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sarahenany

H/C: Random Ramblings (1 of GOD KNOWS???)

Jan 26, 2012 18:05

In my search for h/c to satisfy my kinks, I've veered into reading fic for Supernatural, a fandom for which I've watched maybe one-tenth of one episode. This gives me a chance to look at the fic without the reference point of the actual canon. I've noticed that this is one of the very very few fandoms in which I have a definite preference for one ( Read more... )

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potztausend January 26 2012, 23:22:15 UTC

I think it's a special sort of strength if one is able to accept comfort and not to reject it. Btw - an indirect sort of hug for me is the one in The Lotus Eater, as Kelly collapses and Scotty catches him und carries him to the sofa.

I like this screenshot too - there is no touching, but Scotty is such an avenging angel... ;-)

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sarahenany January 27 2012, 11:54:39 UTC

Oh, please look at my response to LJS below - I'd love to know your thoughts.

{hug}

ljs January 27 2012, 00:41:43 UTC

I'm always interested to hear people talk about what they love. :-)

With this realization you've had.... is it that you really want the comfort, rather than the hurt?

sarahenany January 27 2012, 11:53:51 UTC

Oh, always. Hardly a realization - I've always known that. I'm always completely and totally in it for the comfort. I don't 'get' people who show their characters being beaten or otherwise whumped, and then cut it off when they're found. Live-action TV is, of course, the worst offender in this regard. Like, on the truetrue mailing list, heron_pose was just giving the recap of the I Spy episode "Apollo" and mentioning how they cut it off when Kelly realizes which refrigerated car Scotty is being held in. His life is saved, move on, nothing to see here. And my classic example, for which I screamed all over the mailing list, "Bet Me A Dollar", which is, as Beth said on the list, a great partner-worry episode with no payoff. Some people are OK writing fic for the missing scenes, and so am I, but... The absence of - the omission of - the comfort makes me cry, and it's actually become worse as I get older. (On a not-very-related note, "Home to Judgment" - the pain in that episode made me miserable for about two weeks.) Ask heron_pose about ( ... )

potztausend January 28 2012, 00:38:39 UTC

You wrote an interesting statement... this picture from "Blackout" I posted, and you have completely different associations than me. Thinking about what you wrote, there are various ideas that come to my mind ( ... )

sarahenany January 28 2012, 03:21:46 UTC

It's interesting, what you say. It makes me think a lot. Thank you for responding to me - I needed very much to have a conversation about this, I think...

I know that there are two groups out there: the slashers, and the h/c'ers. I've always felt that the slashers are 'healthier', somehow. (But this is also because I will always believe that what I like is sick and bad.) I mean, the slashers are looking for all the positive emotions: love, joy... I remember once, Potzi, you told me that I selected the pictures that had a lot of hurt in them. It's true, I do. And... Yes, of course, the hurt, the extreme situation, as you say, can be a catalyst. It can force emotions out onto the surface, where normally they would be hidden - so, yes, hurt does push emotion out - it can make people show what they would normally hide - but slashers don't see the hurt as the most important thing. I think slashers have more ability to appreciate all the emotions, especially the more positive ones. But - I know that h/c is different, it focuses on the ( ... )

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