Fandom Pet Peeve of the Moment

dream_mancer  and I have been bitching about fandom pet peeves the last few days, especially within the Teen Wolf fandom, since that's the one we're both obsessed with at the moment.

Anyway, my fandom pet peeve of the week (which I've possibly bitched about before) is badly done kid fics.  Fics where the 4 year old has perfect grammar, diction, and manners.  Fics where the adults do not take into account the needs of the child before making life changes.  Or, you know, laws.

It's not just the Teen Wolf fandom.  I remember reading a House fic where Cameron packed up her 2 year old kid and moved from another state without organizing a new place to live, job, or child care.  And so many stories of doctors treating their own children.  Nope.  Just nope.

The story that set this particular rant off, one character finds out he has a daughter because said daughter runs away from her foster home and magically finds him, tracking him through 2 days worth of walking through the woods.  *eyebrow*  OK, even given that the little girl is a werewolf, she's still only 5. 

No discussion of how they're going to settle this with Child Protective Services, especially given that the story starts with the mother giving birth under a false name and not naming the father.  Proving paternity, anyone?  Then proving that he's a fit parent?  Yeah.  That's not mentioned. 

What is mentioned is that the new father does not think that Macy's and Sears are appropriate shopping destination for the girl because she's 5.  *blinks*  Last time I checked, Macy's and Sears sold children's clothes.

OK, people who do not have children, or do not deal with children, should not write kid fics.  This is my Fandom Decree!  *nods regally*

Other TW fandom peeves: Derek is not huge in comparison to Stiles.  He's also not built like a line backer.  He does not have buck teeth or cheekbones that could cut glass.  He actually has a very expressive face and thus has more than 3 expressions.

Also, whoever decided that the phrase "licking into his mouth", or derivatives thereof, was a sexy way to describe kissing needs to be beaten with a wet noodle.  It makes me cringe.