ponderings

[tielan]

Is there any point in signing up for avengersfest when all I really want is Maria Hill or Maria/Steve, and so far about 10 people have signed up and Maria is either "will not write" or one of the "oh, I suppose you can write her if you really really absolutely must" listings or unmentioned in their sign-up?

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In related thoughts, thanks to a conversation with a friend from SGA fandom (well, with her and assorted other people): am I the only one who finds Maria an interesting character who is worthy of fannish development (ie. fanfic) without the addition of fandom?

ie. if you had never read my fic, never met me, never listened to me or read me, would you be interested in Maria at all?

Because I'm thinking that the answer for about 90% of the people I know - even the ones who love my fic and love the way I write Maria - is "No."

Which, yes, is a tremendous compliment to me, but also a little depressing.

Comments

[rmc28]

I'm pretty certain I found your fic and then your journal because I was looking for fic about Maria. I think you've probably made me see more in her than I first did, but so does every fic writer, that's part of what brings me to fanfic :-)

I've seen some very bad/unpleasant characterisations of her, which makes me sad.