Oops

[przed]

I've already mentioned fandom and fanfic in Ros' presence, but she's just tumbled to a another piece of the fandom puzzle.

We were visiting my mum this weekend, and last night Ros talked her grandmother into letting her watch Hockey Night in Canada. As I have absolutely no affection for hockey, and Ros was engrossed in the game, I pulled out my laptop and started working on my Take That secret agent AU. (32K words and counting!)

But then, without my noticing, during a break in play Ros came over and sat beside me and started reading over my shoulder. Which read to this exchange.

Ros: Is your story about the guys in Take That?
Me: Um...No! Absolutely not! What makes you say that?

I don't think she was convinced.

And man, why did she have to read the RPF? Though I suppose I should be thankful that it wasn't an obviously RPS scene. (Not that I'd write a sex scene with my mum in the room. She's already proven she's not above reading my stuff over my shoulder.)

Why is my family so nosy?

::headdesk::

Comments

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

lol--oh noes! Ros can read fic now. Be prepared. Be very afraid.

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

Maybe you should just be really really glad she isn't (yet) in the Hockey RPF fandom, which has so many problems I don't know where to start.

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

I can imagine the headdesking *g* In some ways I think it would be easier to explain to a child than to an adult - I mean, in school children are constantly asked to do creative writing tasks like 'imagine you are a character in this story and write a letter to another character' (or I was!) which is I suppose to do with comprehension and empathy and language skills, but still fanfic! It's just that people don't expect adults to interact with texts in that way. Just like no one thought of adults using colouring books until someone figured out it was quite fun and quite soothing and labelled it 'therapy' and there you go *g*

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

Ros: Is your story about the guys in Take That?
Me: Um...No! Absolutely not! What makes you say that?

Oh dear, I couldn't help LOLing about this little exchange :) I'm afraid you were bang to rights there! I'm not sure how but my two seem lately to have hit upon the idea that 'mum writes gay porn'. My response to this heinous accusation was as wide-eyed as yours, and probably equally as unconvincing. They seemed to find the idea amusing but happily in no way shocking :D

[dracothelizard.livejournal.com]

See, and this is why you should write fic in a language other family members can't read. *firm nod of someone who used to write with her parents in the room*

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

Lol, oh dear! I know I shouldn't be laughing at this, but... *g*

Ros has awesome fannish parents - she'll be just fine :)

[dracothelizard.livejournal.com]

LJ tells me it is your birthday, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY :D :D :D