Let's play a game: "It Could Be Worse".

Subject: Let's play a game: "It Could Be Worse".
Author: Laburnum
Posted on: 2008-09-13 22:15:00 UTC

I was reading through the archives of Weepingcock on LJ and someone mentioned a thread at the GodAwful FanFiction Board called "It Could Be Worse", where people posted ideas for terrifyingly bad fanfic which (thankfully) hadn't been used yet.

I propose that we play a variation of this. We come up with ideas for godawful badfic premises/descriptions/OC names/Sue origin stories/pairings/whatever that we haven't seen. Others then either try to find a fic involving that concept, or write a short ficlet involving it. If they choose to write one, it could either be parody badfic, or an attempt to make the concept work.

Anyone want to play?

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Let's play a game: "It Could Be Worse". by Laburnum on 2008-09-13 22:15:00 UTC

Melba/Miss Cam (nm) by WikiMaster on 2008-09-19 14:26:00 UTC Reply

Erm... by Lily Winterwood on 2008-09-19 23:54:00 UTC Reply

Who's Melba?
And I shall list out some pairings...
[u]OFUM[/u]
Miss Cam/Meir Brin
Miss Cam/Dark One Shadowphyre
Miss Cam/Thundera Tiger
Miss Cam/Lina Holling
Miss Cam/Miss Dwimordene
[u]HFA[/u]
Meir Brin/Polaris
Meir Brin/Aria
[u]OFU Cats[/u]
Miss Minnaloushe/Ekwy
[u]Official PhanPhiction Academy[/u]
Mlle. Mirielle/Mlle. Alaina
[u]PPC[/u]
Dafydd Illian/anyone other than Constance
Suicide/Anyone of the same gender
Vemi/Selene Windflower
Jay/Acacia
Plants/non-Plants (I believe Jay/SO has been done before. XP)
Zaneth/anyone not an Illithid
Luxury/Maeluiwen (although it would be very plausible...)
Eledhwen/Christianne

Here: by WikiMaster on 2008-09-20 14:29:00 UTC Reply

http://ppc.wikia.com/wiki/Melba

And Here:

http://www.freewebs.com/fanfic_land/Story46.htm

I'm actually planning to do a story about that pairing on the next badfic game, right after I make a fic about Melba's uncanonical last stand.

I came too late, haven't I? (nm) by WikiMaster on 2008-09-21 07:20:00 UTC Reply

Any Miss(or Mister - sorry, Kit)/any student, I'd say. (nm) by Laburnum on 2008-09-20 02:15:00 UTC Reply

*shudders* Actually, now that I come to think of it... by Lily Winterwood on 2008-09-20 06:19:00 UTC Reply

The only Miss (or Mister)/Student romance I can stomach is AW/Miss Cam. And that's pretty much it.
The ultimate Sue Romance there, I think. by Oozaru Angel on 2008-09-20 02:56:00 UTC Reply

Not happy for just going after canons, they manage to snag a Miss... Dun dun da...

*brain shock* by Cassie Cameron-Young on 2008-09-20 10:36:00 UTC Reply

OA~! You're going to give people ideas! Miss Angel and Miss Cass have enough on their plates without lusters. Especially seeing as the only fanboy in the OFU so far is technically both genders. Sueified Misses...

Well, Kit's too busy slashing us to hit on us, I think. (nm) by Oozaru Angel on 2008-09-21 14:05:00 UTC Reply

Errr by kitsune106 on 2008-09-21 18:46:00 UTC Reply

Trisha is the one slashing you. she has this idea that if she slashs you, to be nice ot her and such, she can change reality and her Saryona to love her. Crazy idea, what what can you expect from a fanbrat?

So... by Oozaru Angel on 2008-09-22 05:00:00 UTC Reply

Yuri makes people nicer? I didn't know that.
And she's welcome to Saryona. Minis need love too. ^_~ Syaoran-kun and Sakura-chan give them their blessing.

It would probably have to be a very powerful 'Sue... by Lily Winterwood on 2008-09-20 21:16:00 UTC Reply

Maybe one that can coexist with Canon so the Misses won't suspect anything at first...
twitch

A scary thought: OFU badfic. by Cassie Cameron-Young on 2008-09-14 23:24:00 UTC Reply

Plat, OA and I were having an ideas session for OFUTRC the other day, and somehow we got onto the subject of OFU badfic. Mostly encouraged by Plat, the first idea we came up with was, of all things, Misslash. Yep. Miss Cass/Miss Angel.

I think there is a section on Fanficland for OFUs. What makes the idea of OFU staffslash a little worrying is that pairings that would ordinarily have been separated by time and distance suddenly become plausible. Turin/Boromir, anyone?

Miss Angel finds the idea of Misslash terrifying. by Oozaru Angel on 2008-09-15 04:51:00 UTC Reply

Oozaru Angel, on the other hand, came up with the name and finds it hilarious. Bwahaha. Anyone who writes it, badfic or no, gets a cookie.

Oh, Eru. This is bad of me, but... by Cassie Cameron-Young on 2008-09-15 08:52:00 UTC Reply

...now I'm curious to see what people would come up with.

In fact, I'm willing to join OA's challenge. Anyone who writes Misslash gets a big box of cookies. And a sushi croissant, if they like.

Okay by kitsune106 on 2008-09-15 19:37:00 UTC Reply

now a bit tempted. Although, what kind of cookies are we talking about?

and can we have some more details on the misses? so we can get the slash plausible?

Miss Angel by Oozaru Angel on 2008-09-16 08:11:00 UTC Reply

Well, in private Miss Angel is fairly friendly and easily amused. She's incredibly sadistic and rather likes singing, occasionally making up her own little (terrible) ditties when she's in a good mood (see chapter 4, coming to an LJ near you soon). Miss Cass creeps her out sometimes. In front of the students, Miss Angel is a total bitch. Ninja drill sergeant. She's 17-going-on-18 years old.

As a note... by Cassie Cameron-Young on 2008-09-16 13:34:00 UTC Reply

Miss Cass is actually quite fond of her colleague, and avoids creeping her out as much as possible. (It's not always possible to avoid looking creepy if the light reflects off your glasses when you smile just right.) She's not quite as sadistic, but does derive much entertainment from students suffering, although she pretends to be all sweetness and light to them. She's at the young end of 20.

okay by kitsune106 on 2008-09-16 17:58:00 UTC Reply

give me a while to work on it. will be slow. will try to make it decent. unless of course you give permission for me to write it as true badslash, with all the anatomically impossiblities that entails, and such. there is an idea for femslash that i want to try out for a badfic.

evil laughter

*raises eyebrow* by Cassie Cameron-Young on 2008-09-16 18:57:00 UTC Reply

I have no real objections, as long as you balance it out and write a goodfic later XD.

Miss Cass: Are you barking mad? You're not letting him write that about me and -

Shush. Yes I am. And I have Author privileges.

Miss Cass: grumbles

Go ahead, Kitsune, as long as OA is all right with it.

Okay by kitsune106 on 2008-09-16 19:21:00 UTC Reply

So permission to do the badslash, and the goodfic then? coolness....

Although, don;t you want to know what hte idea i have is? Landburm helped me think of the idea, when we were discussing slashing her two agents. Let's just say it invovles incorrect anatomy. very incorrect inamatoy, or rather, biological processes that are impossible.

*wince* I think I'll wait for the finished result. (nm) by Cassie Cameron-Young on 2008-09-16 19:27:00 UTC Reply

IT isn; tthat bad by kitsune106 on 2008-09-16 19:50:00 UTC Reply

At least I don;t thin kit is. physcially impossible, and anatomically incorrect but then, this is meant as bad fic, no?

I guess the cookies can be any kind you like. by Cassie Cameron-Young on 2008-09-15 22:30:00 UTC Reply

And as for details of the Misses, in private Miss Cass is fairly easy-going and quite cheerful, unless things aren't going too well, in which case she is likely to be rather stressed and a bit short with everyone.

If there's any other details on her you want, ask me directly, and I think you'll need to speak to Oozaru about Miss Angel.

Oh, that has been on my mind for some time. by Lily Winterwood on 2008-09-15 04:11:00 UTC Reply

Miss Cam/AW is one thought that has plagued me ever since I read that AW had Miss Cam put down as his lust object.
And then the OFU 'Sues: Students that manage to get their lust object and pass the OFU with flying colors. Aaaaaaauuuuuuggggghhhhhh....
.... *brain go flurgy* Misslash. Ow. by Sedri on 2008-09-15 00:21:00 UTC Reply

And I imagine there are already some 'genuine' badfics out there that don't care much for time/space separations.

Still... yeah, ow.

The thing is... by Cassie Cameron-Young on 2008-09-15 01:15:00 UTC Reply

Plat already volunteered to write it. The Misslash, I mean. For the Badfic game. And he started giving me plotbunnies.

I thought boyfriends weren't supposed to do mean stuff like that...

Aaargh.

*chuckles* Consider it a form of flattery... by Sedri on 2008-09-15 11:51:00 UTC Reply

... er... very strange flattery. Depends on what those plotbunnies ARE, I suppose.

... do you WANT to summon the Ironic-Over Power? (But...!) by Sedri on 2008-09-13 23:21:00 UTC Reply

At the same time, it does sound fun. Sort of like what we do for FanficLand, right?

I feel like this is going to be TrainWreck Syndrome, but... yeah, it does sound fun!

Yeah, sort of like FanficLand now I think of it. by Laburnum on 2008-09-14 01:22:00 UTC Reply

So, what do you hope you'll never, ever see?

Let's see... by Lily Winterwood on 2008-09-14 19:34:00 UTC Reply

Chronicles of Narnia
Caspian/OC. He's too good for Mary Sue. And Agent Eledhwen shall get angry.
More Emo!Caspian. With all the Emo!Caspian fics already out there, I think it's enough for me to slit my own wrists.
More Pregnant!Susan. That's honestly starting to get cliche.
LotR
The name Princess Sparklysmarklymuffinpoo. Even as a cutesy nickname.
The amazing one week walk from Imladris to Mordor. The whole "traveling distances take a very short time" thing is more for Narnia than Middle-earth.
OFUM and other OFUs
A student eviller than Lord Elrond. Not Happening.
A student with mithrilver eyes. (mithril/silver)
A student who manages to ensnare Legolas successfully
A not-so-evil OFU.

There's more...but gotta go...

Actually, I rather like Pregnant!Susan fics by Sedri on 2008-09-14 23:14:00 UTC Reply

I think they're cute, if repetative. If written well, of course; things well-written don't feel cliche even if they're all basically the same. Then again, I find Susan/Caspian adorable, so that rather influences my judgement.

True...but I haven't found one that's actually good. by Lily Winterwood on 2008-09-15 03:07:00 UTC Reply

The repetativeness gets to my head. And it's kind of...not expected. Susan is what, sixteen or so? (can't remember real age feels stupid) And although she's considered an adult in Narnia, I don't think she's one to shag anyone, even Caspian (I'm also a Casue fan, but that doesn't affect much of this) before marriage.
And maybe it's just me and the whole "teenage sexuality" thing. Me ol' science teacher had it drilled into my head.

Well, the ones that I like take place a few years later by Sedri on 2008-09-15 12:13:00 UTC Reply

Quite a few years, in fact. After she's married. Hm, let me think - which one was it...?

rummages through Story Files

Bah. I can't find it. My folders really need sorting out... but it's closing in on midnight. Ah, well. You're at the caspiansusan.com archives, aren't you? You've probably seen it anyway. Whatever it was. Damned be titles I can't remember.

Well, I do like the ones where she's MARRIED... by Lily Winterwood on 2008-09-15 23:20:00 UTC Reply

...but the ones where they shag and then she returns to England only to find that she's preggers with his kid are kind of old already.
It's not healthy, especially since we've got pretty hight teen pregnancy and STD rates nowadays. And lots of teenyboppers read these fics. Who knows if their first sexual encounter could be fueled by PregnantAndSeperatedFromTheSpermDonorCaspian!Susan fics?

Indeed. Those are... blech. (nm) by Sedri on 2008-09-16 04:57:00 UTC Reply

What do I hope I'll never ever see? by Tawaki on 2008-09-14 05:11:00 UTC Reply

Doctor Who:
Leela, wimp of the Sevateem.
Jenny/Susan.

LotR:
A day's hike from Hobbiton to Khazad-Dûm.
Bullroarer/Golfimbul.

I think I've seen Jenny/Susan. (nm) by Tomato on 2008-09-14 13:00:00 UTC Reply

Linkage? by Ansela on 2008-09-14 13:20:00 UTC Reply

I hope never to see K-9/Harry Potter

It's somewhere in the archive of dw_slash. by Tomato on 2008-09-15 03:40:00 UTC Reply

Or maybe it was dw_fiction. I can't remember...it was a while ago.