extrapenguin

So. Inspired by the

snowflake_challenge – Who is ExtraPenguin? (Other than a snowflake who melts in summer.) My sticky already has the basics, so I decided to take the more fannish/fic-y tack!

You know all those big buttons people have, like angst, hurt/comfort, whump, etc? I was in the bathroom when they were giving those out. Instead, my iddy desires are stuff like competence, loyalty, action/adventure, and pieces slotting into place like a good bit of worldbuilding or narrative climax will do. Things being done and done well is a wonderful thing for me.

Another thing I like, besides things slotting into place, is being introduced to new and brain-bending ideas! A lot of the images that have really stuck with me are these sorts of things – the thing that's stuck in my brain for the longest, and will probably still be there when I'm a demented 90-year-old, is the end of Greg Egan's novel Diaspora. (It really needs the rest of the novel to set it up.)

I also enjoy fun! Humor and crack sit well with the brain chemical centers, as they usually contain a combination of things slotting into place and the sorts of thought experiments/scenario reversals that my brain enjoys.

Mandatory ship segment: I prefer F/F and M/M over M/F, and also love gen. I read fiction for reasons other than romance. Though apparently I can enjoy cheesy films as long as they're F/F? (I even engsubbed one!)

On the writing end, my output is a mix of Cool Ideas, stuff other people wanted for exchanges, and Cozy Fix-Somethings. As mentioned above, I'm not that much of an angst penguin, so my longform fics are mostly of the Cozy Fix-Something form. Stuff Happened and Life Got Better. I can write stuff people find sad-making, though that ends up more on the laconic sadness-is-on-the-reader end, and also short. Long stuff ends up being more to my id of fixing stuff in a cozy fashion with bonus worldbuilding. I'm sure you could identify themes and imagery I keep returning to that I didn't write about above, but that's what I can identify offhand.

This post was brought to you by yuzu-flavored tonic and gin from the Kyrö Distillery Company in an unwashed tea mug. It tastes surprisingly good! ~~This is my brain on ethanol.~~ Anyway, you can ask about this sort of stuff in the comments, and I'll answer to the best of my self-reflectory ability!