Hi guys! Any of y'all like RPS? 'Cause if you do, go ahead and check out this gem. It's RTD/GDL and it is awesome. *grin* C'mon. I saved you all a seat next to the fires of the seventh circle. It's toasty and warm, and I brought marshmallows.
Yeah, Sam's story is one of my absolute favorites; I've read another John/David Tennant series that I don't absolutely hate (but it's by an author who I can't stand so I feel weird about fanning their work; it troubles me when I dislike published authors, and yet appreciate their work; somehow it's worse when they're fan-authors, and you know, in the same community.) I've yet to read a John/Gareth one worthy of a second read, but I keep hoping. Oh, and I think I read a fairly decent John/Naoko one (sorta, it didn't really go anywhere) taking place at a Torchwood wrap party. That's pretty much the sum total of memorable stuff, as far as I can remember.
I'm scared to ask why you don't like that author! I understand that, and it definitely would be stronger with a peer, since its easier to feel like you can judge them as an equal. I very rarely pay attention to writers, professional or otherwise.
The John/Gareth ones I've read were reasonably titillating, but that's about it. Not particularly strong on the character front.
It's nothing scary per se; just I really, really don't like character bashing, and this author's loathing for Ianto is hard for me to stomach. And when it's a canon ship, I figure even if you don't like it, you need to try to respect it at least. Or at least acknowledge that you're writing total AU and go from there - not try to work it around so the text is made to say what you want it to say. I feel the same about Gwen bashers too, fwiw, and I don't ship Jack/Gwen.
*grins* Yeah, there should be better John/Gareth; I think GDL is studying at the feet of Barrowman, and majoring in fan-service, and if they're gonna lay it out there, someone should be picking it up ;-)
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Date: 2008-10-14 01:00 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-10-14 01:03 am (UTC)The John/Gareth ones I've read were reasonably titillating, but that's about it. Not particularly strong on the character front.
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Date: 2008-10-14 04:21 am (UTC)*grins* Yeah, there should be better John/Gareth; I think GDL is studying at the feet of Barrowman, and majoring in fan-service, and if they're gonna lay it out there, someone should be picking it up ;-)