Gen Fic, for SCIENCE!

[ratherastory]

This is something of a follow-up to a conversation in my post about the hypothetical Gen Big Bang, in which I discovered to my shock and dismay that not everyone agrees on what constitutes gen fic!

Thus I am conducting a poll for SCIENCE!

Please spread the word, I am really curious to hear opinions on the subject.

[Poll #1666301]

Comments

[lunasky3.livejournal.com]

Anything that could become an episode of Supernatural. There can be sex, because Dean and Sam have both had sexy times, but none can be considered a "paring" & romance cannot be a main plotline.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

You know what? It didn't even occur to me, but you make a good point. Everyone says the Show is gen, but the Show includes sexy tiems AND Dean being in a long-term sexual relationship with Lisa.

Huh.

[lunasky3.livejournal.com]

I feel like if done well, Jess & Lisa break the mold as long as the fic still sticks to the point of the Show which is "epic love of Sam & Dean."

Like, I still consider your "Roses in December" fic gen because the relationship is cannon and the fic is about Sam and Dean. Mostly. Idk. Jess and Lisa are my exceptions because I like when they get to live and/or be a part of their lives. And Show makes a point that they don't keep Sam and Dean apart.

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

Yup, just what I was thinking. If it happens on the show? It works. The romance itself shouldn't be a leading focus, but let's face it, emotional attachments are important reasons why anyone does what they do, so it would be illogical to think this doesn't apply to the SPN characters.

Heck, Souless Sam has been hittin' hippie chicks (minus the aforementioned emotional attachment) for the past year. It needn't be graphic, but hey, sex happens! If it furthers or informs plot and character, I'd call it do-able. So to speak.