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[aleathiel]

Thank you to everyone who was so nice while I was stressed sending my friend my fic.
AS I replied to some of you, he liked it and asked for more.

So I sent him slash. I send him Strangers at some unearthly hour last night and he stayed up until 4am to read it and then emailed me. I think he was more amused than anything else. He certainly doesn't sound disgusted.

He did however make snide comments about Mills and Boon.

I'm trying to decide what to send him next...

Comments

[perseph2hades.livejournal.com]

He did however make snide comments about Mills and Boon.

ahh. everyone makes snide comments about mills and boon. but when i was like 11 i used to read all that old stuff. now i think they're like cult tv: appealing for being so over the top!

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

I have to say I have never read any of it (and why would I now, I've been spoiled by slash!) so I have no idea, all I know are the stereotypical associations.
And I guess we're all guilty of going over the top a bit. That's half the fun.

[perseph2hades.livejournal.com]

i neglected to mention that i only ever read the stuff from the 60s or something. yea. it was dramatic and gaspy and lots of fun. now i want to vomit when i see the romances out there. that's why slash is so much more appealing. it's got real conflicts between characters, not contrived ones for plot devices.

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

It sounds very amusing. But a bit boring. I agree totally about the characters in slash. I love the depth of emotion.

I feel very lucky to have found this crowd, I've stumbled across slash sites that were appalling, and yet there are people who can actually write as well. It's amazing what a difference that makes. < /sarcasm>

And then there's the appeal of slash in that it has our pretty boys in it. Mills and Boon can't possibly compare.

[perseph2hades.livejournal.com]

*hearts the pretty boys*

[(Anonymous)]

I'm sorry about the Mills and Boon comment. Looking back at what I sent, it was pretty unfounded. It was more in reference to the het one rather that Strangers. I haven't read any, and so am also going on stereotypes, but think slash wouldn't really be their thing. I came close to not putting it in, but decided to do so as I was pretty thought you'd take it in the tongue-in-cheek manner it was intended.

CFeng

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

Hey, I knew you were teasing. And you had every right to!