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⌈ Secret Post #3151 ⌋

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[DRAMAtical Murder]

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[Ruby Tandoh]

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[Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll]

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(Anastasia Romanov)

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[Chris Lilley]

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[Surge concerto]

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[Starsky and Hutch]

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[Ragnarok Online & Tree of Savior]

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[purplekecleon/floraverse]

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"To me they love each other so much and in such a way that I don't even think their relationship dynamic would change that much if they were romantically or sexually involved."

I actually agree with you on this 100% -- and I think that's probably partly why I don't ship them all that much. To me, the shipping is just a little superfluous and distracting compared to the other elements of their relationship. It's like "Okay, I'm going to give you all this fascinating canon fodder to work with...but instead, let's relegate all that actually interesting stuff to the side plot and focus on how they would become a couple instead." I just feel my interest completely wandering after reading a couple of slashfics. Pretty much every single other aspect of their relationship is 100x more interesting to me than the homoerotic aspects.

It's funny, because it's the opposite of how I feel in most of my slashy fandoms, where the canon friendship stuff feels a little boring and obvious, but the slashy parts are fascinating and multifaceted.

That's a cool interpretation! I partly agree and partly disagree. When it comes down strictly to viewing, I think Starsky & Hutch is honestly one of the most boring shows ever to watch if you're just reading everything through a slashy lens. Like. Okay. So they're in love. Great. Now what? What makes that remotely interesting or different from canon or worth talking about? If they were in love, they'd act exactly the same! I don't even have to exert the tiniest bit of effort to see them as slashy in canon. It's so goddamn easy it's a total snorefest.

The slash fanfic, on the other hand, I find to be amazing and really fascinating and interesting and wonderfully inventive, even though I do prefer gen.

I don't think I can explain it in a way that makes sense (to you or even to me, lol), but like I said, I can't separate the thought that "these two people are in love with each other" so if that's left out I find myself feeling like something is missing.

I do totally understand why you would want to focus on their friendship because their friendship is amazing and SO many slash fics focus on the sex and the getting together instead of other (just as important) things.

However, I'm not saying I wouldn't read gen fic with them! The gen fic is probably just as good as the slash fic, the focus is just a bit different.

No, I totally understand that feeling! I've felt the same way with other slash pairings in different fandoms. ^_^

That's a relief! (No, seriously, it is. I know I'm a massive shipper and that probably gets annoying for some people, but I can't shut it off.)

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