I don't mind the angst either, as a rule; the problem is it's unfortunately very easy to do it poorly in a dramatic sense. Sort of the difference between a novel that is a sincerely involving, intricate character romance and your average bodice-ripper. There's a lot of angst in FAKE!, for example, but it's based on who Dee is and who Ryo is, and how they interact, and actually has a basis in characterization. Because the world runs on Sturgeon's Law ("90% of everything is crap"), I have run into a lot of poorly-done angst, and it drives me crazy.
I'm sorry to hear about your coming-out. I'm usually the most anti-climactic person to come out to; I've known several guys (and one girl) who come rushing up going, "Okay, I have some SERIOUS news to tell you, and I don't want you to freak or anything, and it's OKAY if you need to take some time to think about it, but: I'M GAY." My response is invariably, "Okay. You can beta-read my slashfic, then. Are we still going to lunch?" I sincerely disappointed the one of them who was using it to drama-whore to our entire group of acquaintances, but he's an irritating person in most other respects as well, so I don't feel too bad about it. ^^;;
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Date: 2006-05-28 03:34 pm (UTC)I'm sorry to hear about your coming-out. I'm usually the most anti-climactic person to come out to; I've known several guys (and one girl) who come rushing up going, "Okay, I have some SERIOUS news to tell you, and I don't want you to freak or anything, and it's OKAY if you need to take some time to think about it, but: I'M GAY." My response is invariably, "Okay. You can beta-read my slashfic, then. Are we still going to lunch?" I sincerely disappointed the one of them who was using it to drama-whore to our entire group of acquaintances, but he's an irritating person in most other respects as well, so I don't feel too bad about it. ^^;;