Dear Torchwood Fandom,

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Dear Torchwood Fandom,

I am as much about Jack/Ianto as many of the rest of you, BUT, perhaps you have not noticed, these are two really fucked up people in fucked up circumstances with a distinctive disinclination towards monogamy.

So, can we please stop writing fics that involve Jack cooing over how adorable Ianto is? or making him breakfast in bed? Or saying "I love you" every two seconds?

BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT THOSE GUYS. Even in happy ending fics (which I like), even when they are taking comfort from each other (which is probably how it evolved out of Ianto trying to get Lisa into the Hub) and even when they're in love with each other (which I can totally buy).

Ianto is both weirdly innocent and incredibly fucking devious and generally pretty at sea and FILLED WITH TRAUMA and also tough as nails. And Jack is actually out of his goddamn mind. And immortal (more or less). And a huge slut. And a very manly man. Mostly. And also, FILLED WITH TRAUMA, and I don't mean screaming girl trauma for either of them, okay?

So, please, pelase, please, people, let these characters be into each other on their own terms, not your unimaginative heteronormative romance novel crap.

Also, didn't we learn anything about sickeningly cute and character inappropriate nicknames from the Harry Potter fandom?

Thank you.

Gah. I hate new fandoms.

Comments

I sympathize

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and must drop the BUT on you (even though I hate the "But") - I'm not going to talk about the "But fanfiction is about fun" - you know that and it's not really the point here. I guess what I think is the point, is that people write fanfiction for tons of reasons and very few write it in order to keep every aspect of a show intact (which would be impossible anyway because even the show's writers seem unable to do that). In fact, I would wager that 90% write for the opposite reason. To change what they don't like, to fix what they think needs fixing and fucked up characters are, in fact, the ones we want to fix the most. :) Heck, maybe that's what fanfiction is about.

On my own angered note: I will also state that we don't have to "learn" anything from any fandom - except we all write for different reasons, we all see different things. You make it sound as if you need to fix fandoms, but I've got news for you - it ain't gonna happen. Policing - even politely - even if the complaint can be considered legitimate (which is in the eye of the beholder) - is simply - oh, forget it. Go ahead, keep writing the complaints, you have every right to rant away, but maybe just think about it first? Are you trying to police and if so, why? Probably better places and things to police than fanfiction. *grin* Me, I say it's time to police our government - not some women who write Torchwood too romantically for your taste. :)