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Challenge #14 asks us to talk about our favorite trope(s). Here's the challenge text to help us get started:
( If only that were the case. )
I guess there's really only one thing that I've found is consistent about my likes and dislikes across all the media that I've encountered. I want media that consistently plays by its own worldbuilding rules, and that provides explanations when those rules are violated. Magic A is Magic A, even when you take into account the infinite creative possibilities that a mind can come up with while still adhering to those rules. I might disagree entirely that those rules are good ones, or I might think of better ways to engage with those rules, but I will treat as canon rules that stay consistent. Works that break their own rules without an explanation present (or at least the strong insistence that an explanation is forthcoming) well toss me from the narrative extremely quickly.
So, yeah. That's not exactly an exciting thing to gush about. Keep your world consistent and I will likely enjoy your work. Woo. (On the other hand, there are a lot of works that don't manage to get over this bar and don't explicitly disclaim their continuity like Doctor Who does.)
One of my favorite things about fandom is the way we revel in the tropes -- we take those tidbits from favorite canons and twist them, turn them, fix the way the tropes were done wrong and come up with brand-new tropes so we can do them right.This is another one of those "it must be nice to be singularly focused" questions for me.
In your own space, share your love for a trope, cliché, kink, motif, or theme. (Or a few!) What makes it particularly appealing for you? What do you like in fanworks featuring that trope?
If you’d rather answer a quick question here than do an in-depth analysis (or both? And thanks to [Bad username or unknown identity: summerstorm"] for this idea): If you’re consuming a work featuring your favorite thing, what’s the moment (The Moment) that really hooks you? When that bulletproof kink hits you right in the heart (or elsewhere)?
( If only that were the case. )
I guess there's really only one thing that I've found is consistent about my likes and dislikes across all the media that I've encountered. I want media that consistently plays by its own worldbuilding rules, and that provides explanations when those rules are violated. Magic A is Magic A, even when you take into account the infinite creative possibilities that a mind can come up with while still adhering to those rules. I might disagree entirely that those rules are good ones, or I might think of better ways to engage with those rules, but I will treat as canon rules that stay consistent. Works that break their own rules without an explanation present (or at least the strong insistence that an explanation is forthcoming) well toss me from the narrative extremely quickly.
So, yeah. That's not exactly an exciting thing to gush about. Keep your world consistent and I will likely enjoy your work. Woo. (On the other hand, there are a lot of works that don't manage to get over this bar and don't explicitly disclaim their continuity like Doctor Who does.)
