>> I get really excited when fics I'm reading have at least a head-nod towards the moment when you realize that it would be great to get to be the person who backs up the hero and keeps an eye on them. <<
Sooth. Most heroes need backup. It's something I try to pay attention to in my writing. So much of the mainstream has this loner thing going, it's neither pleasing nor impossible when that's the rule rather than the exception.
>> I don't want to be socially important to a large group of people. I would, however, like to support the person who is. <<
Then you are very valuable. Followship is a vital skill but not much respected these days.
Me, I'd get lost at an event without my minions. (The title is their idea. They have buttons, which they bought themselves.)
Re: From: The Tadpole
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>> I get really excited when fics I'm reading have at least a head-nod towards the moment when you realize that it would be great to get to be the person who backs up the hero and keeps an eye on them. <<
Sooth. Most heroes need backup. It's something I try to pay attention to in my writing. So much of the mainstream has this loner thing going, it's neither pleasing nor impossible when that's the rule rather than the exception.
>> I don't want to be socially important to a large group of people. I would, however, like to support the person who is. <<
Then you are very valuable. Followship is a vital skill but not much respected these days.
Me, I'd get lost at an event without my minions. (The title is their idea. They have buttons, which they bought themselves.)