thanks, it always seems to be the case that the more i struggle with a chapter the less SURE I can be that it's up to scratch. one of lifes cruel ironies. I wasn't meaning to come down on you or anything, i'd just hesitate to tell some people theyre derivative (when we are all writing fanfiction anyway), esp in such a small corner of the fandom. I also suppose it stood out to me because this work is going to get more domestic and more derivative for its bulk, this beginning is just setting and defining character dynamics, and afterwards it will be more self indulgent and comforting. You're correct, of course, that that tendency exists in this ship. for me, i think its because lore was such a small character in canon, that peoples schema of him (including my own) is going to be more defined by the Leviathan of a fic that is Electric Excavations than by his prescence in canon, and that is unavoidable. I will happily admit i read all of it immediately before wanting to write something of my own. probably a lot of people did the same, so i feel, in this way, it is difficult to avoid being derivative when it comes to lore specifcally. i just want to acknowledge that because i know it to be true. i do try and draw back from canon as much as i can though, its an omnipresent issue (not always an issue per se, in fairness) in fandom where fanon builds upon fanon until you have something thats totally newly constructed. its like building a house atop scaffolding. but a little derivativeness (or inspiration may be a nicer term, if not more accurate) is okay in some quantity if you make sure to inject regular infusions of personal canon interpretations. regarding lore's lost omicron love, since we dont really know much about the colony (or perhaps you do and its something i've not seen?) i still dont think its too crazy. but idk. you've read pretty much all the fics about these guys, as far as i can hack it, so i defer to your expert opinion :)
Hey, I am no expert, lol 😆 My knowledge about Lore’s origins is from the DataLore, Brothers and Inheritance episodes like everyone else. But, I reiterate it's a blank(ish) canvas to create whatever we want and that's fine. Sadly here I misjudged the premise of this fic and your intended concepts. >>this work is going to get more domestic and more derivative for its bulk, this beginning is just setting and defining character dynamics, and afterwards it will be more self indulgent and comforting.<< While Electric Excavations IS a great fic, I incorrectly I thought this might be more like Death & Other Desires than EE. I generally go by tags or summaries as a guide as to what angle a fic will take eg if it's a human mary-sue oc or a crossover I avoid it like the plague lol. However, I know tags change and some don't wish to give spoilers. In that case, I'll usually wait a few chapters to see how it unfolds before commenting. Unfortunately on this occasion I got it wrong by pre-empting and using an "offensive" word which hit a nerve. So, I hold up my hands and humbly admit I made a faux pas (no excuses but my own autism can trip me up as well as my archaic gen x outlook) It wasn't my intention to belittle your ideas or push my own views onto you, so please accept my sincere apology for this silly oversight 🖖🖖🖖☮️☮️☮️
Pardon, all I meant is that you seem to be fairly active round these parts. And yeah, I probably haven't tagged effectively - I do tend to do it as it goes. You haven't done anything wrong, so I'm sorry that it seemed like that was what I way saying. I really just thought it was an interesting discussion about fic in general, and on reflection, I realise because I'm pretty limited to Ao3, and this is an older fandom, the tropes here here may go back a hell of a lot further than I thought -- a bit of an oversight on my part! Bleh, brains sometimes. Communication through text is difficult, communication across generational, cultural, and neurological differences doubly so!
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