.

What is the series about?

[creascendo]

Récemment, j'ai lu quelques fics qui m'ont rappelé à quel point j'adore l'amitié entre Harry & Hermione (Harry Potter). Mais aussi l'amitié du trio (Harry-Hermione-Ron).

Le fait qu'ils se connaissent depuis l'enfance, que leur amitié ait survécu aux épreuves, ç’a créé une intimité que je retrouve dans peu d'autres fandoms. C'est sans doute parce que les livres suivent ces personnages sur une très longue période: le développement des liens fait partie de l'histoire, plutôt que d'être établi en introduisant les personnages.

Autrement, je suis fan des fics qui incluent de larges ensembles de personnages. La plupart du temps, lorsque l'histoire met l’accent sur un ship, les amitiés, relations familiales, de travail, etc. tombent en arrière-plan ou sont complètement ignorées. Lorsque j'arrive à trouver une histoire qui balance le tout, ça devient un favori instantané!

[flo_nelja]

Merci !
C'est très dur à écrire, les fics avec un grand ensemble de personnages. Mais même quand c'est centré sur un, à part les courts one-shots précisément sur le sujet, c'est toujours frustrant quand la relation amoureuse "prend toute la place" et qu'on perd une partie de ce qui définit le personnage à côté.

[dunderklumpen]

Nope, my fault:)

My favorite gen relationship is Doctor (10)/Donna from Doctor Who. They have a really epic friendship and went together through thick and thin. The actors have the best chemistry and that transfers to their characters on screen as well.

[flo_nelja]

Yeah, it was awesome! Totally agreeing with you!

[avon7]

Friendship relationships are my true love in fandom - and they are increasingly hard to find, I think. So, favourites?
Aragorn and Legolas. I spent years in Lord of the Rings fandom and while I wrote a lot about Boromir and Faramir, Legolas and Aragorn as friends was still what turned me into a fan and what I loved the best.

Josh and Sam in The West Wing. The whole show is full of 'found family' but I adore Josh and Sam, who are my favourite characters the most. IMO they give each other what the other needs. Sam's idealism keeps Josh on track when he gets caught up in winning, Josh looks after (IMO) Sam when he needs it.

Rusty and Danny in Ocean's 11. I'm a sucker for people caring for each other and it is here in spades.

Avon and Blake and Spock and Kirk - these two friendship pairings were where I found fandom and a lifetime interest. Blake and Avon turned me into a fanfic writer.

I could go on and on - there is at least one friendship pairing in every fandom I have.

[flo_nelja]

Yes! Gen fics are quite common, often introspections or plot-centered, but fics about a gen relationship? These are rare.

Than you for your list!

[ardyforshort]

Kaylee and Inara in Firefly had the most amazing friendship. They're such different people - Inara's the Firefly equivalent of a geisha and a super refined lady and Kaylee is an engineer who can talk a mile a minute about the technical intricacies of the Serenity and doesn't mind getting covered in grease most days. But Kaylee also likes pretty dresses and Inara is pretty good with numbers and a good business woman, and they just accept one another unconditionally, joke around, have girls' nights etc. and they're just so damn comfortable around one another. I love it.

Fee and Sarah in Orphan Black - they're not blood related but technically brother and sister since they were adopted and grew up together. I like siblings who care about one another in general - Viola and Sebastian from Twelfth Night is another favourite. It's so heartbreaking how much Viola grieves for her brother when she thinks he is dead, and it's the emotional climax of the play when they find each other again. <3

[flo_nelja]

Yeaaaah, for once I know and love all these relationships! Expecially Sarah and Felix.

[witchyemerald]

Gen Ships? Hmmm

First you are right, we tend to toss characters together, "now kiss" that we overlook the friendships, and families in most fandoms.

Here are a few I love:

Teen Wolf -Scott and Stiles (friendship) These too have the most epic friendship. The "I will always be here for you!" friendship that I could just read and read (and write) about. Even though Scott is more a giant puppy and Stiles is an asshole, they fit well together and will be brothers to the end.

I also love Stiles and his father, The Sheriff (still no name for this man) if you want to see a father and son that look out for each other, to the point of getting hurt/near death and also can make you laugh in one scene and cry in the next, this is the best father/son pare for it.

I have more, but I am going to toss in the NCIS team too. This is also one of my favorite tropes - found family. If you don't see the younger members as on giant ball of brothers and sisters by now, I don't know what you are watching.

[flo_nelja]

Thank you for replying! I don't watch these series, but it always makes me happy to see people talk about gen relationships they love!

[elizabeth_rice]

Well, since my family has been recently talking of nothing else except Star Wars, my favourite gen relationship from the series is the friendship between Han Solo and Chewbacca. They have some of the funniest lines in the movies, they look out for each other a lot and they are really great friends.

[flo_nelja]

Thank you! Yes they are!