I'm am gleeful because what you did makes so much sense to me. I think part of it is that I've gotten so used to using slash as a language somehow, that it seems a natural part of m/m relationships in writing. I'm more like you in that it seems like something to do as a comment on the text...it's a bit like writing a backstory or history, or interviewing the character, perhaps. It seems like an important part of understanding the dynamic or the characters. Perhaps you could figure these things out another way, but slash seems like a great shortcut to valuable info to me.
But to me, it ain't slash unless you're commenting on something. That's the heart of it.
That's how it seems to me too. Though I think I've been lazy in thinking about just how many things out there can be commented on--that phantom straight narrative that's just everywhere. It's like you mentioned in the sci-fi genre. You almost don't need a specific version of the traditional het version because it's in your head.
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I'm am gleeful because what you did makes so much sense to me. I think part of it is that I've gotten so used to using slash as a language somehow, that it seems a natural part of m/m relationships in writing. I'm more like you in that it seems like something to do as a comment on the text...it's a bit like writing a backstory or history, or interviewing the character, perhaps. It seems like an important part of understanding the dynamic or the characters. Perhaps you could figure these things out another way, but slash seems like a great shortcut to valuable info to me.
But to me, it ain't slash unless you're commenting on something. That's the heart of it.
That's how it seems to me too. Though I think I've been lazy in thinking about just how many things out there can be commented on--that phantom straight narrative that's just everywhere. It's like you mentioned in the sci-fi genre. You almost don't need a specific version of the traditional het version because it's in your head.