Why You Should Offer Supernatural RPF in Your Rarewomen Signup (and Then Write Me Fic)

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So, rarewomen is open for signups! \o/ \o/

This means y'all can offer to write SPN RPF fic, which is a totally excellent idea. Why, you ask?

1. Because Supernatural RPF is FULL OF CRACK, yo. Guy's cursed to be a printer? Yes. Snail romance, with illustrations? Yes. Epic werecat mpreg? Yes. Fusions with the Dragonriders of Pern, The Big Bang Theory, and the Gmail Teahouse theme? Yes, yes, and yes.

Me and ghostyouknow27 had the following conversation.

GHOSTYOUKNOW: It's like they took the crack of every other fandom, including SPN proper, and refined it to pure distilled crazypants. It's utterly unapologetic about it, too. It's just like, "Yeah, I want to write a fic in which Jensen is a wheel and Jared is a hamster, and they go on an epic quest to find a salt lick."

ME: Is that an actual fic description you've seen? Because I kind of want to read it now.

Trufax. CRACK, y'all.

2. Because right now, the crack in this fandom is all about the dudes. I want crazy ladycentric adventures and Gen/Adrianne BFF hijinks and silly rom-commy Gen/Jared fluff and plotty Gen/Jared epics with superheroes/mad scientists/spaceships/epic plot devices of choice.

3. Because the ladies in question are very, very pretty.

4. Because necessary knowledge of canon is minimal. All you really need is a few eps of SPN to get a feel for what the people look like. There are a few fannish conventions for the guys - Jared's a laid-back goofball, Jensen's reserved, Misha's very peculiar - but even those are flexible and frequently ignored; there are no conventions for the ladies, because they just aren't written enough. Break ground! Start trends! Write fun layered kickass women!

5. Because you will make the Snick very happy. She promises MUCH SQUEE.

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Comments

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

This was a delightful and convincing post! However, despite my love for you that is so intense that I will gladly write you mpreg, I think I'll be signing up for other fandoms. But I really, really, really hope that someone writes you awesome lady SPN RPF!

I wonder if Jensen is really reserved? He seems like a goofball himself (she said, thinking of him dancing around to "Eye of the Tiger").

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I think there is some key aspect of the definition of 'convincing' that you're lacking. :P But thank you for the good wishes.

You pretty much have to be something of an exhibitionist to even be an actor, don't you? You're a performer by trade. So yeah, I rather doubt the real Jensen Ackles reserved when compared to, say, me. But for fic purposes I think it makes him a nice foil for the more boisterous Jared.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Well, I didn't mean convincing for me personally...more that I can see how it could convince someone. :D

But for fic purposes I think it makes him a nice foil for the more boisterous Jared.

Sure, that makes sense.

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I think it also has to do with the four-year age difference, which gets played up a lot in fic - the worn veteran vs. the rookie, in whatever context they're in.

Also, though, ghostyouknow27 points out that Jensen has a reputation for being more reserved with fans, which probably also contributes. I don't pay enough attention to that end of things to know.

[ghostyouknow27.livejournal.com]

I want all of these things you say. Funny, well-rounded women! YES!

Misha's very peculiar
This made me snort.

I have heard it said that Jensen is more reserved around fans? And he's pretty serious about his acting. So, maybe that's where fandom Jensen comes from?

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I have heard it said that Jensen is more reserved around fans?

Ah. That could definitely be true. I don't pay enough attention to the actors themselves to know.

[eilowyn.livejournal.com]

Oh God you are convincing. I'm still contemplating signing up at all, yet you make a good argument for writing RPF. Will seriously consider it.

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Pardon me, that was insufficient.

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There is MUCH FUN to be had with RPF. *nod*