Strange Pairings and Rules of the Internet

[foolish_m0rtal]

I've been getting hits and kudos on the most random pairings and obscure fandoms ever. 

I'm talking about things like my Nick/Roache WIP for Godzilla. Yes, the mediocre Emmerich adaptation. Or my Nicholas/Vazul story for Scent of Magic. (Is there a fandom for people named Nick?) Or my recent Michael/Lucian fic for Underworld.The only thing more remarkable than the fact that I was able to wring slash from these fandoms is the utter randomosity of someone else reading it.

Is that a Rule of the Internet: If you can think of a pairing, someone out there is into it? Incidentally, I tried to Google some keywords  to find out, and the first thing that came up was NHL Rule 61: Slashing:

61.1 Slashing - Slashing is the act of a player swinging his stick at an opponent, whether contact is made or not. Non-aggressive stick contact to the pant or front of the shin pads, should not be penalized as slashing. Any forceful or powerful chop with the stick on an opponent’s body, the opponent’s stick, or on or near the opponent’s hands that, in the judgment of the Referee, is not an attempt to play the puck, shall be penalized as slashing.

THE RULE FOR THIS PHENOMENA WILL NOW BE CALLED RULE 61 DESPITE THERE ALREADY BEING A RULE 61. Because I laughed for about two minutes straight and proceeded to read the definition out loud with air quotes around a lot of the terms. Non-aggressive stick contact to the pant. Try to say that with a straight face.

Of course I'm thrilled that these pairings have fans and fandoms out there somewhere, but really? I have gone beyond Surprise and am mucking around somewhere in the Am I Getting Punk'd category. 

I think the most disappointing part is that everyone is an unsigned guest. Who are you, guest? Are there more of us in this single-person fandom? Can we be friends?

I want to know! There are ridiculously small fandoms out there that are totally badass. I think Thunderheart has two people in their fandom (No, really. Two. carlyinrome and myhappyface), and those stories are some of the best ones I've ever read. Just the tone, the characters, the research. Oh my god, all my feeeeeelings. I wish I could write in this fandom, but I don't have the knack for it, so all I can do is cheer them on and shamelessly try to get people to watch Thunderheart and read their fics. (See what I did there?) Don't have enough time to watch a movie about Graham Greene, Val Kilmer, and their UST? Read the summary of the film. And then read their fics. Read them.

What are the most random pairings or fandoms you've written for? (No judging will happen on this thread, only enthusiasm.) Did you find someone else into the fandom? ARE YOU ALL NOW PART OF A FANDOM CARTEL? :D

Comments

[angstbunny.livejournal.com]

I'm a fandom of one for Vantage Point. Slashing Dennis Quaid's character and Matthew Fox's character. I've also written for The Transporter, the action movie series with Jason Statham.

Who are you, guest? Are there more of us in this single-person fandom? Can we be friends?

I FEEL THIS PAIN.

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I don't know Vantage Point, but maybe I'll check it out over Christmas.

I KNOW RIGHT. THIS PAIN WHAT IS IT.

[angstbunny.livejournal.com]

It's a decent movie, not awesome, but entertaining enough. It's a Rashomon sort of thing, seeing the same event from multiple perspectives. I really liked it. The slash shouted at me, but I guess it spoke only to me. ;_;

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

Hey, most of my obscure pairings are meh movies with slash that has spoken to me. Sometimes finding slash is the only way you can get through these things. (cough cough, Jurassic Park 3)

[angstbunny.livejournal.com]

HDU JPIII IS A WORK OF ART

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

:D

[grimmsical.livejournal.com]

I think the most obscure fandom I've written for is Covenants, and I've only found one other person who even knows the series. ;; Apparently the books are hard to find now.

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

The Thomas Covenant series? :D

[grimmsical.livejournal.com]

Sorry, the other comment had a broken link.
This one.

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see. I haven't heard of that series,but it sounds good.

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

So you usually write original fic? Huh. :D I didn't know that!

[hpstrangelove.livejournal.com]

Transformers has quite a few fics, but there are only two or three stories with Sam/Megatron - and one of those is mine.

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

I have never heard of that pairing before, but I as a fellow small fandomer, I will wholeheartedly support your efforts. :)

[hpstrangelove.livejournal.com]

The idea came from the second movie - I have a friend who pretty much got me into dub-con type fics, and she sent me a photo that showed Sam being held down on a stone block by Megatron. She couldn't find any fics with them as a pair, so this year I wrote one for her for IJ's Bring Back the Porn fest.

It was quite fun writing it because I wrote from Megatron's POV.