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Pet peeves in derivitives? by zdimensia on 2014-06-11 03:48:00 UTC Reply

What really bothers you when it appears in a derivative work?

For me, my biggest hangup seems to be when a direct-mythology Loki is free to cause havoc. I'm under the impression that he was bound at least 1000 years ago and will remain there until Ragnorok.

Actually, I only have problems when Gaimen does it, even though he explains why in one of the works that bothers me.

Avengers!Loki is fine, though I'm strangely pleased that he's the brunt of so much Mpreg, since that calls back to the myths. (I think six out of eight of his children came from him.)

RE: Pet peeves by eatpraylove on 2014-06-13 03:38:00 UTC Reply

I'm not sure what you mean by "derivative work", but I once wrote a scathing four-paragraph review of some fool's Silver/Reader fic on deviantART because she explained literally nothing about where the hell this was taking place, messed up Silver's character, murdered the English language, and called Lyra a whore. (Don't bother looking for it, it's not worth PPCing and the so-called "author" hid my rant anyway.) So there's that.

I also hate when people fail to do the research.
Peeves by Pippa's Ghost on 2014-06-11 20:23:00 UTC Reply

My biggest peeve is fics aggressively shipping pairs that aren't established in canon. (Especially if it means breaking up or ignoring canon romances.)

Also, fics that contradict my personal interpretation of anything that's not been clearly established in canon. (Mostly because they usually tend to go for the most literal interpretations, while I like to think I go for the most interesting and unusual ones.)

Apart from that, just all the usual stuff like Mary Sues, squick, etc.
American transfer students to Hogwarts. by Iximaz on 2014-06-11 16:08:00 UTC Reply

We know there's at least the Salem Witches' Institute and I'm sure there are others in America. But not only that, but they are almost always taken on a shopping trip in Diagon Alley, even though quite a few of their materials could probably be obtained in the American equivalent, and then they proceed to integrate themselves with the 'Golden Trio' or the Marauders and bleh.

Of course, since those creatures are almost always Sues, I'm okay with that. It means I'll never run out of missions. }:-)

In addition to that by Storme Hawk on 2014-06-11 23:00:00 UTC Reply

I also really hate the fics that try to 'show' how backward and rubbish the British Wizarding society is, especially if when they then create America (or another country, but 9/10 times it's America) as this 'wonderful land where nothing ever goes wrong and everything's perfect'. There are a couple of fics I like that seem to do it well, but then again they generally seem to be HP/Marvel, and I'm fairly certain alien invasions every Tuesday doesn't constitute perfect.