GIP

[leethet]

Thanks to Nat who felt my icons were a trifle stale. :) Whee!

I have a question that's been asked before (what a surprise). I was thinking, of Napoleon and Illya, supposing they found themselves realizing that (despite, perhaps, having never found a man sexually attractive before) they were very attracted to their partner. Which of them, do you think, would have most trouble expressing it? Not so much admitting it to himself (I think they'd be neck and neck with that) but admitting it to the other (if he believed the other to be straight)? I was thinking that because I have this image in my head of Napoleon as the braver of the two in that sort of circumstance. He'd just say it, damn the consequences. Whereas Illya, though equally brave in general, would be less inclined to admit it aloud -- because of the consequences.

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First Move

[tgabrielle.livejournal.com]

This is another good topic, Lee. I think it could go either way in fanfic and has. One could imagine a set of circumstances where Napoleon makes the first move and an equally plausible scenario where Illya does. While Illya is not the ladies' man of the show, this does not mean he is clueless, gay, or finds sex less important. He may, in fact, take sex more seriously-- or not. These attitudes are subject to interpretation and hardly cut & dried. They both flirt with each other on the show and it is possible to see how they would handle this spark between them from various and opposite directions. There's just not a simple or obvious conclusion to be drawn.

Re: First Move

[leethet.livejournal.com]

There's just not a simple or obvious conclusion to be drawn.

Yeah. Don't you love it? I think we do get some information about both of them from the show, much of it indirect and ambiguous, nowhere near enough to really pigeonhole either character. Almost no characterization throws me out except making one of both of them assholes, or making them dislike one another; that never works for me. Other than that, anything goes. :)

Re: First Move

[st-crispins.livejournal.com]

He may, in fact, take sex more seriously

Actually, I'd agree with this. I want to make clear that when I said I thought Illya was less defined by sex, I didn't mean he was sexless or that sex was unimportant, or that it had no place in his place in his life. But I do think he sees it differently than Solo.

Once again, YMMV.