I've finally been in the mood to read this! I started last night but didn't manage to finish it until today. I wrote down my thoughts and reactions while I was reading so there is quite a lot of them I'm afraid :-)
It's interesting that you prefer to be vague on canon details when you're writing, but when you're reading you prefer canon compliance.
I don't know if I prefer past or present tense when I read. Unlike POV it's not something I really notice unless the writer is messing up badly.
Fanon!Gerard is almost as adorable as the real one ;-D
I like dialogue quite a lot. It can be very entertaining to read. It's definitely something that fits better in certain kinds of stories than in others though so I can understand the need to keep it in check.
It's funny because I usually tend to tell people that I like plotty stories, but I really like a good character-drive story. I love to see a character develop and change and how that affects the people around them. I'm less interested in relationship-driven stories, possibly because there are so many of them in bandom.
I really liked the bit where Frank discovers that he can't in fact tell Mikey everything. It felt very true to my own experiences.
I'm so sad that bareteeth took down all her stories! Not only did she write What We Become, but she also had some really good Gabe/Gerard stories that I miss being able to rec to people. I tried to convince her to upload them to AO3 and then orphan them but she wasn't interested.
Artistic license rulez!
There are some stories where the guys attend award ceremonies and afterparties, but you're right in that it isn't very common. When people write them as being on break from touring they almost never do any band related stuff at all. It would be nice to see more writers include work-related stuff like this.
It made me laugh when I read about what you intended this story to be. It definitely proves we can never tell what the future will bring ;-)
I like werewolf fic in spite of the metaphors and angst. I'm in it for the werewolf-y friskiness!
I really like Fit To Be Tied.
House of Wolves totally counts! And they'd a wolf head hoodie among their merch for some time IIRC.
I seem to remember that What We Become used silver in the same way as yours. I wonder if so few bandom stories use it because in most stories at least one of the characters knows what they are so there's no need to do the silver test?
I've been in the fandom since 2007 and I still find out things! It's the curse of RPF, there is just so much canon. Noone can keep up with all of it. Without Miz's timeline I don't think I would know what to do!
It's a very Frank-like message!
I really like that you don't use nicknames much. Fandom has a terrible tendency to use them far too often and in situations where they're completely out of place. I never use them at all when I write about the band, it feels as you say far too familiar. If I was a writer I would probably use Frankie in the same kind of situation as this. And the band seem to use Gee occasionally - I remember back when they first started blogging and fandom jumped on the few times it happened. Different band members even spelt it differently. I don't remember who did what now but they used both Gee and G.
I loved that Patrick's a werewolf in this universe!
I like domesticity in the face of weirdness too. It makes things feel more real to me. No matter what weird or scary or happymaking things are happening someone still has to make breakfast and get groceries into the house and I like when stories acknowleges this.
Theoretically? Oh yes ;-D
I love the scene when Gerard finally lets go! And I like joking around in bed too, it gives a nice feeling of familiarity, that these people have known each other forever.
It's a nice little sex scene. I like the nod to Gerard's oral fixation, and also the way it balances between everything feeling new and everything being familiar. The transition from friends to lovers is something I really like reading about and every writer handles it in their own way.
Finishing this story so quickly was totally a sign that this fandom is the Right Thing for you :-)
I have to say that I've never really understood the point of using chains on werewolves. Particularly not when it happens in a completely empty and werewolf-proofed basement like in Fit To Be Tied. It just seems so unnecessary to me. But that's probably because I never remember to look at the bondage potential of it unless someone points it out to me :-)
Evil hints!!
And did Frank get Brian for calling him a good doggie? ;-)
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It's interesting that you prefer to be vague on canon details when you're writing, but when you're reading you prefer canon compliance.
I don't know if I prefer past or present tense when I read. Unlike POV it's not something I really notice unless the writer is messing up badly.
Fanon!Gerard is almost as adorable as the real one ;-D
I like dialogue quite a lot. It can be very entertaining to read. It's definitely something that fits better in certain kinds of stories than in others though so I can understand the need to keep it in check.
It's funny because I usually tend to tell people that I like plotty stories, but I really like a good character-drive story. I love to see a character develop and change and how that affects the people around them. I'm less interested in relationship-driven stories, possibly because there are so many of them in bandom.
I really liked the bit where Frank discovers that he can't in fact tell Mikey everything. It felt very true to my own experiences.
I'm so sad that
Artistic license rulez!
There are some stories where the guys attend award ceremonies and afterparties, but you're right in that it isn't very common. When people write them as being on break from touring they almost never do any band related stuff at all. It would be nice to see more writers include work-related stuff like this.
It made me laugh when I read about what you intended this story to be. It definitely proves we can never tell what the future will bring ;-)
I like werewolf fic in spite of the metaphors and angst. I'm in it for the werewolf-y friskiness!
I really like Fit To Be Tied.
House of Wolves totally counts! And they'd a wolf head hoodie among their merch for some time IIRC.
I seem to remember that What We Become used silver in the same way as yours. I wonder if so few bandom stories use it because in most stories at least one of the characters knows what they are so there's no need to do the silver test?
I've been in the fandom since 2007 and I still find out things! It's the curse of RPF, there is just so much canon. Noone can keep up with all of it. Without Miz's timeline I don't think I would know what to do!
It's a very Frank-like message!
I really like that you don't use nicknames much. Fandom has a terrible tendency to use them far too often and in situations where they're completely out of place. I never use them at all when I write about the band, it feels as you say far too familiar. If I was a writer I would probably use Frankie in the same kind of situation as this. And the band seem to use Gee occasionally - I remember back when they first started blogging and fandom jumped on the few times it happened. Different band members even spelt it differently. I don't remember who did what now but they used both Gee and G.
I loved that Patrick's a werewolf in this universe!
I like domesticity in the face of weirdness too. It makes things feel more real to me. No matter what weird or scary or happymaking things are happening someone still has to make breakfast and get groceries into the house and I like when stories acknowleges this.
Theoretically? Oh yes ;-D
I love the scene when Gerard finally lets go! And I like joking around in bed too, it gives a nice feeling of familiarity, that these people have known each other forever.
It's a nice little sex scene. I like the nod to Gerard's oral fixation, and also the way it balances between everything feeling new and everything being familiar. The transition from friends to lovers is something I really like reading about and every writer handles it in their own way.
Finishing this story so quickly was totally a sign that this fandom is the Right Thing for you :-)
I have to say that I've never really understood the point of using chains on werewolves. Particularly not when it happens in a completely empty and werewolf-proofed basement like in Fit To Be Tied. It just seems so unnecessary to me. But that's probably because I never remember to look at the bondage potential of it unless someone points it out to me :-)
Evil hints!!
And did Frank get Brian for calling him a good doggie? ;-)
The ending is so happymaking!