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#7976
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Anyway, did a search on AO3 for any Liara/Ash fics, as I'd played with that concept myself and wondered if others had done much. Found a oneshot, no background, just Ash re-joining the Normandy and an awkward conversation with Liara about where they stand romantically. Short'n'sweet. Made me miss the short affair Liara and Ash had in my fic. Some might not be able to see it, but I think they work well together; Liara likes her tough soldier girls anyway. ;)

Top, eh...?

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After a recent successful venture, a large contingent of Blue Suns are celebrating in the Afterlife club. They have been here all day and now as the the night draws on, even Aria has descended from her court to join the busy crowd of revellers. She stands at the base of the small stairs to her private area, still reserved, but gently slapping the side of her thigh and nodding her head slightly to the beat of the pounding dance music.  Despite being the undisputed Queen of Omega and deadly serious about her questionable work, Aria still likes to cut loose from time to time.

“I love you, Aria!” a distant intoxicated voice shouts, barely audible above the music.

She's used to it. It's part of the game. To create the persona that strikes not only fear, but also awe, awe enough to create respect. Aria also knows she is powerfully attractive and uses it to her advantage. Feeling the drinks she's had this evening warm over her, Aria lets herself free a little. Her hips begin to swing from side to side in time, with a slight tick in the middle for the off beat. Her arms rise above her head as her dancing becomes more animated and she steps rhythmically out from the side lines. Seeing her intention, the crowd parts slightly to allow her room and Aria almost jumps into the now vacant spot just in time for the current track's powerful drop to pump her fist upwards in time with the beat, all with a snarl of aggression staring into the sea of desperate faces.

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MrStoob wrote...

Anyway, did a search on AO3 for any Liara/Ash fics, as I'd played with that concept myself and wondered if others had done much. Found a oneshot, no background, just Ash re-joining the Normandy and an awkward conversation with Liara about where they stand romantically. Short'n'sweet. Made me miss the short affair Liara and Ash had in my fic. Some might not be able to see it, but I think they work well together; Liara likes her tough soldier girls anyway. ;)



I think the pairing could work, though I've only found one fic that really delved into it. Unconventional pairings can be interesting!

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unconventional pairings don't seem to be popular to write. *pout* my dream pairing has always been Tali and Liara. individually they're adorable bundles of awesome, and together? well... um... they'd be a huge adorable bundle of awesome! *grins* but I've only found a very small number of one shots featuring the two and none were very good. still, I think any pairing could work with a well written story to tie them together.





oh! I need a quick reality check for ME fact. am I right in thinking that (not counting Earth species) quarians are the only race in ME including animals on alien worlds have ever been shown to have hair? or am I forgetting one somewhere? I've been sort of playing with the notion in some of my outline that Earth has a bit of a monopoly on species with hair. so if anyone can help confirm or deny my weird quasi epiphany on the matter? *waves*

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Alright, it took about a year, Iris04 is up
I'd appreciate feedback regarding pacing, descriptions, smoothness and and effectiveness of the events.

This is rather critical to me as I rewrote the damn thing several times. On the other hand between myself and my epic beta-reader I'm fairly positive the grammar and spelling are spot on.

So that's nice.

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YurigirlzCrush wrote...

unconventional pairings don't seem to be popular to write. *pout* my dream pairing has always been Tali and Liara. individually they're adorable bundles of awesome, and together?

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I'm not sure the universe can handle that particular pairing! Posted Image

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oh! I need a quick reality check for ME fact. am I right in thinking that (not counting Earth species) quarians are the only race in ME including animals on alien worlds have ever been shown to have hair?


I think you're right.  None of the other sentient species have hair (unless it's some-one else's that has been matted onto a Krogan's skull plates! Posted Image) The only other species barring the quarians and humans I can remember maybe having hair/fur are those pesky little pyjaks! Posted Image  Who knows where those pests really come from? 

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I only went as far as 'not many species have hair', but yea, just the quarians confirmed I think.

An unforeseen problem I struck with my Liara/Ash pairing was, when Shep was evidently about to wing her way to find the asari lover she thought dead, some readers posted that they would be most unhappy if Shepard messed up their thing.  Can't win, eh?  Who won out in the end?  While the fic in question is still in stalled WIP, I'll let you find out. hehe.


Tali/Liara.  Hmmm.  Not even certain who'd where the trousers in that relationship. :lol:

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Hey, I would LOVE to see a Tali/Liara pairing. However, they HAPPEN to be the two most popular choices, and most can't bear to keep Shep from ONE of them.

Actually, my silent poll a year back was which pair would go well together/work WITH Shep, and they seemed the only other viable pair.

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Re: Quarian hair thing... I think you are correct in your assumption, Yuri. Although other alien species are mammalian (which should *imply* hair... if you want to use human scientific classification for extra-terrestrials), IIRC quarians are the only ones confirmed to have hair.

Tali/Liara would be totally cute. My husband and I are replaying ME1 on separate playthroughs (he's doing Sheploo with Tali & Liara, and I'm doing Femshep with Wrex & Garrus), and he made the comment that his team is full of cute "awkward girl-ness," as they both have a nerdiness to them that makes them adorable! Both of them seem to be finding their footing in ME1 and don't really come into their own until ME2 IMHO.

Not sure how unconventional these are, but I've always thought Liara/Javik and Kaidan/Cortez would have been fun to read.

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In terms of hair, that's why I sort of glossed over batarian "hair," as humans and quarians seem to be the only ones with hair based on keratin fibers.  Conversely, I have batarian females with tubulin fibers, almost like the dreadlocks on the Predator.

Also, there's quite a bit of Liara/Javik shipping, even if it doesn't get written often. I can see Kaidan/Cortez working as well.  Problem for me is that Javik really grated on me until like...the VERY last scene where he shakes your hand. Also, it always seemed like Cortez shouldn't have been emotionally available, if he was still grieving.

I dunno, I guess my favorite romances are the ones with feelings of gravitas. As such, I never really dug the "casual" romances (Chambers, Cortez, Traynor, Jacob, to a certain extent Miranda).  At least Cortez and Miranda had potential for the sort of sincerity those others lacked. In ME3, Miranda's romance TOTALLY pays off. Which is fair, considering what they did with Jacob's romance (I actually reveled in how BAD that ended).

While I'm on the subject, I don't HATE Vega, or Javik, or even Jacob. In fact, Vega seems like "good people," very down to earth. However, I find them uncompelling, and don't enjoy writing for them, or even talking/finding out about them.  Near as I can tell, it seems like a waste of time, which is what causes feelings akin to hatred...I dunno. All I can say is that I rolled my eyes every moment of "Paragon Lost" b/c I knew the story and didn't care.

I suppose it's just being spoiled from having known the other characters for 5+ years...yet that wouldn't explain appreciation for OC's.  Some truly memorable OC's I absolutely adore, in fact...such as an old "frenemy" of Miranda, or a "melee specialist" Quarian...or even a "smart" Vorcha...haha!

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omg!!! I am a subconscious plagiarist! my little sister did what she does and woke me up at the crack of dawn to watch Wreck It Ralph for the sixth day straight... so I decided to work on my story a bit. but I was feeling uninspired. so I went to read something on my favorites list. and what do I find?

my prologue is eerily similar to the first chapter of the story in question! *cries* both deal with the memorial wall and the gathering of the Normandy crew. and while they end differently and mine is a good 1,000 words longer, still... now I think I need to change it. and I liked it too. *pout*

characters! I know a lot of people really really reallyreally disliked Traynor and Vega, but I actually enjoyed both characters for what they were. I even romanced Traynor once just to check it out and didn't hate it, even if it lacked the depth of the Liara romance that was my go-to the other five times. Javik though... god, he was such a jerk. most of the scenes he was in, I was dying for a renegade interrupt to kick him in the junk. it would have been so very satisfying. unfortunately I played on console or I would have been begging the modders to make one for me! *grins*

and... *blink* a melee specialist quarian? um... isn't getting up close and personal like the worst possible idea when a tear in your suit can mean death by infection? I mean... points for originality on that one for whoever the writer was, but I don't care how mad your skillz are, sooner or later, someone's gonna land something. and that's bad for quarians. drones, shields, and lots of cover are the friends of my favorite nomadic race of spacefarers! melee is a brave choice, but it seems sort of like being a gunfighter in the old west... a profession that might earn respect and fear, but also guarantees dying young. *frowns* and dead quarians? my feels... *pout*

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YurigirlzCrush wrote...

omg!!! I am a subconscious plagiarist! my little sister did what she does and woke me up at the crack of dawn to watch Wreck It Ralph for the sixth day straight... so I decided to work on my story a bit. but I was feeling uninspired. so I went to read something on my favorites list. and what do I find?

my prologue is eerily similar to the first chapter of the story in question! *cries* both deal with the memorial wall and the gathering of the Normandy crew. and while they end differently and mine is a good 1,000 words longer, still... now I think I need to change it. and I liked it too. *pout*


Honestly, you probably know my opinion on this, but I say don't change it. If I scoured the fic archives of evry fandom I've written for, I'm certain I'd find a few dozen stories that had very similar scenes to mine, very similar twists...there are only so many ways to weave a narrative into pre-existing lore.

I've read a lot of fics, and I'm sure some ideas from those stories stuck with me, and maybe I wrote things similar to them. I call that inspiration and influence, not plagiarism. It's the same way in how if I take a theory-based class at school, i can read up all these theorists and their ideas, and I can take what I like from everyone, and find my own interpretation, and that's just standard process in academia. You build off of the work of others. So long as you're not copying full paragraphs and sprees of dialogue from someone, I don't really see the problem. And if you feel really weird about it still, just leave an authors note saying there's another story with a similar whatever.

Like you said, yours ends differently and it's longer. A LOT of Post-ME3 fics made since ME3 and the EC start off with the memorial wall and everything...it's a common narrative ice-breaker, I wouldnt worry too much.

Modifié par fluffywalrus, 07 octobre 2013 - 10:14 .


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fluffywalrus wrote...

YurigirlzCrush wrote...

omg!!! I am a subconscious plagiarist! my little sister did what she does and woke me up at the crack of dawn to watch Wreck It Ralph for the sixth day straight... so I decided to work on my story a bit. but I was feeling uninspired. so I went to read something on my favorites list. and what do I find?

my prologue is eerily similar to the first chapter of the story in question! *cries* both deal with the memorial wall and the gathering of the Normandy crew. and while they end differently and mine is a good 1,000 words longer, still... now I think I need to change it. and I liked it too. *pout*


Honestly, you probably know my opinion on this, but I say don't change it. If I scoured the fic archives of evry fandom I've written for, I'm certain I'd find a few dozen stories that had very similar scenes to mine, very similar twists...there are only so many ways to weave a narrative into pre-existing lore.

I've read a lot of fics, and I'm sure some ideas from those stories stuck with me, and maybe I wrote things similar to them. I call that inspiration and influence, not plagiarism. It's the same way in how if I take a theory-based class at school, i can read up all these theorists and their ideas, and I can take what I like from everyone, and find my own interpretation, and that's just standard process in academia. You build off of the work of others. So long as you're not copying full paragraphs and sprees of dialogue from someone, I don't really see the problem. And if you feel really weird about it still, just leave an authors note saying there's another story with a similar whatever.

Like you said, yours ends differently and it's longer. A LOT of Post-ME3 fics made since ME3 and the EC start off with the memorial wall and everything...it's a common narrative ice-breaker, I wouldnt worry too much.

Indeedly, due to the source, the settings and scenes are no doubt going to be re-used a lot, but it's all in how the tale is told. :)

I mean, I wonder how many trilogy fics start almost exactly the same?  Shepard was hungry and alone on Earth.  Shepard loved her parents on Mindoir.  Shepard was a boistrous tech-savvy child aboard her parents' shipping vessel.  etc,  Those bits may start the same, but it's the characters and tangents after that are the 'filling in the pie'.  I'm with fluffy, don't change a thing.
And of course there's the old maxim that there are only seven stories to be told.

Modifié par MrStoob, 07 octobre 2013 - 10:22 .


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Fluffy! *glomp*

I dunno. I already decided to leave in a tiny snippet that was inspired by something said in a movie, and i'm beginning to worry that people will call me on all the numerous little similarities that seem to be popping into my fic. one of my friends was reading my outline out of boredom while waiting for me and compared a certain bit to a movie. and I was like... *slaps head* omg. I never saw it but I remember my uncle talking about that.

I guess I could leave it as written. now that I reread my prologue again and then the other story's opening one more time, the only real similarities are that the crew is gathered at the memorial wall and Liara is sad. basically. *ponders* but I could also give it a different twist just by rewriting it for a different locale. I mean, the memorial wall was in the game, but I imagine there would be a funeral at some point too. and all the basic elements could stay while the setting and a few details would be different.

*points to her recent posts* see this? this is me freaking out because nothing I write is good enough, the sources of my inspiration are sketchy, and everyone will judge me! *sigh* well, I know maybe none of those things is 100% true but that's what I sort of feel like. so... yeah.

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YurigirlzCrush wrote...

I guess I could leave it as written. now that I reread my prologue again and then the other story's opening one more time, the only real similarities are that the crew is gathered at the memorial wall and Liara is sad. basically. *ponders* but I could also give it a different twist just by rewriting it for a different locale. I mean, the memorial wall was in the game, but I imagine there would be a funeral at some point too. and all the basic elements could stay while the setting and a few details would be different.


I (personally) wouldn't worry so much about the location similarities.  In how many other stories have you read conversations that occur in Shepard's quarters?  Or on the Presidium?  Or in a bar?  Aren't they different because of what happens there, not because of where they happen?  Posted Image

YurigirlzCrush wrote...

*points to her recent posts* see this? this is me freaking out because nothing I write is good enough, the sources of my inspiration are sketchy, and everyone will judge me! *sigh* well, I know maybe none of those things is 100% true but that's what I sort of feel like. so... yeah.


OY!  Stop stealing all the self-doubt!  Some of the rest of us may want some!  Posted Image (Or some more in my own case! Posted Image)  Seriously though I thought this little niche was formed -amongst other reasons- to help each other when we feel like that.  Don't feel bad about sharing the craziness! Posted Image

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Knobbles! Knew I had forgotten something!

Can anyone remember how the shuttle doors open again? Are they a gull-wing or is it a simple sliding door? (Can't believe I'm asking this -sheesh!)

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YurigirlzCrush wrote...

Fluffy! *glomp*

I dunno. I already decided to leave in a tiny snippet that was inspired by something said in a movie, and i'm beginning to worry that people will call me on all the numerous little similarities that seem to be popping into my fic. one of my friends was reading my outline out of boredom while waiting for me and compared a certain bit to a movie. and I was like... *slaps head* omg. I never saw it but I remember my uncle talking about that.

I guess I could leave it as written. now that I reread my prologue again and then the other story's opening one more time, the only real similarities are that the crew is gathered at the memorial wall and Liara is sad. basically. *ponders* but I could also give it a different twist just by rewriting it for a different locale. I mean, the memorial wall was in the game, but I imagine there would be a funeral at some point too. and all the basic elements could stay while the setting and a few details would be different.

*points to her recent posts* see this? this is me freaking out because nothing I write is good enough, the sources of my inspiration are sketchy, and everyone will judge me! *sigh* well, I know maybe none of those things is 100% true but that's what I sort of feel like. so... yeah.


Haha, honestly...I listen to music while I write and sometimes a lyric stands out as fitting, so I end up paraphrasing it into the chapter if it fits. I use my own words and take the concept of the lyrics as inspiration, which isn't all that different from getting a second hand opinion about something that happened in a movie that you haven't seen. :P

Consider pop music. The whole basis of that genre is to take the most popular songs in history and change them just enough so that people think it's a new song, while retaining everything that gives people that familiar nostalgic reaction. Look at, for example, Bruno Mars' "Locked out of Heaven". Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" is basically that song, but changed ever so slightly that it can be passed off as a new song. And bruno mars's song? Well, I can't recall what song it was built off of, but his was heavily influenced by another song as well.

It's about adding your own twist and style as a writer. This isn't high culture literature, it's for fun, so just write...be cognizant of what you've written, maybe try and figure out your influences, and you can even jot them down in an author's note if you feel guilty or something, but don't throw out what works just because you think someone might compare your work with someone else's...that would be rare. I mean, JK Rowling isn't drowning in hatemail for taking heavy influence from Ender's Game, is she? And she's, like, way, way more popular of writers than us, so I wouldn't worry at all.

Besides, do you know how many PMs I've gotten from people asking me to write a fic like some other author's work (usuallyan incomplete fic with an MIA author), or hell, or CONTINUE someone else's story? It's happened like, 14 times. If there's one thing I've learned about the fanfiction fanbase, they like reading similar narratives with fresh, different takes on the material, so I think you've got nothing to worry about.

And I'm sure your writing is good enough :) I have full confidence in you:wizard:

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fluffywalrus wrote...
I mean, JK Rowling isn't drowning in hatemail for taking heavy influence from Ender's Game, is she?


And the entirety of classical literature, hehe.

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Knobbles! Knew I had forgotten something!

Can anyone remember how the shuttle doors open again? Are they a gull-wing or is it a simple sliding door? (Can't believe I'm asking this -sheesh!)

Gull-wing.
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YurigirlzCrush wrote...

Fluffy! *glomp*

I dunno. I already decided to leave in a tiny snippet that was inspired by something said in a movie, and i'm beginning to worry that people will call me on all the numerous little similarities that seem to be popping into my fic. one of my friends was reading my outline out of boredom while waiting for me and compared a certain bit to a movie. and I was like... *slaps head* omg. I never saw it but I remember my uncle talking about that.

I guess I could leave it as written. now that I reread my prologue again and then the other story's opening one more time, the only real similarities are that the crew is gathered at the memorial wall and Liara is sad. basically. *ponders* but I could also give it a different twist just by rewriting it for a different locale. I mean, the memorial wall was in the game, but I imagine there would be a funeral at some point too. and all the basic elements could stay while the setting and a few details would be different.

*points to her recent posts* see this? this is me freaking out because nothing I write is good enough, the sources of my inspiration are sketchy, and everyone will judge me! *sigh* well, I know maybe none of those things is 100% true but that's what I sort of feel like. so... yeah.


I say: if you have your own spin on it, keep it as you like it!

There are tons of scenes in my first fanfictions that borrowed heavily in tone, even phrases, from movies.  Like you, I simply didn't realize it until after the fact.  That's part of the reason I sometimes abstain from reading other fanfics whenever I am actively writing.

Again, I wouldn't worry too much about it, so long as you put your own spin on it.  It isn't like you copy-pasted, after all, you wrote and put hard work into it!

I also encourage you to have more confidence!  Good author's are always their own worst critics, but that doesn't mean the work isn't worthwhile.

fluffywalrus wrote...

 [snip]

Besides, do you know how many PMs I've gotten from people asking me to write a fic like some other author's work (usuallyan incomplete fic with an MIA author), or hell, or CONTINUE someone else's story? It's happened like, 14 times. If there's one thing I've learned about the fanfiction fanbase, they like reading similar narratives with fresh, different takes on the material, so I think you've got nothing to worry about.
And I'm sure your writing is good enough :) I have full confidence in you:wizard:


Oh good, I'm not the only one, haha.  I got requests to complete and write (alternate) endings for another's work.  I think the strangest one I got was to re-edit someone's work into my writing style, which is sort of insulting to both authors.

I also got a request once to adjust my style to someone else's, which I also declined.  I wasn't mad, however, I just thought it was odd.

On the other hand, I am working on another fanfic.  The anime Sword Art Online was based on novels, and I will TOTALLY be trying to copy the tone and writing style of the original author.  What's odd is that I might just be copying the style of the translators, lol.

Obviously it's going to be my own story, but I just feel like preserving the style of writing.  I liken it to matching the grammar and diction of a language.  After all, my dialogue would be different if I were writing a Victorian romance versus a war drama.

Modifié par Seracen, 07 octobre 2013 - 08:43 .


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I'd take it as high praise that someone would want me to write, well, anything!  lol

Only request I've ever had is to make a poll for the readers to decide my love triangle.  Tsk, I say.  Tsk.  What is this?  'Deathtrap Dungeon'?!
:D

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MrStoob wrote...

I'd take it as high praise that someone would want me to write, well, anything!  lol

Only request I've ever had is to make a poll for the readers to decide my love triangle.  Tsk, I say.  Tsk.  What is this?  'Deathtrap Dungeon'?!
:D


Oh agreed.  The aforementioned point was more me feeling bad about actually stepping on another writer's toes.

Poll for the love triangle though?  I dunno, I tend to have that stuff embedded into the story at the outset, and I'm not confident enough in my writing to start polling people as to what content I should produce next, haha.

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Seracen wrote...

MrStoob wrote...

I'd take it as high praise that someone would want me to write, well, anything!  lol

Only request I've ever had is to make a poll for the readers to decide my love triangle.  Tsk, I say.  Tsk.  What is this?  'Deathtrap Dungeon'?!
:D


Oh agreed.  The aforementioned point was more me feeling bad about actually stepping on another writer's toes.

Poll for the love triangle though?  I dunno, I tend to have that stuff embedded into the story at the outset, and I'm not confident enough in my writing to start polling people as to what content I should produce next, haha.

you know, a writer recently told me the following...

"I also encourage you to have more confidence!  Good author's are always their own worst critics, but that doesn't mean the work isn't worthwhile."

*grins, sticks her tongue out, runs away and hides*

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YurigirlzCrush wrote...

you know, a writer recently told me the following...

"I also encourage you to have more confidence!  Good author's are always their own worst critics, but that doesn't mean the work isn't worthwhile."

*grins, sticks her tongue out, runs away and hides*


Hmm...who could that fool be?  :P 

Personally, I am STILL self-conscious about making a three-way pairing in my current work.  I am trying to make sure that it comes across as sincere and natural, not some fantasy ****** that comes across as silly.  I suppose I am just afraid of it being categorized as a harem fixation

Considering how most anime of recent note have destroyed that particular writer's crutch, I am actively avoiding that classification.  In fact, the "harem/love polygon as a source of comedy" is seriously beginning to annoy me.  It rarely works, more often degrading the characters into idiots (though it DOES work sometimes).

Still, I am glad my hangups have never kept me from writing! :D

Oh, btw, found this piece of art that should make you happy.

http://leofina.devia...liara-362953955

So yeah, CLEARLY there is a fandom around Taliara.  You should go for it!  Of course, that's assuming you WANT to, but I'd certainly enjoy reading it (if I ever finish this current damn project, haha).

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well, the glacial pace at which I am writing means I won't be ready to even start publishing my current story until summer at best. *sigh* and I certainly don't think I have it in me to write two stories simultaneously when I haven't even written one yet, but as a separate issue, Taliara is my dream pairing and i'm not sure i'd be up for the kind of pressure i'd feel to write it. I mean... them together would totes have to be an epic ball of awesome. nothing less would be acceptable. and i'm not sure I could deliver enough awesome in my writing to do them justice. i'm trying to have confidence in what I write thanks to some kind advice. but i'm not sure my confidence will hold up to that level of required epicness! *shakes head*

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Seracen wrote...Personally, I am STILL self-conscious about making a three-way pairing in my current work.  I am trying to make sure that it comes across as sincere and natural, not some fantasy ****** that comes across as silly.  I suppose I am just afraid of it being categorized as a harem fixation

Considering how most anime of recent note have destroyed that particular writer's crutch, I am actively avoiding that classification.  In fact, the "harem/love polygon as a source of comedy" is seriously beginning to annoy me.  It rarely works, more often degrading the characters into idiots (though it DOES work sometimes).

Still, I am glad my hangups have never kept me from writing! :D

Oh, btw, found this piece of art that should make you happy.

http://leofina.devia...liara-362953955

So yeah, CLEARLY there is a fandom around Taliara.  You should go for it!  Of course, that's assuming you WANT to, but I'd certainly enjoy reading it (if I ever finish this current damn project, haha).

While my love triangle only had one apex (as t'were) I did toy with the idea of a three-way relationship, or maybe a 'shared' partner.  I don't think it'd work with Ashley's sensibilities but Liara didn't actually protest when Shepard suggests such a thing during the ME1 love confrontation.

Hm, seems to be a few of them about.

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I'd had Liara in my mind as the 'dominant' partner but now I think about, I can imagine Tali having 'foot stampy' authority in the relationship, hehe.

Modifié par MrStoob, 08 octobre 2013 - 08:01 .