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timepiececlockI got a review for my fic Rain saying "Ahh, *hearts in eyes* so fluffy, so awesome!"
::bangs head against wall::
It's not fluffy! The closest any part of it comes to fluff is some sappiness when Charater A realizes he's in love with Character B so much that he is able to forgive Character B for totally using him and abusing his trust. It wasn't fluffy. It was ANGSTY and SOMEWHAT SENTIMENTAL.
Every time someone tells me an agst-ridden fic of mine is "fluffy" when the reviewer and I clearly have different ideas of what "fluff" is, it makes me realize once again that, clearly, NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE DIED IN THIS FIC.
I don't know why this bugs me so much, but it does. I write fluff quite often. But when I'm writing something angsty, I don't want someone to say "so fluffy". If it's reallly oh so fluffy then clearly I totally FAIL at any sort of dramatic tension. Basically the review is telling me "Your idea of angst or drama is giving me warm and fuzzy feelings." I don't want to give the reader warm and fuzzy feelings. I don't want it to be cute.
When I write cute, I want the reader to see it as cute. When I write dramatic, I want the reader to see it as dramatic.
If what I think is drama they think is cute, clearly something's wrong here. And thinking it might be me who's confused is really, really depressing.
Clearly, not enough people died in this fic.
::bangs head against wall::
It's not fluffy! The closest any part of it comes to fluff is some sappiness when Charater A realizes he's in love with Character B so much that he is able to forgive Character B for totally using him and abusing his trust. It wasn't fluffy. It was ANGSTY and SOMEWHAT SENTIMENTAL.
Every time someone tells me an agst-ridden fic of mine is "fluffy" when the reviewer and I clearly have different ideas of what "fluff" is, it makes me realize once again that, clearly, NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE DIED IN THIS FIC.
I don't know why this bugs me so much, but it does. I write fluff quite often. But when I'm writing something angsty, I don't want someone to say "so fluffy". If it's reallly oh so fluffy then clearly I totally FAIL at any sort of dramatic tension. Basically the review is telling me "Your idea of angst or drama is giving me warm and fuzzy feelings." I don't want to give the reader warm and fuzzy feelings. I don't want it to be cute.
When I write cute, I want the reader to see it as cute. When I write dramatic, I want the reader to see it as dramatic.
If what I think is drama they think is cute, clearly something's wrong here. And thinking it might be me who's confused is really, really depressing.
Clearly, not enough people died in this fic.
