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lunabee34I was just commenting in china_shop's journal that I don't write much explicit fanfic anymore and that I don't really read it much now either. When I first got into fanfic, the porn aspect was novel for me, and almost everything I read was explicit. Now if I do read explicit fanfic, I'm just as likely to skip all the sex scenes so I can get to the good parts: Draco crying in the bathroom because Harry hates him or Tony crying in the workshop because Steve hates him or, you know, some other people crying and misunderstanding each other egregiously (like in ways that stretch the limits of credulity).
And that got me to wondering about what the rest of you think about sex in fanfic. Please discuss any and all points in comments! Tangents welcome.
china_shop's journal that I don't write much explicit fanfic anymore and that I don't really read it much now either. When I first got into fanfic, the porn aspect was novel for me, and almost everything I read was explicit. Now if I do read explicit fanfic, I'm just as likely to skip all the sex scenes so I can get to the good parts: Draco crying in the bathroom because Harry hates him or Tony crying in the workshop because Steve hates him or, you know, some other people crying and misunderstanding each other egregiously (like in ways that stretch the limits of credulity).And that got me to wondering about what the rest of you think about sex in fanfic. Please discuss any and all points in comments! Tangents welcome.
Poll #22479 And then the taller man licked into the tallest man's mouth
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I often skip the sex scenes in explicit fanfic.
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yes, and I'm going to tell you why in comments
9 (25.7%)
no
12 (34.3%)
how much is often?
14 (40.0%)
Never thought I'd be reading fic that features __________, but here I am. Reading it.
OT3's
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do not solve love triangles, sheesh.
8 (25.0%)
are the best way to resolve love triangles, sheesh.
24 (75.0%)
Effective sex scenes are really hard to write.
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yes; I mean you can't just write, "she tasted like strawberries, and sugar, and something uniquely her," TWO times in a single fic
14 (42.4%)
no; you get the right combo of elements (say, spanking, some egg custard, and a little light bondage) and *somebody* out there's going to find it hot
5 (15.2%)
sometimes
14 (42.4%)
no subject
Date: 2019-08-06 11:07 pm (UTC)I completely agree with you re: the purpose of the sex scene; as I said somewhere else in comments, all scenes should be in service of the story or characters, and sex scenes are no exception.
I do like the awkward sex scenes! I've read several of those and always really like them because it seems like real people rather than the ideal that shows up in porn where everything is hot and athletic and works perfectly at all times. LOL