Personal hates in a fic

[aleathiel]

These are not aimed at anyone in particular, so don't take offence! They are just a list of things I come across in fics and whichmake me shudder.

Feel free to comment and add to the list.

1) "manhood". Ugh.

2) "chocolate" as a description of Orlando. His curls, his eyes, even his skin. Particular hate: "chocolate orbs". I think overuse is to blame for this dislike - maybe once it was okay. Now it's just cliche. Please think of something original.

3) Anyone tasting/smelling of something unrealistic. Yeah, Orlando would taste of chocolate (look, there it is again!) if he had just been eating it, but he could equally taste of tomato sauce, or curry, or beer. And nobody mentions that. Of course there is the overwhelming likelyhood that he actually tastes that dull-nothing-particular taste of human saliva. Scent: probably shampoo if he washed recently. Even more likely would be smoke.

/rant

Comments

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

I'm with you entirely on "Orli" too. I only ever use it in dialogue. In fact I debated putting it on the list, but decided against it because reading it doesn't always bother me that much - I just don't use it myself.

[lennongirl.livejournal.com]

Same over here. I like to read it, but I just don't use it. Orlando's such a nice name as it is.
I love 'Vig', though:p
maybe because it sounds a bit like 'fick', the German word for 'fuck'
ahem.

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

I like "Vig", although again I only use it in dialogue.

[lennongirl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, me too.