Naruto Fic Problem

The Fanfiction Question

The one thing I’ve never been able to understand are those unfinished stories that have no proper explanation as to what happened to the author. The ones that say they haven’t been updated in years but when you read the author’s note it sounds like they are still writing it and plan to regularly update, some even specifically promise an upcoming update that never came. What happened? I get that since it’s fanfiction these stories are being done at the author’s leisure and we can’t expect too much, but is it that hard for the author to write a quick note saying they’ve abandoned the story or they’re going on hiatus? Why just leave it without explanation? The not knowing is one of the most frustrating things about fanfiction, even when compared to the over abundance of horrible out of character stories.

Fandom Complaint

I really hate the Marvel Superfamily trope for a number of reasons, mostly centering on the infantilization of Peter Parker and the erasure of his actual family in favor of Steve and Tony which makes me sick, I actually like that pairing but just give them their own kid, Peter’s characters is so OOC in all those stories anyway, just go all the way and make an actual OC.

But whatever, right now the thing that pisses me off the most about Marvel Superfamily is that they’ve stolen the term “Superfamily” from Superman and his actual family. How am I supposed to look up content about Chris, Conner, Jon, Kara and various related family members if Superfamily isn’t about the actual Superman Family?

Baby Milo

Naruto Headcanon

The Mokuton might be the Senju clan’s pure kekkai genkai but they also have something of a secondary family attribute, kind of like the Nara shadow techniques. The Senju are all predisposed to nature chakra, it’s part of what fuels the Mokuton. Tobirama’s talent for Suiton and his sensory abilities are also connected to the Senju predisposition for nature chakra.

Just a thought.

My Buffy Problem

I like Spuffy as a couple, I intensely dislike Bangel, but I really like Angel as a character. Angel might actually be my favorite character, I just can’t stand him with Buffy, I think they bring out the worst in each other. My problem, why do so many Spuffy stories have to come with Angel bashing? They give plenty of evidence for why they don’t work together that doesn’t take from either character. Why do they have to turn Angel into this huge bully? Why can’t they just have Angel naturally mature away from Buffy? I get he had a lot of problematic behavior around her when he was with her, treating her like one of his former victims minus the killing at the end, but he hadn’t been around humans in decades, he didn’t know how to act around them. Angel’s show is all about him learning to be human, really, Buffy showed him that he could be redeemed, that’s why he’s so attached, but they don’t work. Also, what’s with everyone saying he lost his soul because he had took Buddy’s virginity? It was about her acceptance of him, he felt absolved by her so he could feel truly happy for a brief moment. After Angelus returned, Angel realized he could never be absolved by someone else, he just has to be better on his own and help people. I’m just frustrated by people feeling the need to detract from Angel as a character in order to boost Spuffy, Spuffy doesn’t need it, Spike and Buffy work as a couple on their own because they’re compatible people.

Epic Thoughts

So I’m not really sure how Jorge read a story about a ruthlessly pragmatic but arrogant man having to suffer the consequences of his own hubris and came out with the idea of that same guy needing to learn to be ruthless after ten years of war but wonky narrative decisions aside, all the songs really are amazing, it blows my mind.

I’m always amazed with how much talent is on display when you listen to music.

Fanfic Complaint

Why is Peter Parker infantelized so often in fanfic? When has he ever acted like any of those portrayals in the comics? And I don’t count obvious pandering like certain stories in the post Raimi era.

Peter Parker is a sarcastic asshole who gives ridiculous nicknames to his friends and doesn’t know the meaning of minding your own business. He loves his friends and family deeply and is incredibly overprotective of them. He’s also insanely overpowered with most of the people he’s facing. Spidey isn’t an Avenger who faces galactic wide cosmic threats, though he’ll help out if they need him. Spidey does the every day stuff, street crime and weird criminals with powers who like to dress up and make a show of it all.

And Peter Parker certainly is in no need of Avenger parental figures, he has Aunt May and Robbie Robertson and Curt Connors and even J Jonah Jameson. The entire idea of the gross Dad!Tony and Son!Peter and Superfamily stories make me want to scream.

I Hated Homecoming

I am so tired of a teenage Peter Parker in all my non-comic book media. Peter graduated high school in, like, issue 34 of the comic book, in the mid-60’s when Steve Ditko was still drawing the guy. He’s been an adult of some kind for almost the entirety of his 50+ run. I get that adaptions aren’t meant to be exact replicas and they’re supposed to bring something new, but the things is, they really aren’t. All the movies just keep treading the same ground, Spider-Man is so much more than a high school student. And on that note, I know Stan Lee said in some interview somewhere that Peter Parker is meant to be a so called “everyman” but I’m pretty sure that just means he has to deal with real world problems, not that he’s a generic audience stand in. Even if that is what he mean, it isn’t what Peter is, not anymore. Peter Parker has had fifty years of writing to establish a distinct and definitive personality, none of which was seen in Homecoming. I don’t know what character Tom Holland was given to play but it wasn’t Peter Parker, that’s for sure. Honestly, the whole “he’s just a good kid” vibe he had makes it seem like he was playing Miles Morales more than Peter Parker, the science magnet school and Ned/Ganke Thing certainly don’t help with that. Why did Marvel feel the need to rip off the character that hasn’t even been around for one decade instead of using stories from the character that’s been around for five. Not to mention Tony Stark. For one thing, I don’t really like that character in the first place and secondly, why did he need to shoehorned in as some kind of stupid father figure that Peter doesn’t need? He isn’t even good at that and inserting him into what is meant to be a homage to one of the most iconic scenes in comic books gives me no end of frustration. I have never been satisfied with any of the cinematic adaptions for Spider-Man and the fact that the current one is just Marvel pandering to a false fandom created version of Spider-Man is infuriating. I blame the Raimi films, they were the mainstream audience’s introduction to this character and it wasn’t a good one. Tobey Maguire’s nibbish version of Peter Parker was cemented into the minds of the general public and I hate it. Now I’ll admit, I have a very particular view on what Peter Parker is meant to be like and I struggle with being flexible in my opinions, but I just wish my favorite character didn’t have so many problems with false public images.

Superman Fic Idea

So, I’ve seen plenty of fic where Batman is depicted as the most paranoid member of the Justice League where no one knows his identity n the whole team and maybe don’t even know he has kids. (I hate fics where the justice league meet the Batfamily for several reasons) And, for the most part, I do think Batman would be more paranoid then other members when it comes to contingency plans, but I don’t actually think he’d be the most paranoid about his actual identity. Pretty much everyone Batman knows and cares for is some kind of super or super-affiliated. He’d be careful, but I don’t think he’s the most motivated to make sure his identity stays secret.

You know who has a lot more incentive to want his secret identity locked down right? Superman. This almost invincible hero who can really only be hurt by going after his loved ones, of which he has plenty. Superman has his parents, his friends, the Daily Planet and Smallville, all of whom would be in danger if it got out that who he was. Not to mention, Superman doesn’t where a mask, his biggest protection on his identity is that no one thinks he has one. You don’t suspect the random reporter guy to be Superman unless you have reason to believe Superman has an actual job.

I think Superman would actually be one of the most careful heroes in regard to his identity. And it would be pretty easy for him to do, especially since he has an actual name to give them to use.

Moving to the actual fic idea. A story about the Justice League founding and growing together through the framing of how much Superman shares about himself. I like the idea of the Justice League being taken in by the Kal-El came to earth as a teenager-adult and using his birth name. I think Superman might drop hints about himself mixed with info he learned from ai Joe-El. I just think it would be a fun story, maybe play with expectations in a bit with Batman and Superman.

Suspension of Disbelief in Sci-Fi

The problem with learning anything of significance about history, geography, linguistics, biology and psychology is that it really interferes with the suspension of disbelief you need to enjoy science fiction. Humans are so complicated and so different depending on their culture and region, their language and the time period they exist in that all the alien species that are introduced always seem overly simplified. Not to mention how diverse the planet is depending on where it is, the alien planets are also overly simplified. The thing of it is, I really like sci-fi, I just want more thought given to diversity of alien species and planets.