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Fandom/Universe: Strangetown, Here We Come
Character(s): Ripp, Johnny
a/n: Fixed up scrap. Johnny/Ripp is my most favorite of possible JRO pairings (ruling out keeping them as a trio). This is actually really strange, because I don't really tend to favor M/M pairings. I don't have a problem with slash and enjoy reading it from time to time and I like how Strange deals with sexuality in the story, but I naturally gravitate towards Het first, and then Femslash second. Boy slash doesn't really tickle my fancy in a fan sense.
But I just adore Johnny/Ripp. Probably because it's all subtext with them. They are very romantic with one another, but they don't really seem to dwell on what that could mean. Also, I just love the turmoil inside Johnny when it comes to Ripp. On one hand this guy is trying to lay claim to something that is Johnny's and on the other hand this is RIPP - his best friend. And these two sides are constantly warring with one another. He wants to both attack Ripp and make him hurt, and at the same time he only wants to protect and hold onto him.
Ripp isn't so conflicted. Johnny is his best friend. Ophelia is his perfect girl. He loves them. He loves them together. He loves them together with him.
Fandom/Universe: Strangetown, Here We Come
Character(s): Ripp, Johnny
a/n: Fixed up scrap. Johnny/Ripp is my most favorite of possible JRO pairings (ruling out keeping them as a trio). This is actually really strange, because I don't really tend to favor M/M pairings. I don't have a problem with slash and enjoy reading it from time to time and I like how Strange deals with sexuality in the story, but I naturally gravitate towards Het first, and then Femslash second. Boy slash doesn't really tickle my fancy in a fan sense.
But I just adore Johnny/Ripp. Probably because it's all subtext with them. They are very romantic with one another, but they don't really seem to dwell on what that could mean. Also, I just love the turmoil inside Johnny when it comes to Ripp. On one hand this guy is trying to lay claim to something that is Johnny's and on the other hand this is RIPP - his best friend. And these two sides are constantly warring with one another. He wants to both attack Ripp and make him hurt, and at the same time he only wants to protect and hold onto him.
Ripp isn't so conflicted. Johnny is his best friend. Ophelia is his perfect girl. He loves them. He loves them together. He loves them together with him.
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I feel the same way as you do on sexuality. For most people sexuality is fluid, for some it seems more set one way or another. Some people are devoid of sexuality entirely. And with so many people, it only seems RIGHT for it to be that way.
Yeah, there's got to be some kind of emotional pull in the stuff I read. I think the main reason that I'm not altogether fond of M/M is because so much of the fic for it is taking common stereotypes and reusing them over and over again. Also because I think girls are prettier to look at and I usually relate better to females in stories than males.
Ooo, that's nifty. I always find it awesome when people take things that they enjoy and apply it to papers. I do it from time to time, but I'm always kind of embarrassed about my nerdy things, so I don't do it that often.