Mission Statement

I think I've explained this before to a few individuals and, more than likely, in my ANs, but I'd actually like it to be common knowledge, so here we go.

Up until posting House Calls it had been a really long time since I experimented with fanfiction. I always wrote things with my friends, but half the time I was just borrowing characters from certain series I liked, mixing them with OCs, and dumping them in the middle of truly bizarre and AU situations for fun.

I do this kind of thing for two reasons. Firstly, for practice. I want to make money off of my writing, so when I'm blocked up on my original works I turn toward my fanfiction pieces and work out some of my frustration.

Secondly, because the general state of Kaka/Saku fanfics out there is just... I wretch upon reading most of them or I'm overcome by this sense of deja vu because, I'm not kidding, there's probably three plots recycled ENDLESSLY by the fandom and they are:

1. Sakura gets put in a sexually compromising position FOR THE JOB and Kakashi is sent as her back-up.

2. They're pretending to be a married couple to infiltrate an enemy encampment AND THEY SHARE A BED (in more than one way eventually).

3. ZOMG SAKURA IS GROWN UP AND HAWT AND KAKASHI IS A SEX GOD AND...

Okay, I really have nothing good to say here. Apparently.

And these are just the PLOTS I take issue with. The number of stories that warp Kakashi into some domineering uber man-slut or that turn Sakura into either A. A prude who acts completely immature when anyone even so much brings up the topic of sex or B. Another slut.

Now, I take issue with these portrayals for a lot of reasons. I know people misinterpret grown-up for being sexually active so they think that makes Sakura somehow mature, but it just doesn't. You're objectifying her and watering her down to nothing BUT her sexuality. Sexist much? That's almost as bad as Kishi suddenly making her a whining cry-baby.

As for Kakashi... okay, the man reads porn. Get over it. I can't even begin to put into words how sick I am of people narrowing his character down to that. I mean it. The guy has a back story rich with real emotion and you narrow him down to what? A greasy, Lathario-esque pervert?

COME ON.

I'm not expecting Pulitzer material out of fanfiction (mostly because I'm not that kind of idiot), let alone out of fanfiction that is intentionally written for no other purpose but smut, but when is someone going to draw a line here? I'm not saying this is serious business, but it's maybe a little indicative of something being grossly wrong somewhere.

I suppose House Calls or any of my projects are my shoddy attempt to put my money where my mouth is. I call so many things out as being shit that I had better gird my loins and put myself out there as well or I don't deserve to have an opinion.

So, yeah, the things I post might be plotless, they might be chapters of fluff and no substance, but I've put effort into characterization, I've put time into building the relationships, and I'm not abusing characters I like. I feel better already.