and now more thoughts
anonymous
January 7 2011, 03:50:27 UTC
And if/when after the switch they return to their normal partner, still they'll always carry that glimpse of what/who could've been.
I do think that in some ways, the switched-world versions are better suited to each other that the same-world pairings--but maybe only because they have experience with the same-world counterparts before meeting the other-world ones. Does that even make sense? I'm trying to say that, for example, other-world Alfred can give our-world Arthur something that maybe our-world Alfred can't--license to do whatever he wants in bed, to allow some of his darker desires to surface--because other-world Alfred has experience with other-world Arthur, and can guide our-world Arthur in a way he needs.
Of course, that should mean that having experience with the switched-world counterparts should make it possible for the same-world nation-tans to be with each other in new ways when they switch back. I hadn't thought of it like that.
(I'm sorry if this is getting confusing. This is me thinking things through aloud, in a way, so there are probably lots of contradicts and loose ends, etc. Also, I know it's really confusing calling them "our-world" and "other-world." Sorry about that.)
I love, love, love the connections between nations and their people. So I really like the idea of the bond with the people somehow being the catalyst for the switch back. I don't know if I'll ever write the full thing as an epic narrative, but I might post some scenes here and there. Thanks so much for giving me things to think about, and I hope you don't mind if I wind up stealing your ideas.
Re: and now more thoughts
anonymous
January 8 2011, 02:07:43 UTC
*__* Thanks for the long link list~! And it has been a pleasure to read your thoughts and ideas. I wish you the best of luck with this, and do hope to see some more writing from this world (er... these two worlds, I should say) in whatever form!
I do think that in some ways, the switched-world versions are better suited to each other that the same-world pairings--but maybe only because they have experience with the same-world counterparts before meeting the other-world ones. Does that even make sense? I'm trying to say that, for example, other-world Alfred can give our-world Arthur something that maybe our-world Alfred can't--license to do whatever he wants in bed, to allow some of his darker desires to surface--because other-world Alfred has experience with other-world Arthur, and can guide our-world Arthur in a way he needs.
Of course, that should mean that having experience with the switched-world counterparts should make it possible for the same-world nation-tans to be with each other in new ways when they switch back. I hadn't thought of it like that.
(I'm sorry if this is getting confusing. This is me thinking things through aloud, in a way, so there are probably lots of contradicts and loose ends, etc. Also, I know it's really confusing calling them "our-world" and "other-world." Sorry about that.)
I love, love, love the connections between nations and their people. So I really like the idea of the bond with the people somehow being the catalyst for the switch back. I don't know if I'll ever write the full thing as an epic narrative, but I might post some scenes here and there. Thanks so much for giving me things to think about, and I hope you don't mind if I wind up stealing your ideas.
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