I agree with meraviglia on the whole Morgana thing. It seems some people enjoy demonizing her to make a romance between Carth and female Revan easier.
When I was writing Morgana in The Real World, I wanted to make her reaction believable, yet not so over-the-top so as to make her harpy or witchy. I tried to make her appear hurt, upset, and maybe a bit betrayed by what Carth had told her, without overdoing it.
You're right on with Atton, Pris. As romantic as the whole "let's make him all gushy and sweet and ignore what he did" thing is, it's not believable. Plus it gets old pretty quickly. It's one thing to show this occurring after a few years, but NOT in the timeframe of the game.
I think there's a lot of fics with Fluffy!Atton because people like his character so much they want to redeem him. But like I just said, trying to do so in the span on the game isn't really believable unless you set it up REALLY well. In my one fic (so far) featuring Atton, I didn't even try going for a romance...just a reconciliation between two characters (Atton and an OC) who had been at each other's throats throughout most of the journey.
Anyway, odd as this may seem, here's my fanfic pet peeve:
Chronological retelling of the game
In other words, retelling the entire game from start to finish in a fanfic. It may seem odd, but it grates me for some reason. I think it's because I've played the games, I know what to expect, so why am I reading a story that basically tells about the entire game? I almost did this myself, but decided to focus on a few specific times instead.
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Date: 2005-07-01 03:58 pm (UTC)When I was writing Morgana in The Real World, I wanted to make her reaction believable, yet not so over-the-top so as to make her harpy or witchy. I tried to make her appear hurt, upset, and maybe a bit betrayed by what Carth had told her, without overdoing it.
You're right on with Atton, Pris. As romantic as the whole "let's make him all gushy and sweet and ignore what he did" thing is, it's not believable. Plus it gets old pretty quickly. It's one thing to show this occurring after a few years, but NOT in the timeframe of the game.
I think there's a lot of fics with Fluffy!Atton because people like his character so much they want to redeem him. But like I just said, trying to do so in the span on the game isn't really believable unless you set it up REALLY well. In my one fic (so far) featuring Atton, I didn't even try going for a romance...just a reconciliation between two characters (Atton and an OC) who had been at each other's throats throughout most of the journey.
Anyway, odd as this may seem, here's my fanfic pet peeve:
Chronological retelling of the game
In other words, retelling the entire game from start to finish in a fanfic. It may seem odd, but it grates me for some reason. I think it's because I've played the games, I know what to expect, so why am I reading a story that basically tells about the entire game? I almost did this myself, but decided to focus on a few specific times instead.