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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 think you should get an award.
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And I like your interpretation of strange's interpretation of their relationship too *lol*
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I loved your thoughts on their relationship, especially the description of Ripp's feelings. They're so directly to the point (as I also think his feelings are in the story, even though it takes him a while to fully accept them).
I'm happy to hear that you like how I deal with sexuality, because I do give it a fair amount of consideration. I really want that side of it to seem honest, and also balanced. For me, it does reflect the world around me. Some people are gay, some are straight, and a hell of a lot of them are somewhere in between. I try not to do anything just because it's hot, although that's a bonus. :P In that regard, I can get into m/f, m/m, and f/f pretty equally. It's all sexy to me, as long as the characters and emotions work.
The sim games have always struck me as an excellent vehicle for exploring sexuality like that. You can select any sex as the point of view character, and pursue any other. I actually wrote a little essay on it in university, which looked at how you might use the game in a classroom setting to talk about sexuality and gender (and it went over very well).
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