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Times when fanfic did it better
Aug. 15th, 2026 09:14 pmTelanu's Snape/Harry version of lots of Harry Potter canon made much more sense than canon.
I am not going to revisit it via podfic because I am sure there are reasons the good author deleted it -- JKR sucking probably being foremost -- but I remember staying up late to read Telanu's version of Order of the Phoenix and being subsequently disappointed by Rowling's less interesting (and, of course, less sexy) version.
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The World That You Need is Dira Sudis's take on Aral Vorkosigan/Lt. Jole, Aral/Cordelia; I am not going to read the canon because I can no longer stomach "Biology is the only true wealth," but any canon in which Cordelia forms the concept that now that Aral is dead, she can have endless babies, is not going to live up to Dira's version that has Vorbarr Sultana's underground queer culture.
I have been informed by a reliable source that there is a scene I would enjoy in the novel as published; that's nice. It can continue to exist outside of my sphere of experience, and I will be fine with that.
For once, I am happier to not have it be a completed triangle; let them have their V in peace.
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The many takes on "All the Avengers live in Avengers Tower (and have a lot of sex)" that the Avengers 2012 fandom inspired beat the shit out of the MCU's lonely, miserable nonteam.
Extra bonus points for all the fic that took Winter Soldier to its "Someone with shared life experience" conclusion. While Steve was, of course, living in Avengers Tower.
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[deleted entry: Heart in Hand vis-à-vis Heated Rivalry because it is not fair to diss something when I flat-out refuse to engage with any of the canon]
I am not going to revisit it via podfic because I am sure there are reasons the good author deleted it -- JKR sucking probably being foremost -- but I remember staying up late to read Telanu's version of Order of the Phoenix and being subsequently disappointed by Rowling's less interesting (and, of course, less sexy) version.
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The World That You Need is Dira Sudis's take on Aral Vorkosigan/Lt. Jole, Aral/Cordelia; I am not going to read the canon because I can no longer stomach "Biology is the only true wealth," but any canon in which Cordelia forms the concept that now that Aral is dead, she can have endless babies, is not going to live up to Dira's version that has Vorbarr Sultana's underground queer culture.
I have been informed by a reliable source that there is a scene I would enjoy in the novel as published; that's nice. It can continue to exist outside of my sphere of experience, and I will be fine with that.
For once, I am happier to not have it be a completed triangle; let them have their V in peace.
*
The many takes on "All the Avengers live in Avengers Tower (and have a lot of sex)" that the Avengers 2012 fandom inspired beat the shit out of the MCU's lonely, miserable nonteam.
Extra bonus points for all the fic that took Winter Soldier to its "Someone with shared life experience" conclusion. While Steve was, of course, living in Avengers Tower.
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[deleted entry: Heart in Hand vis-à-vis Heated Rivalry because it is not fair to diss something when I flat-out refuse to engage with any of the canon]