I really do think there's a lot to be said for having less labels, really. A while ago I saw a production of the Noel Coward play "Design for Living" which is about a woman and two men. The subtext seems very slashy to me--it's a threesome, obviously. This production made the slash text, though--the men actually kissed on stage. The weird thing was--and I don't think it was just doing that but the way the whole thing played in general--I wound up feeling like it was about a rather stupid woman who didn't realize she was a third wheel to two gay men. Like I said I think this had to do with more than just letting the men kiss onstage, but it made me think how it was probably sexier when everything was unspoken.
Huh. That's a totally different situation than the one you've described. But still.;-)
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I really do think there's a lot to be said for having less labels, really. A while ago I saw a production of the Noel Coward play "Design for Living" which is about a woman and two men. The subtext seems very slashy to me--it's a threesome, obviously. This production made the slash text, though--the men actually kissed on stage. The weird thing was--and I don't think it was just doing that but the way the whole thing played in general--I wound up feeling like it was about a rather stupid woman who didn't realize she was a third wheel to two gay men. Like I said I think this had to do with more than just letting the men kiss onstage, but it made me think how it was probably sexier when everything was unspoken.
Huh. That's a totally different situation than the one you've described. But still.;-)