This post is good and you should feel good, and not just because you quoted me. :P
In all seriousness, though, it's fabulous (and a relief) to see a thoughtful, eloquent defense of genderswap, because Cthulhu knows I have seen enough attacks on it. So thank you for writing this.
My first genderswap story was in SPN fandom, girl!Dean/Castiel. My memory of where the idea came from is hazy, but I'm pretty sure I just saw the pairing mentioned somewhere (the fandom newsletter, maybe?) and thought, "NEAT! How would that work?" (That thought is the impetus for 95% of my fic writing, really.) I thought it was a fun, interesting exploration and kept going.
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Date: 2011-03-29 12:44 am (UTC)In all seriousness, though, it's fabulous (and a relief) to see a thoughtful, eloquent defense of genderswap, because Cthulhu knows I have seen enough attacks on it. So thank you for writing this.
My first genderswap story was in SPN fandom, girl!Dean/Castiel. My memory of where the idea came from is hazy, but I'm pretty sure I just saw the pairing mentioned somewhere (the fandom newsletter, maybe?) and thought, "NEAT! How would that work?" (That thought is the impetus for 95% of my fic writing, really.) I thought it was a fun, interesting exploration and kept going.