Some musings on human AUs and writing.

[elisi]

I very, very rarely read human AUs. I like Spike and Angel (to focus just on those two for a minute) because of who and what they are, and the long and complex history that is the basis for that. Turning them into football players or High School students is selfdefeating, because I'm not interested in football players or students. Like, at all. And it's impossible to keep all the nuances of their characters when changing them so dramatically.

But... I *am* interested in Pernese dragonriders. It's a thing. Which is why I'm writing this fic I guess. Only in making my dear Spike and Angel adolescent dragonriders, I've lost huge, giant chunks of who they are. And, as the fic takes shape, I'm beginning to invent background stories and lots of other things, and they're rapidly spinning far, far away from their vampire origins. Only I rather like my new, almost OC, characters. They're fun and interesting and pretty and I like playing with them - and I really hope you'll like them too. *crosses fingers*

(Btw it's The Cherub's birthday tomorrow - she'll be two, how did that happen? - so it's doubtful if I'll be able to get online until Monday. If not, see you then!)

Comments

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

I'm very with you on the "everybody's human" AUs. So much of what makes Spike and Angel interesting is indeed their history. They're no really "Spike" and "Angel" if they're the rebel outsider kid and the captain of the football team. So what's the point? I've never quite figured it out!

But what I mostly hate that these kinds of stories (at least the few I've bothered to read) is the way they inevitably seem to destroy everything I love about Buffy herself. Canon Buffy's strong, capable, and loyal. AU Buffy always seems to be some simpering little valley-girl. Blaah!

And the Pern story is cool; you know it's total crack, and you're just enjoying the heck out of it anyway!

[elisi]

So what's the point? I've never quite figured it out!
Maybe it's a wish to transport them into the writer's world? But then the first three seasons *were* set in a High School...

the way they inevitably seem to destroy everything I love about Buffy herself.
*nods a lot*

And the Pern story is cool; you know it's total crack, and you're just enjoying the heck out of it anyway!
Crack!fic does not obey normal rules. ;)