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what the hell kind of name is benton
Okay, BURNING QUESTION TIME, because I'm trying to write Fraser POV things and I keep tripping over and second-guessing the damn pronouns. When in doubt, consult the internet!
Me personally, 'Fraser' is invisible to me when I read it but I kind of feel weird having the guy refer to himself by his last name inside his own head when I'm writing him. My default is 'Benton' because I assume that's the name he uses in his head, and at this point when I read it, it also comes up invisible. I actually hate 'Ben' except in exceptional circumstances ie when the narrative starts when he's a child, because plenty of old friends call him Ben without it making me twitch. ('Benny' is not even an option, although if you're writing Vecchio-POV I find it mad charming.) The problem is that this makes sense to me but I imagine that 'Benton' is not invisible to other people and possibly even annoying, and having some raw numbers might be nice.
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When reading a Fraser POV story, I like/don't mind him referring to himself as
When reading a Fraser POV story, I will allow, under certain circumstances and depending on the skill of the writer, him referring to himself as
When reading a Fraser POV story, I really don't like him referring to himself as
Me personally, 'Fraser' is invisible to me when I read it but I kind of feel weird having the guy refer to himself by his last name inside his own head when I'm writing him. My default is 'Benton' because I assume that's the name he uses in his head, and at this point when I read it, it also comes up invisible. I actually hate 'Ben' except in exceptional circumstances ie when the narrative starts when he's a child, because plenty of old friends call him Ben without it making me twitch. ('Benny' is not even an option, although if you're writing Vecchio-POV I find it mad charming.) The problem is that this makes sense to me but I imagine that 'Benton' is not invisible to other people and possibly even annoying, and having some raw numbers might be nice.
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In my OT3 fics, Kowalski sometimes calls him Benton. I am with you in that I don't like "Ben", either someone calling him that or him calling himself that--I have no idea why, I just don't. :)
I love Benny, but I definitely think that's Vecchio's nickname for him and no one else's. AWWWW.
I say, go with Benton! :D
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Funnily enough I absolutely cannot stand Kowalski calling him Ben -- it's not bad enough that I hit the back button if, say, they're all established-relationship-and-in-Canada or something, but it just pings me as weird. Whereas Kowalski calling him Benton doesn't bother me at all, possibly because I just like the name better, possibly because Kowalski's said a few "Benton-buddy"s in his time and so I can actually hear him saying it. *shrug*
Benny is kind of Vecchio's property. Or, uh. You know. :D