Writing update-- my RBB story is DONE :D :D

And now it's off to my beta reader. *sweats nervously in writer*

Now I need to figure out the logistics of getting it (and the art) posted when the RBB opens up. But. IT'S DONE.

Endgame Thoughts- NO SPOILERS

Okay, I saw the film last Sunday. What I've been seeing since, online, is...some really bizarre shit.

I'm going out of my way to avoid spoilers. But regardless of what happened (or didn't happen) in the film? It's absolutely ridiculous to tag the actors in your complaints. It's ludicrous and embarrassing. Don't like the film? Either ignore it altogether or write a fanfic that fixes it. Blaming the actor(s) is just cheap and utterly lacking in class.

I am a Fandom Old. By which I mean, I'm on the high side of 40, and I've been in and out of various fandoms since I was in my early teens, before there was an internet even. (Yes. Really.) Here's the thing. All of this has happened before and all of it will happen again. I liked Endgame, even as I absolutely agree with the perspective that if you have to explain your McGuffin over and over, you've failed at some level as a writer. I would have loved to see more with [redacted ] and [redacted] because they're my faves and I love the actors and how they portray them. But if I didn't? If their portrayal was something I didn't like? I wouldn't tell them, because at the end of the day, they don't owe me jack. They're given a script, and they do their best with what they're given. How that all comes together at the end of the day is not really up to them.

(I can, and will, blame TPTB, because they richly deserve it.)

Thirty years ago, I was part of a fandom that split and went to war with itself over the direction of the series. Some of the people who were involved STILL won't talk to each other. On many levels, none of that had to happen then, and none of this has to happen now.

Accept that canon is what you make of it. Accept that fanfic and fanart have never existed in a vacuum. And also accept that showrunners and TPTB are infamous for losing control and/or perspective of their own characters (George Lucas, anyone?) But for goodness' sake-- leave the actors out of it.

Six Sentence Sunday

From Chapter 10 of "The Ability to Stop" (because I'm not sure how much I'll be online tomorrow)

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“Dr. Methuli and I have been asked to consult---on a part-time basis---with Samkelo to help him better understand the mental health needs of refugees. We have taken them in before, on a small scale, case-by-case basis, but with our new king’s policy of openness, we both see that responsibility expanding in the years to come. While your particular situation is unique---”

“God, I hope,” Steve muttered under his breath.

Viwe smiled. “You do have an unusual perspective, you must admit. Anything you could tell me will be useful. And I will only reveal the specifics of what you tell me with your consent.”

Fic Rec: "Captain Fraudulent"

This was one of the first fanfics I ever read in this fandom, and I count myself lucky to have found it first. If a Captain America story mixed with real history is your thing, if you are always up for a not-so-gentle skewering of both the 24 news cycle and certain personalities within it (*cough* Fox News *cough*) and if you like a Steve Rogers who struggles but still manages to make a place for himself in a world he didn't choose? This is your fic.

The series consists of two stories so far, plus a separate series of several related outtakes. All are worth reading. So, you know, go and read the thing. :)

Captain Fraudulent by Ellidfics (you'll have to be a registered AO3 user to read it)