Yeah, it's the weird ones that are sometimes the best. I preferr to avoid angst in general, but I do like it when the author makes an effort to show that life isn't out to get the characters. Angst tempered with good times makes for a story that is more believable. I'm not so keen on character death either, but I have read some that are really good. Those are my real aversion points; untempered angst, and most character deaths.
There are a few pairings that I am strictly opposed to, even if it is well written. I can appreciate that it's well written, but the pairing is not my cup of tea. Probably the one I'm the most... anal about is Greg/Sara from CSI. I just... no. Greg and Sara are like siblings in my mind, constantly ribbing each other, but the flirting stopped after a little while. And it seemed so much like my relationship with my own quasi-brother that reading even well written fics makes me feel, well, awkward and slightly dirty. I'm also totally weirded out by Mac/Lindsay. **shudders** I don't think I need to say anything about that one. There are some I don't really like so much, but those two are my major no-goes.
I really love your We Don't Die fic. Absolutely brilliant. And vamp!Mac is adorable, and awkward, and heartbreaking, and sweet, and heartwarming all at once. And sexy as hell. Gawd. And I'm the same way. I'm a fairly prolific writer, but I've only gotten around to posting just a few. And that's when I feel that the story is up to a certain level, and even then I'm never really satisfied. I know my writing is better than some, but I always feel like I could do better, and make more sense in my stories.
I've got three stories posted on fanfic. 2 are CSI, and one I'm considering redoing, one is a CSI: NY fic that's fairly Adam-centric. Well, Adam-centric with a possible side helping of Danny/Flack. And my stories all have my own characters in them. But NOT in a Mary Sue way. My own characters just, give the impetus to start things. My NY story is Love Reign O'er Me, which, at the moment, I'm fairly happy with. I like my first fic, and the second CSI is ok. I'm not entirely happy where it's going, but I can't stop it at this point, unless I go back and rewrite the entire thing. Which, at this point, I might just do.
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There are a few pairings that I am strictly opposed to, even if it is well written. I can appreciate that it's well written, but the pairing is not my cup of tea. Probably the one I'm the most... anal about is Greg/Sara from CSI. I just... no. Greg and Sara are like siblings in my mind, constantly ribbing each other, but the flirting stopped after a little while. And it seemed so much like my relationship with my own quasi-brother that reading even well written fics makes me feel, well, awkward and slightly dirty. I'm also totally weirded out by Mac/Lindsay. **shudders** I don't think I need to say anything about that one. There are some I don't really like so much, but those two are my major no-goes.
I really love your We Don't Die fic. Absolutely brilliant. And vamp!Mac is adorable, and awkward, and heartbreaking, and sweet, and heartwarming all at once. And sexy as hell. Gawd. And I'm the same way. I'm a fairly prolific writer, but I've only gotten around to posting just a few. And that's when I feel that the story is up to a certain level, and even then I'm never really satisfied. I know my writing is better than some, but I always feel like I could do better, and make more sense in my stories.
I've got three stories posted on fanfic. 2 are CSI, and one I'm considering redoing, one is a CSI: NY fic that's fairly Adam-centric. Well, Adam-centric with a possible side helping of Danny/Flack. And my stories all have my own characters in them. But NOT in a Mary Sue way. My own characters just, give the impetus to start things. My NY story is Love Reign O'er Me, which, at the moment, I'm fairly happy with. I like my first fic, and the second CSI is ok. I'm not entirely happy where it's going, but I can't stop it at this point, unless I go back and rewrite the entire thing. Which, at this point, I might just do.