Discworld slash is a slippery slope

[cimorene]

It first happened when I read The Last Hero that I thought, "Hey, Ponder and Ridcully make a pretty funny double-act. You could almost see slash of them, haha! Yeah, right."

Then I read Unseen Academicals and it changed to "Wow, you could definitely read Ponder/Ridcully into this, if the idea weren't unappealing!"

Then I reread Going Postal and Making Money and it became "Well, it wouldn't be totally bad. Like, if it was just - you know - because their relationship - it's really rather sweet..."

And now I'm rereading Soul Music (which contains the first appearance of Hex, as well as a running joke about Wales, both of which I had forgotten) and I've accidentally come around to "I would totally read that."

Why is it always like this?

Comments

[anglepoiselamp]

:D

I once wrote Ponder/Bursar. It hurt my brain.

[cimorene]

Euuughhhcgnnnkk.

[laughingrat]

NO, CIM. THAT IS BAD.

[cimorene]

You're too late. I'm already at this place:

NO IT'S NOT! WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM? THEY ARE REALLY SWEET!

[laughingrat]

Hahhaa that icon is brilliant.

[cimorene]

IDK what happened. It's like my body was temporarily taken over by someone witty when I made it.

[laughingrat]

Hahahahaha, T'Pau saying YO is pretty awesome too. I've got one of Ringo and George Harrison, and George is doing some sort of awkward thing with his hands that kinda looks like a gang sign, so the caption is Gangsta Yo. IDEK, the iconmaker just had a stroke of genius.

[cimorene]

This icon is a confluence of my Amok Time Summary in which T'Pau throws up some signs to her homie and the fact that my bff and I used Yo as our universal greeting for a while. I ♥ T'Pau.

[morningfine]

Yeah, I would totally read that too. There probably was a slippery slope somewhere but mine isn't so well-documented--in any case, I know their relationship didn't instantly tickle my fancy.

[cimorene]

*sigh*

The only way to settle this is a flamewar.

[cobweb_diamond]

Ponder/Drumknott all the way! Duh.

Re: The only way to settle this is a flamewar.

[cimorene]

AUGH DON'T TEASE AN OTPER BY SUGGESTING BREAKING TWO OTPS

[pineapplechild]

*coughs*

There was no fall for me. It was there all the way.

[cimorene]

I'm so conflicted that I don't even know what emoticon to make. D:? :D? :/? ^_^?

[ink_splotch]

YES. THIS SO MUCH.

[cimorene]

BUT THERE ISN'T ANY AND NOW I WANT TO READ IT

A fateful phrase.

[addertwist]

I know you don't know me, but -
I didn't have a slippery slope. Some part of my brain just started cackling the moment Vimes was referred to as 'Vetinari's Terrier', and then there was porn. Terrible, terrible porn. From there it sort of spread. I read Monstrous Regiment, and - well, that's probably enough said right there, huh?
Anyway - join ussss, it's bliiiissss.

Re: A fateful phrase.

[cimorene]

Well, I was really just referring to this particular pairing. I don't find the idea of Discworld slash in general surprising or alarming; I just started off struggling against Ponder/Ridcully because of the age difference and Ridcully's rather ridiculous presentation early on. However, that's all over now and I was thinking of maybe signing up for that Discworld fic exchange, in spite of my vague misgivings about attempting to write it. In general, I feel underqualified since, unlike Sir Terry, I am not a comic genius.