Nice legs, daisy dukes / makes a man go *wolf-whistle*

[flammablehat]

I'M GOING TO TRY TO BE BRIEF WITH THIS. I know, not my strength, but whateva - just you watch me.

In order now:

1. MY EXPLOSION OF LOVE FOR congest; YOU ROCK MY WORLD WOMAN. I WISH YOU WEREN'T IN AUSTRALIA (OR ACTUALLY, THAT I WASN'T ALL THE WAY OVER HERE IN AMERICA) SO I COULD PLY YOU WITH CONGRATULATORY/CELEBRATORY ALCOHOL AND THEN UNSUBTLY TRY

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[fresica]

Re the challenge eight entries: I think you might be right. For example, when entry #12 in challenge seven ended with Arthur verbally stomping on poor Merlin's heart, it caused me physical pain. I can't even re-read that one, it hurt so much. But then again, we all went into challenge eight expecting to be destroyed in some way or another. After all, it's not dark if everyone is happy. So maybe it's a bit of both - saturation and lack of shock value.

As for your entry, I actually read it twice before I really got the full effect of the implicit consent. After my first time through, I thought that it maybe should have had a dub-con warning, but reading it through again, it becomes much clearer. There were other entries (#7, for example) that probably need warnings much more desperately than yours did. (Though, really, we could probably go back through the challenges and find dozens, if not hundreds, of examples that need warnings. Is it possible that the emphasis on warnings in challenge eight, combined with the consent discussions you mention have made you ultra-sensitive?

Anyhow, I'm glad that you had fun with your family and gladder than you're back!

[flammablehat]

God, I know what you mean about #12 from ch. 7. I was like... No, you can't end it like that! Arrrghh. Even so, there were a few entries from ch. 8 that threw me for a loop. I'm kind of indifferent to dark!fic on most days, so I don't actively seek it out. Having so much in one place is a little overwhelming to my delicate sensibilities. :p

You make a good point - I don't have any triggers or squicks that I know of so I don't really notice the lack of warnings for fics that could otherwise use them. I guess when taken relatively mine wasn't as bad as it could've been and some other entries have been (much as I enjoyed them for that element of surprise); it just occurred to me that I might've made a pretty big gaffe, so of course my perspective went to a paranoid and irrational place. >.> And I think you're right - the concern cropped up right after the warnings issue was broached in challenge 8, because normally I probably would've remained completely oblivious. So, yeah. :D

Thx my dear, I'm glad I'm back too. ^^