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.

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[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*).