I think some part of the surprising thing about which femslash pairings/fandoms take off is who writes for it too, because there is so much less of it compared to the glut of het/slash fic. Specifically when I think of DWP I think of those few writers that are talented and enjoy writing epics - the fandom seems to center around them.
Also there are shallow factors involved for sure. With House, Cameron and 13 are the conventionally thin, attractive alluring people that both look pretty and both look pretty together. Cuddy is older, and Amber isn't not attractive, but she's no Cameron or 13. With the Harry Potter fandom, the most popular femslash pairings by far and away are those that feature the young, femmey people. There's McGonagall fic and there's Hooch fic and there's Tonks fic in abundance, but it pales in comparison to Ginny, Hermione, Pansy, Fleur, Luna, other people.
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Date: 2010-10-03 01:04 pm (UTC)Also there are shallow factors involved for sure. With House, Cameron and 13 are the conventionally thin, attractive alluring people that both look pretty and both look pretty together. Cuddy is older, and Amber isn't not attractive, but she's no Cameron or 13. With the Harry Potter fandom, the most popular femslash pairings by far and away are those that feature the young, femmey people. There's McGonagall fic and there's Hooch fic and there's Tonks fic in abundance, but it pales in comparison to Ginny, Hermione, Pansy, Fleur, Luna, other people.