I don't think I've ever read a story that makes me re-evaluate canon. I see all fan fic as alternative interpretation. So that's where that initial confusion comes from. I will occasionally say, "I believe this is canon", but I always mean "personal canon".
(Well, there may be infinite minor variations, but there will be a limited number of 'main lines' of possible interpretations.)
That's what I believe too. I generally try to stick as close to canon as possible (no Gene Hunt wingfic from me, despite the fact this icon's got the keywords 'Gene's an angel'.) Sometimes I deviate, but I generally acknowledge that that is what I'm doing.
And it's fun to play, isn't it? I love telling stories that I think could 'slot in', but I also rather like asking questions like, 'hey, what if Sam was actually a raving psychokiller?', 'hey, what if Sam's "life" started resetting?', 'hey, what if Gene refused to die a graceful death and annoyed Sam during rigor mortis?' They're all extrapolations of things we do know, but they were never, actually, going to happen in any way.
I think I see what you mean... (or maybe I don't, hah...)
I don't think I've ever read a story that makes me re-evaluate canon. I see all fan fic as alternative interpretation. So that's where that initial confusion comes from. I will occasionally say, "I believe this is canon", but I always mean "personal canon".
(Well, there may be infinite minor variations, but there will be a limited number of 'main lines' of possible interpretations.)
That's what I believe too. I generally try to stick as close to canon as possible (no Gene Hunt wingfic from me, despite the fact this icon's got the keywords 'Gene's an angel'.) Sometimes I deviate, but I generally acknowledge that that is what I'm doing.
And it's fun to play, isn't it? I love telling stories that I think could 'slot in', but I also rather like asking questions like, 'hey, what if Sam was actually a raving psychokiller?', 'hey, what if Sam's "life" started resetting?', 'hey, what if Gene refused to die a graceful death and annoyed Sam during rigor mortis?' They're all extrapolations of things we do know, but they were never, actually, going to happen in any way.