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

[bellatemple]

I've come to be of the opinion that gen fic is fic where, if there is sex, it's generally nonexplicit, and there to further the non-romance related plot. Ie. my big bang last year had a sex scene in it, but it was Ruby with Sam to get him to drink her blood, and not romancey at all.

Bascially, I go by the "it's not a romance story" rule of thumb. But, well, I'm also leaning towards being anti-pairing labels in general -- it seems to be the first thing that people use to define a fic these days, and I don't think that's always necessary. Just because a story might have some slashy moments doesn't mean it's defining characteristic is that it's a slash story. . . .