Something I thought might be worth mentioning

[donnaimmaculata]

I consider fanfiction, to a great degree, as a platform that allows me to lust after some man I fancy. Therefore, I prefer to read fics that are not written from that man's PoV. I want see him through the eyes of others, because, in order to find someone fanciable, I musn't know what's going on inside their heads. I want the mystery. I want to remain an outsider. I want the distance.

Does that make sense to anyone else beside myself?

Comments

[megstuff.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I think for me it depends on the character, or maybe it depends on the reason I like the character. I like to see Snape from the outside (in fact I have little choice since I can't get very far into his head), but with other characters I often like to see from their POV.

Or maybe it depends on the pairing. If it's more of a sexually motivated relationship I probably want to see from the less-hot one's perspective; if I'm interested in them emotionally I want to look inside both of their heads to see how they go together.

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

See, I don't really want to be in neither partner's head. I find fiction more appealing if I don't really know what's going on inside them. I especially don't want to have entire thought processes elaborated.