2. Agreed about how ephemeral Tumblr is. Given how busy my days are, I really like seeing daily serial ficbits on my dash. They provide a perfect mini-break and brain refresher when taking 5 minutes for myself during work.
3. *dopeslap* I've done such a good job of avoiding *that* segment of fandom I've all but forgotten about them and the shallow/accusatory read they have of characters like Alistair (and Anora and Leliana and Fenris and...) Sorry about making you cringe. It's just been a much easier shorthand for me to say that rather than "Alistair's inner struggle over owning his identity, defining his freedom, and asserting his needs when feeling more comfortable presenting as a soft, irresolute young man, especially when surrounded by dynamic people with plans (Duncan, Warden, Eamon+Teagan), and with all of this dipped in nostalgia for things lost or soon to be lost or feared will be lost, mixed with a post-modern sense of ennui plus an emotional intelligence more mature and insightful than what society would expect/allow/desire for someone Alistair's age, with all of these ingredients resulting in a protective armor of sarcasm and self-perpetuating irresoluteness." Likewise, I sort of feel that Alistair-a-la-Murakami-male-protagonist sounds far too pretentious. ;)
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3. *dopeslap* I've done such a good job of avoiding *that* segment of fandom I've all but forgotten about them and the shallow/accusatory read they have of characters like Alistair (and Anora and Leliana and Fenris and...) Sorry about making you cringe. It's just been a much easier shorthand for me to say that rather than "Alistair's inner struggle over owning his identity, defining his freedom, and asserting his needs when feeling more comfortable presenting as a soft, irresolute young man, especially when surrounded by dynamic people with plans (Duncan, Warden, Eamon+Teagan), and with all of this dipped in nostalgia for things lost or soon to be lost or feared will be lost, mixed with a post-modern sense of ennui plus an emotional intelligence more mature and insightful than what society would expect/allow/desire for someone Alistair's age, with all of these ingredients resulting in a protective armor of sarcasm and self-perpetuating irresoluteness." Likewise, I sort of feel that Alistair-a-la-Murakami-male-protagonist sounds far too pretentious. ;)