Fic Plot Discussion (fandom cliches)

[aleathiel]

Since I am now actually almost functioning as a human being again (and therefore can contemplate the idea of fic), and because mariamme and I have been talking about it:

What fandom cliches do you feel are ignored/under-represented in the Merlin fandom?

(I'm thinking I might write a few short fics while working on my boxofmagic fic. And they might be a bit silly, to counter the serious fic)

Ideas I've had so far:

wingfic (WHY? I DON'T LIKE WINGFIC, BUT BUT BUT... this cliche as been beautifully done by fortassetu with Arthur as an avenging angel, and there's that lovely drawing by draykonis, but both were back in the fandom's youth and it might be time to get this cliche out again...)

Forced to be together/bound together.

Stuck in a small space together.

Pretending to be a couple for some reason.


(Also have been talking about AUs. HIGHWAYMEN and Memoires of a Geisha. So feel free to weigh in on that too)

Basically I want to generate ideas for discussion. Anyone who wants to is free to steal an idea too, obviously.

What's that slightly ridiculous fic/cliche that you just wish someone would write?

PS: YES I am still writing all those other things I've talked about. I'm just a bit of a butterfly about projects. Flower to flower and all that

Comments

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

You're right, there isn't (two, I think?). We should do something about that.

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

I have plans. It ticks me off that all these mysteriously genderswapped blokes instantly figure out how to work their new anatomy and go around having multiple keywords I shouldn't be seen to use at work.

I just need some kind of workable PREMISE for arthur's anatomy to be re-arranged, and then we can enjoy a couple of thousand words of Arthur really wishing he had his simple plumbing back again.

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

OH YES PLEASE DO THAT

(I was thinking of a scene in a Merlin-as-girl fic, which probably wouldn't work for Arthur because of his ego, in which Morgana has to explain to him how women work...)

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

I MIGHT JUST DO THAT BY HAND THIS WEEK WHILE MY COMPUTER IS DEAD

because I stupidly didn't email anyone or print out the story I was writing. *headdesk*

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

YAY!

I hope that the computer recovers soon. You must be so annoyed.

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

OR NOT. I am now writing the end of the Susan fic, which is good, because the middle was dragging ON AND ON FOREVER FOR NO REASON on the computer.

Dell are replacing the MoBo and graphics card for me. <3 Dell.