Fix-it fics

[mythicmistress]

Like them, dislike them, what would possibly drive you to write one?

In my case, whether or not I'm willing to read/keep reading a fix-it fic depends on what the author decided needed to be fixed.

For example, one type of fix-it that I have very little patience for are the ones that are done expressly for the sake of a romantic coupling, without exploring the other consequences that would arise from the situation being fixed, and especially if there is character bashing involved. Conversely, I love the fix-its that take the consequences of the fix into consideration as much as possible, no matter what the situation being fixed is.

As for what drives me to want to write fix-its, the reasons vary. For the Sly Cooper games in particular, I want to address the things in canon that I felt were not given the weight they deserved or that tend to be glossed over. For other fandoms, the reasons include: having things make more sense, bringing out the missed potential that I see, or changing things that stick out as illogical when put up against established canon.

Comments

[cahn]

I like a lot of tragic canons, but I don't like tragedy, so I'm always trying to write fix-its to Fix The Tragedy. But on the other hand, fixing things for one character usually has repercussions for another character, so I usually end up trying to fix things so that all the characters get to live their best lives :P