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Like all my fanfic thoughts, this is probably a dead horse kind of thing. But I was thinking that in gen hurt/comfort, there is a strong erotic element. It's not exactly sexual, but it's usually extremely physical -- much touching, much physical trust and intimacy. And I wonder if it's as close as nonslashers will get to slash. Any and all thoughts on the topic are welcome here.
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I think I understand your viewpoint, which you're entitled to as a reader. If you want to perceive some gen as slashy, you're certainly free to -- and you are definitely not the only one; readers have said it of my gen. I would draw the line only at suggesting the author is writing it this way as a sort of repressed slasher, or because she's afraid of writing "real" slash. That may be so in some cases, but it may very well not be so, and I'm always very leery of attributing motives or beliefs to an author based on his/her fiction. :) I've had people do that, very incorrectly, to me, so I'm leery of it. The author may simple feel they love each other as brothers. That's my gen. But again -- the reader is fully entitled to view it through whatever lens she pleases -- only please (this is not necessarily directed at you, Flora, but is a general comment) don't confuse readerly interpretation with writerly intention. They don't always match up. :)