Dragoncat
Twilit wildcat: Aerofelis
Fandoms. We're all in them. We wouldn't be on a Zelda forum if we werent. But, this is mainly for those of us who do more than just watch the movie/show/anime/etc, read the book, or play the game. If you produce and/or look at fan material, you're bound to come across something you absolutely hate and that happens frequently and in all fandoms. What is it for you? Try not to turn this into a debate thread...
I have a few pet peeves.
Badly done yaoi/yuri. Same sex pairings for those of you who don't know what that means(but I doubt there's very many fans of anything that do...) I'm not a homophobe! Not at all. I just don't like it when people take characters whose chances of actually being in a romantic relationship is less than zero, and put them in smut fics so they can drool. They can absolutely hate each other in canon, and all of a sudden they're banging each other. Admit it: this seems to happen much more often with yoai and yuri than with hetero pairings. It completely disrespects the characters, I know I wouldn't like it if I was put in bed with someone I either didn't know or who I considered my enemy. NOBODY would. Especially not fictional characters. I know they're not real but yeah...
People who make an OC just so they can pair them with a canon character. I know I've done OC x Canon! BUT, Cerai doesn't need Groose(or Boyd...since she was converted from a Fire Emblem OC) to be awesome. I created her as an alter ego for myself, but she's not used as a tool to make me feel like I'm actually in a relationship with the fictional Groose/Boyd. Do I wish they were real at times, knowing they would be perfect for me? Absolutely. But I don't obsess over it. And I certainly don't make that relationship the main point of my fanworks. And it makes sense! The personalities mix well. Some other OC x Canon pairings...not so much. You can tell the OC's creator just wants to live out their fantasy when you see that.
I have a few pet peeves.
Badly done yaoi/yuri. Same sex pairings for those of you who don't know what that means(but I doubt there's very many fans of anything that do...) I'm not a homophobe! Not at all. I just don't like it when people take characters whose chances of actually being in a romantic relationship is less than zero, and put them in smut fics so they can drool. They can absolutely hate each other in canon, and all of a sudden they're banging each other. Admit it: this seems to happen much more often with yoai and yuri than with hetero pairings. It completely disrespects the characters, I know I wouldn't like it if I was put in bed with someone I either didn't know or who I considered my enemy. NOBODY would. Especially not fictional characters. I know they're not real but yeah...
People who make an OC just so they can pair them with a canon character. I know I've done OC x Canon! BUT, Cerai doesn't need Groose(or Boyd...since she was converted from a Fire Emblem OC) to be awesome. I created her as an alter ego for myself, but she's not used as a tool to make me feel like I'm actually in a relationship with the fictional Groose/Boyd. Do I wish they were real at times, knowing they would be perfect for me? Absolutely. But I don't obsess over it. And I certainly don't make that relationship the main point of my fanworks. And it makes sense! The personalities mix well. Some other OC x Canon pairings...not so much. You can tell the OC's creator just wants to live out their fantasy when you see that.