Let's talk Inception.

[benitle]

First of all, I have a new layout: benitle. Ain't it pretty? I'm still getting used to it. I've had the Sam/Dean layout forever and whenever I go to some LJ now, I'm all "oh wow, does So-and-so have a new layout?" and then I remember that I watch everything in my own style and that I have a new layout. Silly me. There's two minor things I wanted to tweak

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[eviljy]

Finally got around to watching Inception today (after you posted your entry even).

Eames calls Arthur pet names because he knows it pisses Arthur off

That! A pet name now and then to get a rise out of Arthur seems to be very in character for Eames to me, no matter how new or old their relationship is. But never too often. (I've yet to find a fandom where I like it when pet names keep coming up all the time and for some fandoms it just doesn't work at all, imo.)

Since I'm still all new to the fandom: got some good recs for me? *puppy dog eyes*

[benitle]

Yay Inception! \o/

I totally find them ridiculous if they're overdone, but a pet name here or there, I see nothing wrong with. Also, I can either see it as Eames trying to ruffle Arthur's feathers or him being a genuinely caring guy who actually means it. But that's just my fluffy heart. ;)

I do! You can check my Inception tag at Delicious for various things I've liked. You obviously can refine the search with various tags. Most of the stuff is Arthur/Eames anyway though.

[eviljy]

Thanks for the recs! I'm deeply impressed by the amounts of tags you use for one entry. o.O Personally I would never get a single entry done if I had to use that many tags. (Then again I'm not very organized to begin with.)

About the pet names again... it's possible that right now I'm a wee bit biased against them used in a purely caring way 'cause of an overdose I had to suffer thanks to the Star Trek fandom lately (any fic with McCoy as part of the pairing is at high risk). But if an author knows to keep them special by using them sparingly and if it fits the character (Eames) I'm good with it.

Btw. do you know if it's canon that Eames is British or has that been carried over by the fandom from Tom Hardy being British?

[benitle]

Haha, it's this OCD I have. ;) Though, to be fair, when I started using delicious, I didn't really have a system at all, so there's lots and lots of poorly tagged posts, that I just never got the time and energy to clean up.

I think pet names just don't work in all fandoms. If I look at SPN for example, the idea of Sam and Dean using pet names makes me shudder in a not good way. Or Criminal Minds. Ugh. But with Eames, I don't find them bad at all.

I don't think it's been explicitly mentioned in the movie and I haven't read the entire script or production material. I remember though that Tom Hardy spoke about his character where he suggested that maybe Eames comes from old money or that he has some kind of military background. I think he mentioned the M1-5 in particular. So that implies that Eames is British.

[fryttu]

I love clean and simple layouts, yours is lovely. Not gonna lie, though, I'll miss Sam and Dean. But.. I can understand how you need a change once in a while.

apologizing because this is your first fic, you didn't get it beta'd, English isn't your first language, yadda, yadda, yadda.

I hate when people do this!

I still haven't read any Inception fic, so I can't really vote in your poll...

[benitle]

Thanks! I've had the Sam and Dean layout for a long time and didn't even like it all that much anymore. I had done it myself from scratch and it was A LOT of work, so I was sort of attached to it. ;-) But I've moved on from SPN and it was time for me to change.

It's my biggest pet peeve. Stop fishing for compliments already! Argh.

[ctrl_issue]

Having read a lot of Inception fic recently, I actually like pet names when used appropriately. There are times, though, that it isn't used appropriately and those times it irritates me.

Good: to annoy, distract, or when not even being conscious of it.
Bad: over-use, improper use, or when it is just clunky and doesn't flow with what else is being said/what else is going on.

[benitle]

Exactly! I think if used subtly, they can be such a great contribution to a fic. I really don't see what's wrong with them.