Things that squick/annoy me...

[tc_blue]

... in m/m stories.

Okay, so everyone reading this likely knows what I read (and write), so it should come as no shock to anyone that I have certain things that just irk me or make me go "ewwwwwwww" when reading them.

I'm putting this under a cut because I feel like it. *grins*

Comments

[kelgar01]

This isn't quite a squick, I save that for things like "golden showers" (GROSS! IMHO anyway), but the word buttocks for some reason will kick me out of a story every time. Butt, ass, cheeks - those I can handle just fine, but buttocks? And I'm not even really sure why, but it never fails. I read that word and I stop reading and have to process for a few seconds.

Also, the name Clint, lol. It's my Dad's name and I just can't get past it in either het or m/m stories. I really, really don't want images of my Dad in my head when I'm reading erotica.

[kelgar01]

Also - Happy New Year to you as well!

[tc_blue]

Heh-heh. So I guess you won't be wanting to read my story about Clint and the golden showers he treats his partner's buttocks to, then. :P

Kidding. *hee* But I agree on the water-sports. ICK! And let's not even mention scat-play. *shudders*

I'm not that adventurous in my reading, writing or RL.

~T

[ali_wilde]

Eep, I know we've used '...over the edge..' or '...close to the edge...' quite a few times. But it's more like the edge of sanity or reason or... Maybe 'brink'... I dunno, it seems to fit.

But all the others, oh yes.

And I loathe reading the term 'breeder' referring to heterosexuals. Without 'breeders', no-one would be here.

And HAPPY NEW YEAR to you too. xxx ♥

[tc_blue]

Well, I did say it was all just me. *blushy-face* And I don't mind 'the edge' in moderation. Just when it's used over and over again in the same story, if that makes sense?

I agree 'breeder' is somewhat rude. I've actually used this word in this manner exactly once and even when I was typing it I was questioning it. *hee*

You know this post wasn't directed at anyone personally. Just a general thing. As always, there are exceptions. For SOME of it. :P

~T

[dcjuris]

I'm pretty squick-less. I can't think of anything I've read in any m/m (or other romance) stories that's made me put the book down other than just bad writing in general. I might think "weelll...that's...interesting..." and make a face, but I'll honestly read anything.

[tc_blue]

Oh, I finish the books. LOL It's just that there are certain things that drag me from being fully immersed, is all. :P

The face-making. Yes, that. *nod nod*

~T

[jenre]

Lol, I can understand why some of this irks you. Anything that tries to 'feminise' m/m makes me cringe too. It's two men together and you can't make that more palatable for the straight female readers who may get squicked out by gay sex by either making one of the men into a pseudo woman or turning an arse into a vagina.

I also get pulled out of a story when the terminology is too technical: Penis or anus are two words I'd rather not have in a sex scene.

I once read a story where there was a scene of felching followed by snowballing which made me gag. Felching makes me want to wash my mouth out with bleach. Fortunately it's not used too much in m/m sex scenes and I try to avoid the authors who have it as standard in their books.

Great set of thoughts Tis.
Happy New Year to you!

[tc_blue]

Thanks, Jen. :)

Yeah, I can see where that whole felching then snowballing would be nausea-inducing. Hell, I'm queasy just thinking about it. *makes face*

I guess I've been lucky because I've only come across it a time or two. Just enough to know it's not my kink. LOL

~T

[zathyn_priest]

Personally, I hate using the word 'cock' and when I read it in a love scene, I find it jarring and out of place. I still cringe every time I use it in something I've written. Two muscly butch guys going at it leaves me cold and I don't find anything sexy about it at all. But, that's just me and not everyone's preference. Every reader is different. Some may like the imagery of describing certain things in an OTT manner, other's don't.

Everyone has likes and dislikes, but that's what makes one writer's style different to the next. If we all wrote about the same types of men, using the same types of language, then it would get pretty boring fairly quickly.

[tc_blue]

Well, I'm not saying the characters need to be all manly-man or anything, just that it creeps me out a bit when one is described as looking like a young girl or boy. Just me. :)

You're right. *nods* And I don't mean to imply that nobody should write things that bother/irk/squick me. Some authors do very well with themes and acts I don't particularly care for. I guess what I was trying to say is that I like a happy medium. Nothing overly clinical or icky... which are entirely subjective things, really. LOL

~T