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thistlechaserDon't know what's been up with me lately: trying new foods, trying new pairings. Next thing you know, I'll be getting a snake or a giant spider as a pet!
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mctabby recommended Ante Up! for me to try. Ante put me in a rather odd position. I liked the story: it was well-written, the twins were very much in character, but... Okay, here's where it gets odd. They were totally in character, and the story was believable, so the sex should be too, right? And it was, but... I still didn't like it much-- but that's not totally correct. I don't like the idea of it, but if they had been two unrelated people, I would have liked it. Does that make sense?
Someone else sent me a bunch of links, but I think by the wording that he probably would want me not to link to his LJ name. ("Don't tell anyone, but that used to be one of my favorite pairings...") I started with Very Vanilla, which for me personally was a turn-off. I think it would probably be great for someone who has already accepted the pairing and doesn't need the... "pre-sex justification", but for me it didn't work.
Also recommended by him: Mirror. I liked this one a lot more than Vanilla. Descriptive, nice unhurried speed. While sex might have been the sole purpose of the story, it didn't feel that way and didn't get in your face with it. Seemed a lot more an extension of their love than anything else. (Also, the sex was a lot milder in this one, no oral or penetration.)
One final rec from him: A Lucky Guy. Though there's only kissing in this one, it's more like Vanilla than Mirror. It also tosses in Harry/Ron, which hindered my attempts to be accepting.
In response to my post about trying new pairings (Fred/George, in my case),
mctabby recommended Ante Up! for me to try. Ante put me in a rather odd position. I liked the story: it was well-written, the twins were very much in character, but... Okay, here's where it gets odd. They were totally in character, and the story was believable, so the sex should be too, right? And it was, but... I still didn't like it much-- but that's not totally correct. I don't like the idea of it, but if they had been two unrelated people, I would have liked it. Does that make sense?Someone else sent me a bunch of links, but I think by the wording that he probably would want me not to link to his LJ name. ("Don't tell anyone, but that used to be one of my favorite pairings...") I started with Very Vanilla, which for me personally was a turn-off. I think it would probably be great for someone who has already accepted the pairing and doesn't need the... "pre-sex justification", but for me it didn't work.
Also recommended by him: Mirror. I liked this one a lot more than Vanilla. Descriptive, nice unhurried speed. While sex might have been the sole purpose of the story, it didn't feel that way and didn't get in your face with it. Seemed a lot more an extension of their love than anything else. (Also, the sex was a lot milder in this one, no oral or penetration.)
One final rec from him: A Lucky Guy. Though there's only kissing in this one, it's more like Vanilla than Mirror. It also tosses in Harry/Ron, which hindered my attempts to be accepting.
