I haven't actually read much Lily Jr fic in general, to be fair. When I have, I usually back out quickly because it's sort of firecracker!Sue that just doesn't work for me. It might be residual about not really liking Ginny as firecracker!Sue, either. :/ But, see, my biggest thing about nextgen characterisations in general is that the author not treat them as random OCs, but extrapolate as best they can from what we do know of their parents in canon. IMO only, most of the good Rose fic I've read does that better than the Lily fic I've read. Rose does feel like a quiet bookworm, agreed, which I suppose I like. In the fic I've read with them, Rose tends to need to be coaxed out of some shell (or, convinced to bother with an idiot like a Malfoy, *g*), whereas Lily is tossing her knickers aside at the drop of a hat. I don't know... normally that wouldn't bother me, but it does for Sc/Lily. *shrug* I see what you mean about the delicate flower business, though, which no, I wouldn't probably go for. I like when Rose (or Hermione, for that matter) is like, "Bugger off; I'm studying and you're an asshole." And then she slowly falls for him despite herself. :)
Also, lusting after your older brother's bestfriend/rival/boyfriend hits lots of buttons.
AHAHAH, okay! Fair enough. :) But! That's also related to another of my objections, which is that, if Scorpius is hanging out with Potter children and is, moreover, interested in fucking them, why in God's name would he choose the girl? *massive headscratch* No, really. :D Unless James and Al are maimed somehow, I cannot buy him going het for Lily. :D I'm picky about my Scorpius het, I suppose, is what it comes down to. Hugo isn't the same for me as that sort of factor, but that could just be because he's been so invisible in fic up till now (which is now changing, I know).
One of my recs will be a wonderful infidelity story where Scorpius is engaged to Lily but sleeping with/falling in love with Rose. Maybe that's the one that gave me all these characterisation ideas, because it really contrasts the girls in ways I... agree with. :)
I do like Draco/Hermione! Only if it's really well done, though. I have a few great ones bookmarked that I've been meaning to do a themed rec post about. Het!Draco is a dirty, secret kink for me, lol.
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Date: 2009-03-30 03:29 pm (UTC)Also, lusting after your older brother's bestfriend/rival/boyfriend hits lots of buttons.
AHAHAH, okay! Fair enough. :) But! That's also related to another of my objections, which is that, if Scorpius is hanging out with Potter children and is, moreover, interested in fucking them, why in God's name would he choose the girl? *massive headscratch* No, really. :D Unless James and Al are maimed somehow, I cannot buy him going het for Lily. :D I'm picky about my Scorpius het, I suppose, is what it comes down to. Hugo isn't the same for me as that sort of factor, but that could just be because he's been so invisible in fic up till now (which is now changing, I know).
One of my recs will be a wonderful infidelity story where Scorpius is engaged to Lily but sleeping with/falling in love with Rose. Maybe that's the one that gave me all these characterisation ideas, because it really contrasts the girls in ways I... agree with. :)
I do like Draco/Hermione! Only if it's really well done, though. I have a few great ones bookmarked that I've been meaning to do a themed rec post about. Het!Draco is a dirty, secret kink for me, lol.