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DAE change their mind about fanfic after reading a 400k word slow burn that took 2 weeks to get good?
I used to think fanfic was all rushed junk until my friend in Portland sent me a 400,000 word Harry Potter slow burn that didn't even get the two main characters in the same room until chapter 30. I stuck with it because the writing was so good, and by the time they finally held hands at a train station in chapter 41 I actually yelled at my phone, so now I get why people say the wait is the whole point. What is the longest slow burn you almost gave up on before it hit you hard?
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hollym1211d ago
The "wait is the whole point" thing hit me when I read a 300k Steve/Bucky fic that kept them apart for like 60 chapters. Every single chapter was them missing each other in these tiny ways, a jacket left behind, a song on the radio, stuff that seemed like nothing at the time. I almost bailed around chapter 25 because I wanted them to just TALK already. Then chapter 60 hit and they finally saw each other across a crowded room and I had to put my phone down and walk around my apartment. The slow parts are doing work even when it feels like nothing is happening, that's what I learned.
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