WARNING: There will be several uses of 'fuck' in this post. That is because I am pissed off.
Sometimes I wonder if there's anyone out there who really understands what soulbonding is. It seems like, considering Kirana's rant, that whoever she knows obviously hasn't a clue. Look, people, this is not something you control. This is not something you have a handle on. Soulbonds are not RP shades of yourself that you can lock up or put away whenever you don't want them anymore, nor are they even something that you should boast about. I'd like for anyone to name me one time, anywhere, where I have said that SBing makes you a better writer. I don't believe I have, and I never will, because it doesn't. It's just something that happens. They're there, in your mind, hanging out, remarking on things, harrassing you. That's what it is. You can't pick and choose your SBs, they just barge in, uninvited. Maybe they're gone the next day. Maybe they come back. It's different for everyone, which is why it's so hard to define. But I'll tell you right now what it is NOT, and if anyone says it's this, then they are using the word incorrectly and need to bloody well find something else.
It is NOT a magical device that makes you a better writer or even better acquainted with your characters.
It is NOT an excuse to condescend.
It is NOT for you to pick and choose your favorite canon characters and do whatever you want with them. I've got nothing against people who do that, mind you, that's what fanfic is all about, but that's not soulbonding. I rarely EVER get my favorite characters, and when I do, they stay for like a day and then they're gone.
It is NOT for you to build up a harem.
And it is NOT a psychological disorder that needs treatment. If your 'SBs' tell you do things that are against the law and you go out and do them, then you have issues, man. You need fucking help.
And all of you that do the above need to stop fucking using the term and get something else, because I'm sick of it being bad-mouthed by creeps like you. Especially the people that think you need to SB to have writing talent. Get a fucking life. Seriously.
Sometimes I wonder if there's anyone out there who really understands what soulbonding is. It seems like, considering Kirana's rant, that whoever she knows obviously hasn't a clue. Look, people, this is not something you control. This is not something you have a handle on. Soulbonds are not RP shades of yourself that you can lock up or put away whenever you don't want them anymore, nor are they even something that you should boast about. I'd like for anyone to name me one time, anywhere, where I have said that SBing makes you a better writer. I don't believe I have, and I never will, because it doesn't. It's just something that happens. They're there, in your mind, hanging out, remarking on things, harrassing you. That's what it is. You can't pick and choose your SBs, they just barge in, uninvited. Maybe they're gone the next day. Maybe they come back. It's different for everyone, which is why it's so hard to define. But I'll tell you right now what it is NOT, and if anyone says it's this, then they are using the word incorrectly and need to bloody well find something else.
It is NOT a magical device that makes you a better writer or even better acquainted with your characters.
It is NOT an excuse to condescend.
It is NOT for you to pick and choose your favorite canon characters and do whatever you want with them. I've got nothing against people who do that, mind you, that's what fanfic is all about, but that's not soulbonding. I rarely EVER get my favorite characters, and when I do, they stay for like a day and then they're gone.
It is NOT for you to build up a harem.
And it is NOT a psychological disorder that needs treatment. If your 'SBs' tell you do things that are against the law and you go out and do them, then you have issues, man. You need fucking help.
And all of you that do the above need to stop fucking using the term and get something else, because I'm sick of it being bad-mouthed by creeps like you. Especially the people that think you need to SB to have writing talent. Get a fucking life. Seriously.
posted by lyn at
4/13/2001 04:36:00 PM
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