Be afraid

[leethet]

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.

Comments

[st-crispins.livejournal.com]

How could it be otherwise?

Well, again, I tend to agree. One of the reasons I don't write slash is I believe they would have to be gay or bi and I don't really see them that way when I'm writing. I can certainly read them otherwise and accept that they certainly could be, but when I'm walking around inside their heads, they don't feel gay or bi to me.

[leethet.livejournal.com]

One of the reasons I don't write slash is I believe they would have to be gay or bi

The weird thing is, this is actually debated. Personally, I don't find it debatable, because if they're going to have sex with someone of the same gender willingly ... er, definition of gay/bi, anyone? And yet there's the whole "they're straight but they sleep together" contingent (I've seen the idea in other fandoms) ... makes no sense to me, but there you go. I'm no gender/sexuality expert, but I sort of figured straight/gay/bi was kind of about who you found sexually attractive, not irrelevant to it. :)

[st-crispins.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, this is a much debated point which usually leads to the variability of sexuality and whether sexuality is a dichotomy or a sliding scale (How does one define 'straight'? What constitutes straight and/or gay.)

But once again, were in intimacy territory and the fantasy of romantic love that transcends all possible barriers.

I'm afraid I'm not much of a romantic when it comes to relationships between people, which may be why the love of cause and/or calling interests me more.

[leethet.livejournal.com]

But once again, were in intimacy territory and the fantasy of romantic love that transcends all possible barriers.

Well, it's true that there's an element of fantasy here, but I don't know that I can surrender the definitions of words and say anything goes because of it (not that you're implying that's OK). :) Without some precision of language (and meaning), a basis in reality (plotwise and characterization wise), the story's of no interest to me. But again, that's more about my general pedantry than about gender debate(which I'll leave to those who feel a need to argue about them -- I'm comfy with my simple definitions *g*).