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[aleathiel]

Oh help. cfeng - in reponse to my previous post - has challenged me to write an mpreg fic where the characters both remain clearly male. My complaint against mpreg was that the pregnant one gets turned effeminate, OOC and then you might as well read het really.

It's not like I've got time, but I want comments. Should I even try? I'm tempted because I can't resist a challenge. But I have to get past the ewwwwww factor first. Help me out.

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[nitw1t.livejournal.com]

Part of the fun of being a writer is to enjoy the writing process. I don't think it should be a painful process...
If you don't enjoy it, don't do it... if you do, then write it...
Also, I don't understand how you could write an mpreg without the charcter becoming effeminate, everything about pregnancy is feminine.

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

It's not painful. It partly intrigues me, which in itself is almost reason enough to write it.

Also, I don't understand how you could write an mpreg without the charcter becoming effeminate, everything about pregnancy is feminine.
That's the problem. And (since I've decided that if I do write it, it will be him) so how can I possibly keep Viggo in character? (Orlando is naturally seen as the more girly. So it can't be him)

I have other things to write first, but I'm going to mull it over.

[oliviaramirez]

A pregnancy doesn't have to make a male character effeminate persé. It could make him more sensitive and more domestic but that doesn't equate effeminate necessarily. Perhaps you can compare it with a man who is preparing for a sexchange. With the intake of 'female' hormones he changes, in body and mind. I am sure these changes are documentated and accessible. Perhaps it is an idea to read about it a bit and see if it can help you write within the boundaries of realism. As far as mpreg is realistic ofcourse....

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea. Thanks.