I've had stuff for TW, and even other fandoms, bookmarked for literally years because I've been busy or moved on or I've just gotten so used to seeing the title I don't feel like reading anymore. TW just breaks my heart because I was so, so into it, about six months before COE was when I got into fandom, and then I just lost it. I'll still read fic sometimes, but I guess I don't have it in me. Or maybe the summaries just don't look appealing? The same thing has happened with Tim/Kon--I used to love it and now I just... don't. Not sure what happened there, other than the whole Kon dying thing.
Ah, regarding angsty Ianto, I avoid angst most of the time. I like my ficcish diversion from reality to generally be angst-free. Not necessarily fluff, but I tend to veer into humor most of the time. Though Ianto and Jack (and Bruce Wayne depending on the story, or Dick) are built for angst, absolutely.
I think with the "spoiler warning" it struck me as odd because it's the first fandom I'd ever seen such a thing in, and I'd been poking around/heavily involved in several fandoms by that point.
I don't think I usually write stuff with a specific timeframe in mind, or it doesn't matter in other fandoms as much as it does with TW, where things change super quickly. My Batman, unless otherwise indicated, is always set in a very specific timeframe where Tim is Robin and with the Titans, Dick is Nightwing and with the Outsiders, and Kon and Bart are alive while Steph is dead. Other than those details I don't generally think my stories need timeframes.
Yep, the vicious "I saw it in a bunch of fics, so it must be true." I'm ashamed to say a lot of my early smut had some awful tropes in it due to reading so much stuff with the same thing, but after reading what weepingcock had to offer, I like to think I've gotten so much better at it!
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Ah, regarding angsty Ianto, I avoid angst most of the time. I like my ficcish diversion from reality to generally be angst-free. Not necessarily fluff, but I tend to veer into humor most of the time. Though Ianto and Jack (and Bruce Wayne depending on the story, or Dick) are built for angst, absolutely.
I think with the "spoiler warning" it struck me as odd because it's the first fandom I'd ever seen such a thing in, and I'd been poking around/heavily involved in several fandoms by that point.
I don't think I usually write stuff with a specific timeframe in mind, or it doesn't matter in other fandoms as much as it does with TW, where things change super quickly. My Batman, unless otherwise indicated, is always set in a very specific timeframe where Tim is Robin and with the Titans, Dick is Nightwing and with the Outsiders, and Kon and Bart are alive while Steph is dead. Other than those details I don't generally think my stories need timeframes.
Yep, the vicious "I saw it in a bunch of fics, so it must be true." I'm ashamed to say a lot of my early smut had some awful tropes in it due to reading so much stuff with the same thing, but after reading what weepingcock had to offer, I like to think I've gotten so much better at it!