I like canon pairings if they have have the same kind of tension and angst leading up to their getting together that fanfic thrives on.
That's a good point. Just so often in movies the relationship ends on a happily ever after note, bleh. With TV, the relationship goes well for maybe four episodes before it crashes and burns (see: they Stacy Effect), which is almost as boring as happily ever after.
I think I loved "romantic friendships" (like the Victorian kind you describe) as long as I can remember.
I have a good friend who says that she was interested in male friendships since she was six, and long before she made the connection that they could (or might want to) have sex. Though I think I didn't get into slash until I was a teen, it really interests me that it can have such a basic, visceral appeal for some of us. There's something profound about it...I'm just not sure what. *g*
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Date: 2007-12-21 05:28 pm (UTC)That's a good point. Just so often in movies the relationship ends on a happily ever after note, bleh. With TV, the relationship goes well for maybe four episodes before it crashes and burns (see: they Stacy Effect), which is almost as boring as happily ever after.
I think I loved "romantic friendships" (like the Victorian kind you describe) as long as I can remember.
I have a good friend who says that she was interested in male friendships since she was six, and long before she made the connection that they could (or might want to) have sex. Though I think I didn't get into slash until I was a teen, it really interests me that it can have such a basic, visceral appeal for some of us. There's something profound about it...I'm just not sure what. *g*
You MUST watch the film Master and Commander.
Aye, aye, Captain! :D