sexualized pain of whatever variety is a major kink.
I've definitely seen some really scary fiction on the 'net - and I'm not even talking about within fandom. The "why" I still don't get and I think we've had a similar discussion before (my brain has the holding capacity of a squirrel lately.) Even imaging it privately or people engaging in consentual whatever-whatever is one thing; (inflicting or receiving even mild pain, like "love taps" or whatnot stimulates and excites the skin, gets the endorphins going, plus the thrill of playing with power and control. I get that.)
Actually writing about it in graphic detail? that I don't understand. I'm not trying to judge it but I honestly can't grasp it either.
But this is coming from someone whose major kinks are winged Slayers and occasionally, women cutting their hair *shifty eyes*
Not nearly as many people kink on non-sexualized despair.
And by "kink" we're saying something different than "enjoy reading and writing", correct? I mean, I enjoy angst o'plenty but maybe that's not the same thing as "despair" per se.
what I mean by dark fic was usually not what fandom means by darkfic.
I would have thought "dark" meant angst, perhaps some psychological horror or difficult RL issues such as incest or domestic abuse. But again - perspective, the only other fandom I ever read fic or wrote for was Moulin Rouge almost ten years ago, and that fandom is about as chaste as you can get. Lots of romance, etc, mostly young female writers - which is sort of funny considering it's a movie set in a bordello and dance hall. A few people did explore the realities of that life; "dark" usually meant "Christian remains in a state of unending grief and suicidal depression after Satine dies" and really dark meant "he commits suicide."
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Date: 2013-11-14 03:34 am (UTC)I've definitely seen some really scary fiction on the 'net - and I'm not even talking about within fandom. The "why" I still don't get and I think we've had a similar discussion before (my brain has the holding capacity of a squirrel lately.) Even imaging it privately or people engaging in consentual whatever-whatever is one thing; (inflicting or receiving even mild pain, like "love taps" or whatnot stimulates and excites the skin, gets the endorphins going, plus the thrill of playing with power and control. I get that.)
Actually writing about it in graphic detail? that I don't understand. I'm not trying to judge it but I honestly can't grasp it either.
But this is coming from someone whose major kinks are winged Slayers and occasionally, women cutting their hair *shifty eyes*
Not nearly as many people kink on non-sexualized despair.
And by "kink" we're saying something different than "enjoy reading and writing", correct? I mean, I enjoy angst o'plenty but maybe that's not the same thing as "despair" per se.
what I mean by dark fic was usually not what fandom means by darkfic.
I would have thought "dark" meant angst, perhaps some psychological horror or difficult RL issues such as incest or domestic abuse. But again - perspective, the only other fandom I ever read fic or wrote for was Moulin Rouge almost ten years ago, and that fandom is about as chaste as you can get. Lots of romance, etc, mostly young female writers - which is sort of funny considering it's a movie set in a bordello and dance hall. A few people did explore the realities of that life; "dark" usually meant "Christian remains in a state of unending grief and suicidal depression after Satine dies" and really dark meant "he commits suicide."