30 Days of Fanfic: Day 15

15) Warnings – What do you feel it most important to warn for, and what's the strangest thing you've warned for in a fic?

In general, I stick to spoiler warnings and the standard AO3 warning tags. Of the latter, the only one of which I've needed to use is 'Major Character Death'. This has given me pause for thought once or twice, because in a Universe containing Jack Harkness, the Master, and Dalek zombie puppets, major character death can be no more than a slap on the wrist. Losing Face was a candidate for my one and only non-con warning, but in the end I went for the 'chose not to use warnings' warning, because I'd deliberately left it ambiguous what happened between Michelle and Jamie when she had him at her mercy (ie, did she 'have' him at her mercy?)

Once or twice I've warned for less serious matters, such as 'crack pairings' on 22 Pairs. That's rather more tongue-in-cheek, of course, since I can't imagine too many readers who'd be left traumatised even by the thought of a pairing like One/Ben or Adric/Barbara.

30 Days of Fanfic: Day 15

15) Warnings – What do you feel it most important to warn for, and what's the strangest thing you've warned for in a fic?

In general, I stick to spoiler warnings and the standard AO3 warning tags. Of the latter, the only one of which I've needed to use is 'Major Character Death'. This has given me pause for thought once or twice, because in a Universe containing Jack Harkness, the Master, and Dalek zombie puppets, major character death can be no more than a slap on the wrist. Losing Face was a candidate for my one and only non-con warning, but in the end I went for the 'chose not to use warnings' warning, because I'd deliberately left it ambiguous what happened between Michelle and Jamie when she had him at her mercy (ie, did she 'have' him at her mercy?)

Once or twice I've warned for less serious matters, such as 'crack pairings' on 22 Pairs. That's rather more tongue-in-cheek, of course, since I can't imagine too many readers who'd be left traumatised even by the thought of a pairing like One/Ben or Adric/Barbara.

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