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[the_deep_magic]

So there's this Kink Bingo fic that I started back in, oh, June-ish?  And I'm trying to finish it, but it's so different from what I usually write that it feels like an exercise in sadism.  Like, if I hadn't written it, I probably wouldn't read it.  Maybe it's a stupid question, but...

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I usually don't take these things to a court of public opinion, but I'm sort of wondering if this is worth the stress of finishing.

Comments

[perdiccas.livejournal.com]

MY OPINION CANNOT BE EXPRESSED BY MERE RADIO BUTTONS. I really like verbal humiliation so I'd be all in that but the dub-con aspects give me pause. I'm only into it if the person being humiliated is into it, so if the dubcon part is that Zach isn't feeling then I'd have to pass but otherwise I'm OMG UNQUALIFIED YES all the way, baby.

[perdiccas.livejournal.com]

PS> Thinking about that ship totally makes me picture Scar/ZQ in my head.

[the-deep-magic.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think that's what's making it so hard to write, the fact that Zach's not into it. Or rather, he starts out okay, then gets in over his head and doesn't know how to back out. This is not a healthy thing. WHY AM I EVEN WRITING THIS AAAARRRRRRGGGGH

P.S. -- Scar is mentioned more than once.

[janice-lester.livejournal.com]

Might be interested if it's hurt/comfort, if he goes to someone else to make it better afterwards. And also probably if I find out who Jeremy Irons is. :-)

[danack.livejournal.com]

I just think Jeremy Irons is creepy. I just wouldn't want to read about HIM.

[ewinfic.livejournal.com]

I would try, because you wrote it.

In my experience, writing this kinda thing is best if you can give yourself permission to be fully invested in it. If you really can't, no shame in letting it go.

FWIW, I adore JI and love the pairing, just not my kink.

[withthepilot.livejournal.com]

I say write whatever you like and if there's not as much of an audience for it, don't fret too much about it. Though if you're not invested in the fic and aren't interested in continuing to write it, then that's another story. :)

[phenylic.livejournal.com]

SCAR!! Just. Yes. Yes, yes, yes, please. ♥

[crys48270.livejournal.com]

While I didn't vote, I think humiliation fic is the one thing I just can't read. Or find it nearly impossible to. For either boys, not just ZQ. I was going thru beedlebarg's fics the other day, and read the 10 prompts she did. I adore her work, and I read the 'a tough scene for Zach'. I instantly had to read fluff afterwards. I don't doubt that people can write it well, but I find it hard to read.

I must be a real wimp, I can only deal with certain degrees of angst, and everything must end with love/fluff/hotsex. Or ya know, on the way to that.