Sep
28th
2017
Cover me: I'm going in · 7:10pm Sep 28th, 2017
Today, I thought I would work on a fairly short one-shot. After the 19.5k run that was A Series Of Egotistical Events, I wanted to keep it down to 5k or less. And I wanted something silly. A parody, perhaps. And it reminded me of a title I'd recently come up with in chat:
Fifty Shades Of Toast Browning
However, this is the sort of parody which requires research.
And so I have no choice but to finally and completely read Fifty Shades Of Grey...
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's TVTropes page.
Prayer possibly not necessary, but probably couldn't hurt.
The tropes page is bad enough.
ETA: After getting ridiculously lucky with cover art, I've changed the title to Fifty Shades Of Toast.
you are a braver man then I, god speed you magnificent basterd.
When I was young & foolish, I read Myra Breckenridge.
You'll live, but you won't be happy about it for awhile.
Had me scared for a minute there. No one could go through that dreck and maintain their sanity.
After getting ridiculously lucky with cover art, I've changed the title to Fifty Shades Of Toast.
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Whew. Dodged a bullet there. With one glance, I had about lost all hope. Just be careful, or you may face negative consequences.
I bought the movie for research purposes. Then I started watching it. Then I started questioning my life choices, and stopped watching it.
For a moment you had me concerned for your well-being; friends don't let friends read Fifty Shades of Gray.
Also, be sure to go through the Your Milage May Page associated with the above work. It'll contain valuable info kept off the main page for reasons of internal Tv Tropes politics.
4680978 So TV Tropes is withholding information now?
Estee, for the sake of your sanity, you MUST read this.
Christian Grey vs. Pepper Potts
It will save your soul from destruction. What's it about? AVENGERS VS. CHRISTIAN GREY.
I'm starting to become vaguely curious as to whether I could legitimately write this under the Everyone rating.
(I currently have it rated Teen (no composition begun yet) for inferences and the material being parodied. I promise it won't go Mature.)
Can it really be that bad? It's a glorified fanfiction about imitation bondage, right? So worst case it's 250+ pages of boring wannabe mature rated drek.
Why do I get the feeling I'm poking a bear here?
Edit: Nevermind. I had no idea what I was talking about. I pray for you, brave soul.
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Basically, you can't flat out call something shit on the main page of a work, on the basis that more or less everything has some sort of a fandom, and that way lies editing wars. So all the tropes that would lead one to conclude "This is horrible exploitative shit" (the correct conclusion) gets shunted off to the Your Milage May Vary page.
For a case in point, see the My Little Unicorn main page Vs the YMMV page.
The Funny page is actually a lot of fun.
I had no idea there was so much fun to be had with this story.
There is no way this will end well. I be over here by the train tracks with popcorn.
The only love story Twilight is better than.
>inb4 "it's not even love": Yeah, yeah.
I have apparently entered that mode known as I Know I'm Going To Be Downvoted And I Don't Care.
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You know, that picture actually contains 60 slices of toast...
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Was there a part of 'I Know I'm Going To Be Downvoted And I Don't Care' which you needed explained?
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Ironic, given that 50 Shades was a Twilight fanfic first that was find/replace edited for publication.
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Thanks, I've only gone through the first chapter and I'm already loving it. Does she ever get to use the Rescue armor on him?
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Afraid not. This is MCU/616 fusion. I will say this: there are satisfying moments involving other heroines later on in the story.
It's in the auto-approval line.
If you know any prayers, this would be a good time.
...and now it's too late.
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There might be 60 pieces but there can still be only fifty shades