So, het fans, potentially odd question for you.

[havocthecat]

This is especially for the exclusively het fans, I think, but not just for them.

Are you more likely to read a story with a beloved pairing front and center if the story contains background femslash? Or are you less likely to read a story like that?

I'm just really, really curious here.

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Comments

[bana05]

The only way I would be less likely to read it is if I didn't like the background pairing; and even then I'd probably just skip over those parts.

[havocthecat]

I've done my fair share of skimming over pairings I can't abide, I have to admit. (Though I was wondering if, for some people, it was same-gender pairings that prompted the skimming.)

[bana05]

Not for me, I treat them the same way I treat het--I skip over the het pairings that aren't of any interest to me if I'm reading a story with a het pairing I like as the main focus.

[havocthecat]

That makes sense. Thanks!

[bana05]

no problem!