And obviously there are many people for whom that is quite enough, but I'm not one of them.
Nor am I.
For me, there has to be something more in terms of chemistry between my couple of choice or else I'm not going to be interested enough to follow it through - that goes for both reading and writing.
Again I agree entirely with this.
Pretty isn't enough for me. I guess I'm just not wired that way. I can see the aesthetic appeal of two hot guys as much as the next slasher but it's never been about that for me, so I see the pretty as a bonus, if I can get it, since usually the characters I like aren't the stereotypical hot guys (depending on what you consider to be 'hot' of course).
And yet again, I have to agree. I too am not wired just for 'prettiness', there are so many other factors that make me find a couple attractive, and that isn't in the physical way. And as you say one person's idea of 'hot' is another's idea of 'luke warm at best'.
I know that some people simply have to find a pair to slash in order to be able to enjoy, even just to watch, a series. I would venture a guess that these are people who are more likely to go for the 'aren't they hot together' reason. It's another view I don't get. I can watch and enjoy any number of shows without the need to slash anyone. For me it's either there for me see, or it's not. I can't be 'talked into it'.
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Date: 2005-09-19 04:29 pm (UTC)Nor am I.
For me, there has to be something more in terms of chemistry between my couple of choice or else I'm not going to be interested enough to follow it through - that goes for both reading and writing.
Again I agree entirely with this.
Pretty isn't enough for me. I guess I'm just not wired that way. I can see the aesthetic appeal of two hot guys as much as the next slasher but it's never been about that for me, so I see the pretty as a bonus, if I can get it, since usually the characters I like aren't the stereotypical hot guys (depending on what you consider to be 'hot' of course).
And yet again, I have to agree. I too am not wired just for 'prettiness', there are so many other factors that make me find a couple attractive, and that isn't in the physical way. And as you say one person's idea of 'hot' is another's idea of 'luke warm at best'.
I know that some people simply have to find a pair to slash in order to be able to enjoy, even just to watch, a series. I would venture a guess that these are people who are more likely to go for the 'aren't they hot together' reason. It's another view I don't get. I can watch and enjoy any number of shows without the need to slash anyone. For me it's either there for me see, or it's not. I can't be 'talked into it'.