They'll NOT gonna switch, I swear. In BL switching became kinda the "politically correct" way of defining equality between couples that also supposedly defends the relationship against accusations that readers are just projecting their straight fantasies onto BL by putting BL couples in boy-girl dynamic (coz in opposite sex pairings, couples NEVER switch sexual positions). So switching became THE remedy to that issue... it makes BL relationships essentially different from male-female intimacy.
But knowing this author, even in her past works, the seme always ALWAYS just have to ask that politically correct question as if to give the uke the "proper" courtesies- like "I love you so much you're free to decide who's gonna be top or bottom" but the REAL seme ends up the seme anyway. on ALL occasions.
I respect switching but I don't prefer it either. I know that sounds like "projecting fantasies" onto BL relationships, but just let me put it this way- WE ALL HAVE OUR PREFERENCES, and the reason why we read fantasy and fiction is to PROJECT such preferences in a medium that's safely catalogued away from the reach of reality...so that we can exercise freedoms otherwise restricted and discriminated against in the real world.
That's also saying that fiction leaves ethics at the doorstep- because if you have to impose reality standards ALL the time, that would be putting needless limitations on a creation that's supposed to be absolutely FREE to EXPLORE the boundaries of reality.
That says much about why we have works like Jinx, Love History Caused by Willfull Negligence, Saturday's Master, Stranger (which reads better as a light novel) etc. Add to that anime like Ai no Kusabi, Mirage no Blaze, Kaze to Ki no Uta (which even some die-hard yaoi fans consider a little too much).
We have choices, gentle ladies. We all can choose to read something within our comfort zones. That doesn't justify questioning or insulting others for theirs... coz we'll hate it too if we're judged for preferences that don't define our WHOLE existence anyway.
Melting Point is a breeze- it's comfortable, it stays within the "comfort zones" of our moral and ethical proclivities. So enjoy it as best as you can... I swear, it's one of the rarest treats in BL fiction. It's not "deep" like classical literature... but it's as satisfying as hell in ways even I can't explain.
They'll NOT gonna switch, I swear. In BL switching became kinda the "politically correct" way of defining equality between couples that also supposedly defends the relationship against accusations that readers are just projecting their straight fantasies onto BL by putting BL couples in boy-girl dynamic (coz in opposite sex pairings, couples NEVER switch sexual positions). So switching became THE remedy to that issue... it makes BL relationships essentially different from male-female intimacy.
But knowing this author, even in her past works, the seme always ALWAYS just have to ask that politically correct question as if to give the uke the "proper" courtesies- like "I love you so much you're free to decide who's gonna be top or bottom" but the REAL seme ends up the seme anyway. on ALL occasions.
I respect switching but I don't prefer it either. I know that sounds like "projecting fantasies" onto BL relationships, but just let me put it this way- WE ALL HAVE OUR PREFERENCES, and the reason why we read fantasy and fiction is to PROJECT such preferences in a medium that's safely catalogued away from the reach of reality...so that we can exercise freedoms otherwise restricted and discriminated against in the real world.
That's also saying that fiction leaves ethics at the doorstep- because if you have to impose reality standards ALL the time, that would be putting needless limitations on a creation that's supposed to be absolutely FREE to EXPLORE the boundaries of reality.
That says much about why we have works like Jinx, Love History Caused by Willfull Negligence, Saturday's Master, Stranger (which reads better as a light novel) etc. Add to that anime like Ai no Kusabi, Mirage no Blaze, Kaze to Ki no Uta (which even some die-hard yaoi fans consider a little too much).
We have choices, gentle ladies. We all can choose to read something within our comfort zones. That doesn't justify questioning or insulting others for theirs... coz we'll hate it too if we're judged for preferences that don't define our WHOLE existence anyway.
Melting Point is a breeze- it's comfortable, it stays within the "comfort zones" of our moral and ethical proclivities. So enjoy it as best as you can... I swear, it's one of the rarest treats in BL fiction. It's not "deep" like classical literature... but it's as satisfying as hell in ways even I can't explain.