Love, roleplaying, and waves on a beach.
A couple of days ago, my (straight male) GM seduced one of my (straight male and married) co-players. In-character, of course. It was a very entertaining scene: a walk on a beach, and stars, that boggling moment when one character got sick of hinting and made an unmistakeable proposition and the other character had a brain freeze and gave the impression that he wasn't interested. There was a brief slightly embarassed discussion about logistics, and there was a tasteful fade to black.
The thing is, that particular in-character relationship between a protagonist character and a GM character had been going on for months, in game and in the real world, of two people dancing around each other wondering what the other one is thinking. It struck me as quite convincing in a real world, this is what people are like and how they deal with each other kind of way. I was wondering, what are other people's experiences of roleplaying relationships, both as protagonists and observers?
The thing is, that particular in-character relationship between a protagonist character and a GM character had been going on for months, in game and in the real world, of two people dancing around each other wondering what the other one is thinking. It struck me as quite convincing in a real world, this is what people are like and how they deal with each other kind of way. I was wondering, what are other people's experiences of roleplaying relationships, both as protagonists and observers?