fajrdrako | Fandom Five...

I got this one from

dargie and she got it from

minisinoo:

1) Do you have any rare fandoms/pairings? If so, what are they?

I guess Horatio Hornblower is rare enough, especially since I go for Horatio/Pellew with the occasional dollop of Horatio/Edrington rather than the more popular pairing of Horatio/Archie.

Queen of Swords was rare: Helm/Montoya, of course.

Some of my X-Men pairing choices are slightly unusual, like Gambit/Magneto, Gambit/Sam Guthrie.

Otherwise... no.

2) What is your favorite fandom to pimp? Why?

I don't pimp. Not really. Not deliberately. Sometimes my enthusiasm boils over and people get caught up in it with me. If I did pimp.... when I do.... It's Dunnett, or maybe X-Men.

3) Do you remember to send feedback to authors of stories you recommend? Why or why not?

Yes, because it's courteous and I know what it feels like to be on the receiving end, or not, as the case may be. When I don't, it's because of various factors - I'm not near a computer when I read the story and I don't get around to it (and consequently feel guilty), or I can't find the author's address, or I can't remember the name and title afterwards. I always mean to send feedback and when it's a really good story I try to make a point of it.

4) What attracts you to a character? Looks? Voice? Snarkiness? What?

All of that, though "looks" is probably a lesser matter. Yes, I like dark-haired, lean, long-nosed men. It'd be great if everyone looked like Peter Wingfield, who in my opinion has the perfect looks. But looks are secondary: if I love the character I'll love their looks, and I love them for many other reasons. I look for intelligence, wit, snarkiness, good voice, good movement, good interplay with the slash partner (and others).

The most important thing is an element of chemistry that I can't analyze or explain. There are heroes I ought to adore, but don't. There are characters who don't on the surface fit my criteria, but I adore them. So you have it.

If a character reminds me of Lymond in any way, I'm done for.

5) How do you get a new fandom? Someone pimps you in? You watch the show? You're desperate for fic? What?

Happenstance. The chemistry works. I can't usually predict it. I was resistant to X-Files in a big way for more than two years, then fell like an undermined tower. Friends kept telling me how Smallville "wasn't really very good" and "the guys are too young" and "I don't think they're your type" but I had a hunch they were wrong - and so avoided the show for a while, because really, I didn't need another fandom - and then saw it, and knew instantly that I was doomed to adoration.

There's often a spell (a day, a week, a month) where I think "I really like this show but I could never write fanfic about it". Then suddenly I'm writing fic. But of course some shows are more conducive to fic than others.

That's a big divide for me - the shows I'm really in love with, I write fic for. There are many other shows I like but don't or can't write about, or simply don't want to.