One surprising aspect of fanfic is its indifference to plot. I suppose what you mean is that a lot of fanfic is not as action-plot oriented as the shows on which it is based, but as is the statement is too sweeping to be true. True both now and in the past. Deborah Tannenism pervades it. Most stories are much more attuned to emotional dynamics than narrative.
Fanfic writers pore over the relationship between the pair.
I shall take that as a compliment. Fanfic writers are not nutters or losers or lowlifes. They rightly fear ridicule, because fanfic invites mockery. Though the United States admires sports fans, it treats TV and movie junkies derisively. Jenkins argues that fanfic represents a flowering of modern folk culture.