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Sep. 7th, 2004 09:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vaznettiI've been re-reading some of my own fic recently, which is surely one of the most self-indulgent things ever. But in between wincing at the editing mistakes and poor phrasing, I was struck by how mean the Kryceks that I write are. Really. It's amazing that the other characters don't band together to knock him over the head and dump the body in the bottom of a lake. I know I'm no hearts-and-roses redemptionista, but I'd forgotten what a bastard I made him. And you know he's the hero in these stories, right?
I've been thinking about my pairing preferences, as well, because it's not like there's a pattern or anything: Krycek/Marita, Jack/Irina, Wesley/Lilah (because if I could write Jossverse, I'd probably write that). Add on Mulder/Krycek, Syd/Lauren and a little Wesley/Angel and you can see where this is going. But when writing I'm actually struck not by the similarities but by how different all these relationships are. Krycek/Marita really ought to be more like Jack/Irina than it is.
And finally, I was looking around some recs for Homicide fic, and thought I'd read some Munch/Kay, because I adore Kay. Adore. This was a mistake, because the thought of John Munch naked freaks me out to no end. Urk. I had to go wash my mind out with bubble bath.
I've been thinking about my pairing preferences, as well, because it's not like there's a pattern or anything: Krycek/Marita, Jack/Irina, Wesley/Lilah (because if I could write Jossverse, I'd probably write that). Add on Mulder/Krycek, Syd/Lauren and a little Wesley/Angel and you can see where this is going. But when writing I'm actually struck not by the similarities but by how different all these relationships are. Krycek/Marita really ought to be more like Jack/Irina than it is.
And finally, I was looking around some recs for Homicide fic, and thought I'd read some Munch/Kay, because I adore Kay. Adore. This was a mistake, because the thought of John Munch naked freaks me out to no end. Urk. I had to go wash my mind out with bubble bath.
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Date: 2004-09-07 05:54 am (UTC)Yes. That is all.
Oh, and you'll probably get email from me explaining the "plot" of the Alias/HP crossover thing with Minerva and Irina in it. Because Brix liked it, but I want one more person to tell me it's okay to be this insane.
and this story will be mostly your fault for enabling first.
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Date: 2004-09-07 06:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-07 07:28 am (UTC)Camille
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Date: 2004-09-07 09:03 am (UTC)I think that the nastiness really struck me in "Traders in Snow." He's a complete bastard there, although you know, most of it is just to mask his own vulnerabilities. But I think if I'd continued that story, Marita and Scully would have banded together to get rid of him.
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Date: 2004-09-07 08:14 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2004-09-07 09:42 am (UTC)It's this kind of thinking that leads to glistening eyelashes!! Stand strong!!!!elevnety-one!!!
I don't think your Krycek is overly cruel at all. It's an aspect of his personality, and you show it as it is: as ONE aspect of his personality.
The trouble is when it either becomes his ONLY trait (usually found in stories not written by Krycek-fans) or when it gets glossed over and explained away (which can be found in many stories by Krycek-fans). Your stories have a good balance between the two extremes.
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Date: 2004-09-07 10:11 am (UTC)I guess I do think that cruelty is a big part of Krycek's character. It's more striking in some of what I write than in other things. I guess it helps that he's as hard on himself as he is on everyone else.
*perks up* Krycek!
Date: 2004-09-07 08:45 am (UTC)By the way, your and Kelly's Kryceks remind me of each other even though your stories are really different in tone. I think it has to do with that "uncooperative asshole" and "human in glimpses" thing, as well as the snarky humor.
Re: *perks up* Krycek!
Date: 2004-09-07 09:52 am (UTC)Aw. You always say the nicest things to me. ;->
It's true, ILWT Krycek is a bit milder than all the rest. (But oh my god--could that Mulder have sounded less like Mulder and more like me? I don't think so. How embarrassing!) But I have no idea why Marita puts up with the Kryceks I write for her.
Re: *perks up* Krycek!
Date: 2004-09-07 12:34 pm (UTC)But I have no idea why Marita puts up with the Kryceks I write for her.
Well, he's useful and really kissable for a cranky asshole. :)
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Date: 2004-09-07 12:56 pm (UTC)...'Cause he's Krycek, dude. (Actually, I do remember thinking, "Damn, Krycek sure is an asshole, isn't he?" while reading, I believe, Gates of Ivory, and then thinking, "Well, yes, in fact, Krycek certainly is an asshole. That would be one of his defining characteristics right there.")
And finally, I was looking around some recs for Homicide fic, and thought I'd read some Munch/Kay, because I adore Kay. Adore. This was a mistake, because the thought of John Munch naked freaks me out to no end. Urk.
You know, I had precisely that experience a while ago. It really is too bad. Someone should write some good Kay/Danvers. Zeljko Ivanek naked is OK by me.
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Date: 2004-09-07 01:11 pm (UTC)Actually, I do remember thinking, "Damn, Krycek sure is an asshole, isn't he?" while reading, I believe, Gates of Ivory, and then thinking, "Well, yes, in fact, Krycek certainly is an asshole. That would be one of his defining characteristics right there."
This warms my twisted little heart. I'm right! and in character! Also, asshole!Krycek is a lot more fun to write than puppies-and-kittens!Krycek.
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Date: 2004-09-07 01:09 pm (UTC)