[ SECRET POST #5013 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5013 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 42 secrets from Secret Submission Post #718.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: Secrets you don't want to make...

[(Anonymous)]

Yep, all of this. I've seen good A/B/O that subverted the formula and brought depth and complexity to the setting, but I've never seen a single D/s that was anything but 'toppy tops and subby subs'.

Re: Secrets you don't want to make...

[(Anonymous)]

Same.

The thing is, a/b/o AUs don’t actually start from a place of biological determinism (they can, if the author wants them to, but it’s not inherent to the a/b/o premise). The fact of being an Omega dictates absolutely nothing at all about a character’s personality, interests, attitudes, behaviors, strengths, capacities, or the inherent dynamics of their interpersonal relationships.

Whereas D/s AUs start from a place of biological determinism. You can show subs being smart, strong, capable, brave, etc. But the universe dictates that, whatever else they are, they are submissive by nature. So if one isn’t into the biological determinism of it all, the trope probably just isn’t for them, because subverting said biological determinism is extremely difficult.

I’ve had a couple of ideas for D/s AUs I’d love to read, over the years. Ones that would deconstruct some of the squickier elements while still playing into the kinks to some extent. But I’m not much of a writer, I’m afraid--certainly not up to challenge an AU like that would pose.

Re: Secrets you don't want to make...

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT:

I got into D/s AUs by Take Your Clothes Off as Directed by helenish, and stories in the similar vein that examined the discrimination subs faced.

Re: Secrets you don't want to make...

[(Anonymous)]

You're not the anon they replied to, I am. I assume you meant to say you're the OP?