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7 Days of Fandom
Day 2 – What theme(s) do you love to read most in fanfic?
EVERYTHING. ALL THE THEMES. Okay no - let's go with my favorites, the ones I don't have to be in a certain mood to want *coughProwl/Jazzfluffcough*. I will always, ALWAYS want to read epics. The World's Translated Thus is my best example - yes, all the plot movement is rape (no seriously), but it is EPIC. The scope of the worldbuilding is stunning. It forever altered my ideas of what the position of Prime means within the political structure of pre-war Cybertron. Stories like that, where I can say things like "what the position of Prime means within the political structure of pre-war Cybertron," those are the epics I love. Four Million Years is another good one - that also has awesome worldbuilding and a deep political structure.
There's more to it than just being epic, though. I like stories that make me think. Minstrel Show took me days to absorb, and it was what, 2k words? 5k? Anyway - things that make me think. I love explorations of alien culture, what it means to be a sentient robotic organism, what it means to have a lifespan that is measured in millions of years, what it means to have a planet with no sun. From the purely physical mechanics of interaction to the political structure of a society that moves so slowly it can barely be measured - I love it all. I love it best when it plays out in the background of a fantastic character-driven story. Heck yeah.
EVERYTHING. ALL THE THEMES. Okay no - let's go with my favorites, the ones I don't have to be in a certain mood to want *coughProwl/Jazzfluffcough*. I will always, ALWAYS want to read epics. The World's Translated Thus is my best example - yes, all the plot movement is rape (no seriously), but it is EPIC. The scope of the worldbuilding is stunning. It forever altered my ideas of what the position of Prime means within the political structure of pre-war Cybertron. Stories like that, where I can say things like "what the position of Prime means within the political structure of pre-war Cybertron," those are the epics I love. Four Million Years is another good one - that also has awesome worldbuilding and a deep political structure.
There's more to it than just being epic, though. I like stories that make me think. Minstrel Show took me days to absorb, and it was what, 2k words? 5k? Anyway - things that make me think. I love explorations of alien culture, what it means to be a sentient robotic organism, what it means to have a lifespan that is measured in millions of years, what it means to have a planet with no sun. From the purely physical mechanics of interaction to the political structure of a society that moves so slowly it can barely be measured - I love it all. I love it best when it plays out in the background of a fantastic character-driven story. Heck yeah.