Tony is a smart, independent man (who does have his moments) and not a immature teenager, delicate flower, nor completely submissive.
Gibbs also isn't going to baby Tony. He's not going to become sensitive, or self aware. He's going to be cranky, and grumbly and fierce and independant and need his own head smacked.
YES to both of these!
The number of fics where Gibbs turns into this gushy, romanticist with Tony is pretty astounding. Gibbs can't even do that with a woman he's dating. He's sure as hell not going to do it with Tony.
It does get really frustrating reading fics where the overall premise is something I'm looking for in a story, but the characters are two guys that I don't even recognize. I hate the feeling that I have to 'settle' for fics.
There also seems to be quite the fandom kink for d/s and/or BDSM. o_O
One of the things that always fascinates me on a meta level with fandoms is how the types of dominant fic develop within those fandoms. I'm always interested in whether it's the specific character dynamics that propel some fandoms towards d/s fic or whether it has more to do with the early prolific authors setting the tone for the fandom. I always thought it'd make a fascinating study.
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on 2009-02-09 06:22 am (UTC)Gibbs also isn't going to baby Tony. He's not going to become sensitive, or self aware. He's going to be cranky, and grumbly and fierce and independant and need his own head smacked.
YES to both of these!
The number of fics where Gibbs turns into this gushy, romanticist with Tony is pretty astounding. Gibbs can't even do that with a woman he's dating. He's sure as hell not going to do it with Tony.
It does get really frustrating reading fics where the overall premise is something I'm looking for in a story, but the characters are two guys that I don't even recognize. I hate the feeling that I have to 'settle' for fics.
There also seems to be quite the fandom kink for d/s and/or BDSM. o_O
One of the things that always fascinates me on a meta level with fandoms is how the types of dominant fic develop within those fandoms. I'm always interested in whether it's the specific character dynamics that propel some fandoms towards d/s fic or whether it has more to do with the early prolific authors setting the tone for the fandom. I always thought it'd make a fascinating study.