Post by Zoni on May 14, 2015 13:25:01 GMT
I read a lot. It's a great way to procrastinate, especially when so much of my other procrastination time is spent watching documentaries, which is kind of sad.
However, recently, some of the fan fiction I've read has actually rubbed me the wrong way. I love romance. Falling in love, steamy sex, everything in between. Bring it on. However, in a lot of the stories I've read (not necessarily newer ones, either), it seems to me that a lot of authors have a very difficult time negotiating the difference between love and lust.
For me, the ideal romance-themed story would be one where the reader can fall in love with the characters. I especially enjoy it if the love is hard-won, and the relationship actually meaningful when it's achieved. I do not understand how authors can write someone else up as viewing another person as an object of sexual obsession and label it as love. I know I'm in a bad fandom for it (and it's an issue with a single particular pairing, namely JaeVin, though other pairings have similar issue on a smaller level, but jeez.
I don't know if I'm making much sense. Anyone else noticed this?
However, recently, some of the fan fiction I've read has actually rubbed me the wrong way. I love romance. Falling in love, steamy sex, everything in between. Bring it on. However, in a lot of the stories I've read (not necessarily newer ones, either), it seems to me that a lot of authors have a very difficult time negotiating the difference between love and lust.
For me, the ideal romance-themed story would be one where the reader can fall in love with the characters. I especially enjoy it if the love is hard-won, and the relationship actually meaningful when it's achieved. I do not understand how authors can write someone else up as viewing another person as an object of sexual obsession and label it as love. I know I'm in a bad fandom for it (and it's an issue with a single particular pairing, namely JaeVin, though other pairings have similar issue on a smaller level, but jeez.
I don't know if I'm making much sense. Anyone else noticed this?
