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Like the title says. This is something I've kept wanting to say in comment responses and memes but, well, didn't know how to put it exactly. I think I have it figure out, though. Don't worry, it is neither shocking nor disturbing. Just a little insight into my warped... er, uh... perfectly sane mind. Sane, I swear.
I'm a very "if that's the way it is, then that's the way it should/needs/ is supposed to be" kind of person. It's the reason why things upset me, annoy me, or boggle me so dang easily (mostly boggle, I think). When I first got into fanfcition, I honestly did not get why anyone would write a story based on a beloved show and not stick with what that show was doing. I didn't understand the appeal of AUs, slash, and romance that wasn't on the show (okay, romance I did kind of get so I wasn't quite as surprised by it.) I didn't get taking characters out of their worlds and sticking them in something entirely different. For example, taking the characters of a crime drama and sticking them in a fantasy. Only the Stargate universe makes me comfortable with AUs since the actual show deals with them often, but even then I tend to have a hard time writing them, especially the further they move away from canon.
It's the reason I've never been really happy with my CSI:NY fics. I've enjoyed writing them, liked how they turned out, but always felt they weren't close enough to canon. Yes, I know, no fanfic can be one-hundred percent canon, but it took me a while to finally accept that. For a while, some stories I even ended up hating when something was done on the show that contradicted what I did in the story. Yes, I'm that anal. Which is why I love the SGA fandom so much as it allows for a lot more plot possibilities.
It's the reason I get so uptight about reviewers praising blatantly skewed or off characterization.
It also makes me a very rigid follower of instructions, especially when cooking, and why I get mad when someone tells me to do things differently (although that's also in part because I hate being told what to do, especially when it's something I already know how to do.)
I don't always listen to or give into this little trait, but it is prevailant.
So, there you have it, the reason behind my short frustration fuse.
And as you can tell from this, I'm also the kind of person who always feels the need to explain myself, even when I don't need to. *shrugs*
It's the reason I've never been really happy with my CSI:NY fics. I've enjoyed writing them, liked how they turned out, but always felt they weren't close enough to canon. Yes, I know, no fanfic can be one-hundred percent canon, but it took me a while to finally accept that. For a while, some stories I even ended up hating when something was done on the show that contradicted what I did in the story. Yes, I'm that anal. Which is why I love the SGA fandom so much as it allows for a lot more plot possibilities.
It's the reason I get so uptight about reviewers praising blatantly skewed or off characterization.
It also makes me a very rigid follower of instructions, especially when cooking, and why I get mad when someone tells me to do things differently (although that's also in part because I hate being told what to do, especially when it's something I already know how to do.)
I don't always listen to or give into this little trait, but it is prevailant.
So, there you have it, the reason behind my short frustration fuse.
And as you can tell from this, I'm also the kind of person who always feels the need to explain myself, even when I don't need to. *shrugs*
