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sidewaysSomething something an interesting Twitter conversation I eavesdropped on about the evolving nature of (a) fandom: "early fic (at least what i read) was deeply in conversation with the source. even aus were very connected to the canon. now, fic is in conversation with other fic."
Something something the current Goncharov phenomenon consuming Tumblr, in which an entire landscape of fanfiction is being written about a source that doesn't actually exist. A wonderful mess of fleshy fan creation with nary a skeleton to drape it on but familiar patterns and expectations and tropes.
It's been very amusing to watch from the fringes, and there has been gorgeous meta written about the "yes, and" nature of Tumblr and the creative power of collective fandom. But there is something a little bittersweet in it too, for me, and I think the Twitter conversation touches on why.
Something something the current Goncharov phenomenon consuming Tumblr, in which an entire landscape of fanfiction is being written about a source that doesn't actually exist. A wonderful mess of fleshy fan creation with nary a skeleton to drape it on but familiar patterns and expectations and tropes.
It's been very amusing to watch from the fringes, and there has been gorgeous meta written about the "yes, and" nature of Tumblr and the creative power of collective fandom. But there is something a little bittersweet in it too, for me, and I think the Twitter conversation touches on why.
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Date: 2022-12-03 11:01 pm (UTC)Popular ships do seem particularly prone to AUs, and my (unresearched, unproven) theory is because there are so many ready templates for the romcom out there. To write something like Tuckington in canon, you have to commit to the canon: to the tone of the show, the impact of the histories, the holes in the plot :P You have to operate within boundaries. Now, I like trying to decipher and follow the rules of canon, but it's certainly much - well, I was about to say 'easier', but maybe that's rude. It's a different challenge, at least, to shuck all those boundaries and instead scoop together your favourite list of genre tropes and see if you can give it a distinctly Tuckington flavour.
I would also love to know if kinkmemes had anything to do with a rise in AUs as a fanfiction type or if they were just always a popular thing.