I love good guys

Picked up from havocthecat (post), there's a "personality quiz" meme-ing around for "Which AO3 tag are you?"

If you like, take the quiz.

I got "fix-it." Well-played, quiz! I tip my hat to your deep insight. ;-)

(The quiz doesn't include a gen answer option for its "favorite type of ship" question, though. Those of us who love gen best are few, I know, but I'd hope there are enough of us to merit a multiple-choice option? No? Just me, then. ~grin~)

Challenge #9: Rec your newest thing -- enthusiasm, obsession, fandom, earworm, etc.

Yesterday, I read an impressive Journey to the West AU fanfic, told from the dragon-horse's perspective, in which Monkey is mute. (This is a sober re-imagining, not the bonkers humor I often go for in JttW.) This change makes humanity (and Heaven) take him even less seriously (though Buddha treats him exactly the same). Removing his voice swallows his patter and boasts and exposes his foundational motivations in new, evocative ways. Killer final line. "Spring Unheard" by Idonquixote (T, gen, ~8K words).

A few days ago, I finished watching the five episodes of Echo, the latest MCU show on Disney+, the first officially under the "Marvel Spotlight" imprint for standalone, don't-need-to-know-canon, adult-aimed productions (Werewolf by Night belongs there, too, imo, if they're willing to relabel it). The title sequence -- theme song and graphics -- is absolutely fantastic, ten out of ten. ( Further opinion is a high-level spoiler )

I'm presently spacing out the final few episodes of season one of My Adventures with Superman because I don't want it to be over. This is my kind of Superman! A very good guy being good! This is a show that deeply understands why Superman must rescue the cat. The story is so clearly told by people who love the characters, and who change them only in ways that make them more essentially themselves for today's audience. I adore how they addressed and subverted certain tropes, like Lois finding out Clark is Superman. Fundamentally, this is a story where he is Clark to the bone, and Superman is just his work clothes, his "customer service voice," and I am there for that. (I think that the "my" in the title is Clark's.)

Challenge #3: Create a wish list of fandom things that you'd like to receive.

If you know where I can legitimately purchase a set of the fabled limited-edition Young Blades (TV, 2005) DVDs, please do let me know! I believe these exist because, first, there was a rumor soon after cancellation, and, second, Euro-length versions of the episodes were once loaded to YouTube. (They haven't been there in years; sorry.) I imagine that copies were given to people who had worked on the show and not actually sold to the public, or that there was a canceled run and the DVDs manufactured were mostly junked, but I don't know. I do have a copy of the Polish DVD squishing several episodes into a "movie" (which has a lovely Photoshopped cover photo, of a period army in front of a castle in bright sunshine, irreconcilable with the show's canon/budget ~grin~) (I do have an old region-unlocked DVD player because of the German FK season-one DVDs).

I sure would enjoy a dedicated fanwork event for D&DC or BSG78, coordinated by someone with reach into those fandoms! I'd also be enthusiastic for a generic event in the line of Oldschoolfic and Myoldfandom.

I hope we have another fanwork event in the line of Everywoman, Rarewomen, and Femme-fic again this year.

I wish that all of us here will find our fandom communities hospitable, joyful, comforting, respectful, inspiring, and safe, and that we uphold and spread that goodness as much as we can. ♥

Challenge #1: Update your fandom information.

I'd updated my DW profile last year, but it turns out that I hadn't updated my AO3 profile since I joined it in 2011. Oops. Both are now updated as follows...

My Pseud: My online fannish journey began in email-list days with Forever Knight. I was a "Knightie" (a partisan of the hero) and the "Bright" means that while I love serious and sad stories, I side always with hope and salvation, never despair or destruction (in FK's specific metaphor, that's always humanity, never vampirism).

My Fandoms: My dearest fandoms — Forever Knight (1992-1996), Highlander (1992-1998), Dungeons & Dragons (cartoon, 1983-1985), Battlestar Galactica (original, 1978-1979) — are all long-canceled and in frequent peril of being rebooted by folks whom I worry may not love and understand them as well as I like to imagine I do. Among not-yet-canceled properties, my latest and highest delight is Overly Sarcastic Productions! As a life-long Marvel reader, I'm on the spot for everything MCU and have opinions by the yard that may or may not match anyone else's. In the comics, I am currently all in for the awesome writing of Jed MacKay. I'm on board for Strange New Worlds, the new Quantum Leap, My Adventures with Superman, and most things on PBS's Masterpiece. I love to watch new movies on the big screen, on opening weekend if I can swing it, surrounded by other people to share laughter and gasps in community... still wearing an N95 mask for now, but hopefully not forever. Also, of course, nineteenth-century English-language literature, The Journey to the West, many, many books of many kinds...

My Fanfiction: Mostly, I write canon-aware gen that sides with heroes. I often try to imitate episode structures, explore bereavement themes, or fill canonical gaps.

Writing for me in an exchange? Thank you! I have a "Likes & Dislikes" post and tag here on DW. I hope they can be useful. (I try to be an easy recipient with many options to pick from.)