too many messed up fanfics

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  1. Echoax

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    This is all "cupcakes" was, it was a bad dream of pinkies.

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    See, told ya, didn't I.
     
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    Yes, I know that pic and it helps a lot too.
     
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    Spark's true ending is far more soul wrenching than Of Mares & Magic's REAL ending.
     
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    The ending before I read the epilogue, was tearing my heart out.

    Could you link me the ending you speak of.
     
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    I haven't read cupcakes, and I have no intention to, its not because I hate gore, it just dosn't sound intresting, but I will tell you this truth, I kinda like gore fictions, I really don't know why. But I do NOT like clopfics, thats just plain messed up.
     
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    I've read one semi clopfic. I wasn't a full one. It has a sad ending.

    I see no problem with them. Stuff like S.A.M and "cupcakes" make me sick to the stomach. Dumb brain, making me build the image in my head.
     
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    The real ending is the last chapter. Based on the author's reaction to reader reaction, the Epilogue was written. At least that's what I've gathered. I was crushed by the ending as well, but the Epilogue was clever, even if it probably wasn't originally intended.

    Spark's epilogue is "To Be An Alicorn". It rained the day I read it. :( I was shaken for a few days. For me to write, "all it [took was] a spark."
     
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    I was so glad the epilogue was made by the author. I have never been so sad reading a story. Reading never appealed to me, but these fan fics make me want to read more and more.

    So I have to hunt down "To be an Alicorn"?
     
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    There are a couple of reason why I hate clopfics.
    1. Most of them are poorly written, with large gramm3r err0rz.
    2. I have no interest in any type of pornographic imagery, even if it is in written form.
    3. Emotionally scarred by one, never reading another fic unless it's widely recommended.
    I found S.A.M. to be meh. For some reason, I had more of a reaction to Cupcakes.
    ...Which makes me a sick b*ck, right?
     
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    You had no reaction to S.A.M.!! WHAT!!! how is that possible?

    What fic was that bad? you have to tell me.

    The one I read was barely a clop fic. It was well written for the most part and even had a story. The "clop" parts were very light.
     
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    Well, I think that once I read Cupcakes, I wouldn't be suprised by what else came up. I was right.
    S.A.M. Was completely bucked up, n doubt, but I just didn't really feel anything while reading it.
    It was just me reading another fic that some guy wrote to make us shocked. No big deal. Cupcakes made me realize the ffact that some people have higher tolerances, and I'm one of those.
    I just can't read clopfics. Too much.

    I dare not say the fic's name though. The clopfic. Too much. Too much. Toomuchtoomuchtoomuch...

    Uwee hee hee...
     
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    You'll only have a reaction to a fanfic if you take it seriously enough to have a reaction.
     
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    I'm not a big fan of gore, most I can handle. While reading, my stupid brain builds the image in my head. Then somewhere down the road a word will be said, I'll instantly thing back to the story and the images come back. That's why I hate "cupcakes". That word bring the story and images right back to the front of my memory.
     
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    Exactly my reasoning.
    I treated any and all grimdark fics I read after I read Cupcakes as a story. Nothing more.
    Hence why I had little reaction to S.A.M. It's all in your head.
     
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    clopfics. i thought that mabey yhey would be cool to read but to be honest i find them cool and sick at the same time.
    grimdark. softer ones are ok, but as said they get pretty bucked up
    humor. very humorous indeed, i like fannon over cannon
    random. better than grimdark
     
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    It's in the same post as Spark, or should be. I read it from Equestria Daily back when it used the old (more easily navigated) archive style.

    For clopfics, I've read most that I can find, but I haven't read any since I discovered they all come from FiMchan. I found EQD at the same time, so I just strayed towards all the mainstream/popular shipping (romance) fics. Honestly, though, they're not all badly written. My aunt likes smut books and they might as well be the same thing (same concept). Just not for everyone.
     
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    ^ Exactly! This guy gets it!

    Don't let fanon ruin canon. I always feel disappointed when I see that someone can't watch an episode because of a fanfic they've read. Fanfics have no validity in the canon MLP:FiM universe unless, by some strange coincidence, the writers of the show incorporate something from a fic. The odds of this, I think, are very unlikely in general, and impossible when it comes to genres like grimdark. "Party of One" and Cupcakes are not related, although some have tried to make a connection. I even wrote a post about my feelings on that if you wish to read it. I'm glad that Pinkie Pie didn't revert back into her so-called "Pinkamena" state in Season 2 as well. Perhaps that'll put to rest that theory that a separate entity called "Pinkamena" exists in canon. In fanon, it's totally fine. In fanon, you're free to do whatever you want. Ponies need to keep their fanon out of their canon. In canon, Pinkamena is just Pinkie Pie's first real name (Pinkamena Diane Pie, or "Pinkie Pie" for short). It's just her name. Anyway, I don't want to digress too far from the topic and rant about this. I could do it forever.

    Since someone mentioned clopfiction, I have nothing against it. It's just another form of expression. Whether said expression is artistic or not is a different story. I've never read an entire clopfic, but read part of one accidentally. Yes, accidentally. Someone in EPR a couple of months ago posted a URL to a clopfic while no moderators were around and I didn't know so I clicked on it and started reading. Once I got to a certain point I knew what I was reading and bailed.

    I think before I jump to that, I'd have to start with something more mild, like a shipping-fic. I know I've said before that I've never cared for shipping too much. Let's just say some recent events have started to persuade me to reconsider that position.
     
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    It's just something to read. My mom read a Stephen King novel to me once. I doubt I'd have been interested enough in it to pick it up and read it myself. Dark fantasy, "One Door Away From Heaven". Everyone has different things that pique their interest.

    I must admit, I do enjoy clop fics, but it's the same reason I enjoy shipping: romance, happiness.
     
  19. Saikyo

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    I really wish I could post .gifs, but I'm afraid I'd get told again.

    But...
    *ApolloJusticeWhaa?(a).jpg*
    I guess... everyone has their tastes.
     
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    It's the concept. The stories ultimately unfold as Love into Happiness. I'm drawn to the happy/romance nature of them. I haven't read a clopfic in about 4 months, though. Every time I read a fanfic, it reminds me that I put mine off way too much. I haven't even finished editing chapter 9 of my own, and I started on that within 24 hours of posting the 8th. :x
     

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