I tend not to comment either, but not because I don't want people to know what I'm reading, just because I'm too lazy. And of course I feel terribly guilty about that because I too am a comment whore. Another reason is that I usually read fics several days or weeks after they've been posted, and that always makes me feel awkward for some reason. It makes no sense whatsoever, but that's my little pea brain for you. The only fics I make a point of commenting on are ones written by someone I know, and then it's only because I worry that if I don't comment, the author will think I either didn't read it or didn't like it.
How comfortable are you with sharing your reading habits? I'm actually pretty comfortable, but I have to be asked. I used to be a fic slut, meaning I would read just about anything and everything. Even mpreg. The only rule I had was that it had to be B/J (no B/other or J/other) centric. Now my tastes are a bit more refined: I won't read mpreg (unless it's tongue-in-cheek), or AU that's *too* AU (Brian and Justin meeting under completely different circumstances is fine, but they can't be vampires or anything, nor can it be in a different time period).
Another thing that has just recently changed is that I never used to read any other fandoms other than B/J. Lately I've been reading a lot of Luke/Noah fic from As The World Turns, which I started watching when I found out that there was a cute gay couple on the show. For some reason, I'm only interested in actual gay couples who are together on the show, rather than characters who are only together in someone's imagination.
Are there any fics out there that you like/dislike, but are hesitant to admit it? I like most of Gaedhal's stuff, though I've seen her stuff referred to as badfic. *shrugs* And I'm not reluctant to admit it, but I dislike the whole concept of Brian/Mikey fic. In fact, I resent any author who paints Mikey in a positive light. Lol.
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How comfortable are you with sharing your reading habits?
I'm actually pretty comfortable, but I have to be asked. I used to be a fic slut, meaning I would read just about anything and everything. Even mpreg. The only rule I had was that it had to be B/J (no B/other or J/other) centric. Now my tastes are a bit more refined: I won't read mpreg (unless it's tongue-in-cheek), or AU that's *too* AU (Brian and Justin meeting under completely different circumstances is fine, but they can't be vampires or anything, nor can it be in a different time period).
Another thing that has just recently changed is that I never used to read any other fandoms other than B/J. Lately I've been reading a lot of Luke/Noah fic from As The World Turns, which I started watching when I found out that there was a cute gay couple on the show. For some reason, I'm only interested in actual gay couples who are together on the show, rather than characters who are only together in someone's imagination.
Are there any fics out there that you like/dislike, but are hesitant to admit it?
I like most of Gaedhal's stuff, though I've seen her stuff referred to as badfic. *shrugs* And I'm not reluctant to admit it, but I dislike the whole concept of Brian/Mikey fic. In fact, I resent any author who paints Mikey in a positive light. Lol.