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So on the one hand, tag filtering being down at AO3 is a major pain, because there's a particular fic I want to read and I know how to get there via tags and don't particularly care to try and search for it otherwise.

On the other hand, tag filtering being down on AO3 is fucking awesome, because "# of works found in [specific tag]" no longer cuts off at 1,000. I methodically went through the entire archive by a particular 'ship when it was limited to 1,000, and it was fifty pages of potential deliciousness, and now there's a good fifty more pages for my current 'ship + fandom parameters.

On the other other hand, that's potentially disastrous, because I will totally spend more time than I have any right to going through all the pages of fic I haven't seen before and will regret it deeply when it comes time to measure my productivity levels.

*dryly* Clearly my life is fraught with tragedy and peril.

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Confession: I am not even in comic books fandom, and I love Sam Explains Comic Books so much that I read them out loud to my friend over Skype. :D

(I say I'm not in comics fandom; I do binge-read Erik/Charles on occasion. And if Smallville, as a spinoff show about a comic book originated character, counts, well, sometimes I also binge-read Lex/Clark.)

I haven't seen the Avengers movie, or indeed any of the recent spate of DC/Marvel movies, yet. In general, superheroes don't grab my attention; X-Men, with its social justice vibe and wider array of characters (a schoolful!) might be the closest I come. And that's mostly just because I like making up OCs and working out what their mutations should be.

Second confession: I've never seen Inception, either, but I read any Arthur/Eames fic that shows up in my tag searches. (Read a great asexual!Eames fic the other day!)

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\o/ Oh Maude, I have been thirsting terribly for someone (perhaps even the someones involved!) to do a dramatic reading/recording of Sam Explains Comic Books so I can more easily expose other people.

(Okay, yes, those are more than easily justified. Anyway, I can easily imagine Erik/Charles having well over 1,000 fics, so it might be time for your next binge!)

I'd attempt a harder sell, but I don't want to get all Hype Backlash on you. I will say that I have a huge weakness for every fic in which Captain America fights for gay rights. (I can think of exactly three at the moment, one of which is indeed by scifigrl47. ...I'll stop now, really.) I admit, I frequently amuse myself trying to come up with unconventional mutant powers, especially the sort that would give the mutant a non-intuitive tactical advantage in combat.

There's definitely some good stuff out there :3 I may have even read that fic? I know I've read at least one, and an Ace!Arthur fic as well. Anyway, I now have access to HUGE number of fics I haven't gotten to yet, especially since I only dove into the fandom a few months ago, which was well after its heyday.