on naruto and characterization...

[askerian]

recycled Naruto rant that makes me come off like an elitist, controlling bitch.

I don't begrudge people the right to enjoy fics using a looser sense of canon, they can be very fun as well; I just get a bit twitchy when that fanon is so accepted that it becomes strange to actually use stuff that's not totally raping canon. Also, I desperately needed something to rant about, so here. Whatever.

oh god i can't read NaruSasu fics anymore, I just can't find any new fics that don't make me barf. noooo. I don't want to lose all enjoyment of that pairing, damn it, they're the closest thing I've ever had to an OTP. T_T /whine

Comments

[cindelius.livejournal.com]

*nods head sadly* I agree with you on every aspect of that rant. Now if only we could record this and play it in the ears of Naruto authors around the world at night. I don't find it elitist; I find it honest and appreciative of an imagination and writing talent that can work within the limitations (ie canon characterization and/or plotlines) that are presented.

I wonder if part of the reason that I've turned into a nearly OT3-only shipper in this particular fandom is in order to have my individual pairings done correctly. :o* Seriously. Some of the best Sasuke/Naruto moments that I've come across have been inside of an OT3 fic. It seems like the percentage of goodfic for bisexual threesomes is much greater than that for popular single pairings. For the most part (I admit that there are some exceptions, and they are painful), bisexual threesome and complicated triangle fics tend to:

*be written by authors who have a better grasp of canon since, to begin with, they address multiple characters (pairing authors seem to resort to killing one off or denying an existing bond/attraction, so that their OTP remains intact and without the complications that the show presents)
*be handled in a mature manner (perhaps this is because they're written by people who tend to be a little older? Very few twelve year-olds are mature enough to think of a threesome without disgust or giggling their asses off.)
*explore sexuality better in general
*enjoy the characters for who they are, not feeling the need to rewrite entire pasts

So, when they have my ever-favorite Sasuke/Naruto (sasunarusasunaru or whatever to show that they're equals), the pairing is written well. All of which you most likely already knew (:op), but it's a fairly new revelation for me that I'm getting most of my good slash from OT3's.

[askerian]

XD;;;; meep.

It's scary. i've turned telepathic with two people today. Just had a conversation about how at least in Team Seven threesomes, neither of the boys were turned into a girl -- Sakura was already the girl. XD It helps a lot with the IC-ness.

I agree totally with your analysis -- for this threesome to work, you've got to think about it a little more than "teehee, they're cute together, I'm gonna shoves them into traditional romance stereotypes." Besides lots of fanbrats are allergic to girls, so it keeps the idiot bashers away. XD