It’s never rude to comment on a fic. Never. Not four years later, not 10 years later. Absolutely never. It might not be new to the world, but it’s new to you, and there’s nothing rude about commenting on it now.
I’m prepared to guarantee you that 99.9% of the people who wrote fics 4 years ago would be ecstatic to get a comment on them today. I’d say 100%, but there’s always that one guy. I don’t know what’s up with that guy.
reminder that authors do read your bookmark comments and tags on their fic because we are obsessive, greedy and insecure and need validation for our work
Why does Leverage not have a bigger, more active fandom?
I mean the show has a main cast of five people. Two of those people are some of the most impressively and complexly written female characters I have seen on television. The other three male characters all defy stereotypes, you have a professional assassin who specializes in hand to hand combat who also raises bonsai and is a classically trained chef. You also have a black guy who is a total computer geek and genius. Then you have the ex insurance agent/ ex Catholic seminarian who decides to run a gang of super thieves. And those are just the men.
One of the women is a cute little blonde who will proceed to stab you with a fork, leap off a forty story building, and then steal a priceless painting. She has a complex backstory that is slowly revealed throughout the series and eventually she takes over the entire operation.
The other woman is a failed actress and brilliant conwoman who can manipulate anyone she wants too, this frequently includes the men on her team. She also speaks countless languages and is a total badass. She is also played by an ethnically Jewish actress who is the daughter of Russian and Polish immigrants.
This show has some of the best character development I have ever seen along with snappy plot and brilliant one liners. It’s also entirely on Netflix. It also makes Dr. Who references at various points. Summary, this show is absolutely beautiful. You should all watch it.
I actually think the fact the show is so good is the reason the fandom never took off. In a lot of ways, fandoms are built in the cracks (or chasms*) that canon leaves unexplored or unfilled or just digs itself deeper into. So when you get a fandom that is really very complete** – good characters, thoughtful reflection, a well developed plot that closes neatly – you have people that watch it and love it, and probably squee to each other over IM, but not necessarily spend time talking about more broadly. All the things that fandom ends up saying to each other, all the questions it asks, in large part the show already answered them. Just my theory anyway.
*whichever fandom you are thinking of, I meant that one.
**which is not to say Leverage does not have problems, but comparatively.
do you ever see really ooc headcanons that physically pain you but you just close your eyes bc they’re having fun…let them have fun…don’t be that old person waving your broom at kids on your lawn dammit fight the urge…
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