So this one is about Erotica, lovingly swiped from
bunney 1. Do you consider 'bodice ripper' romance novels erotica? I admit, I had to look up the term. It's one of those ones I'd heard many times but never had any reason to find out the meaning of until now. Anyway, yeah, they're absolutely erotica. I'd certainly read such a novel expecting to receive a proverbial boner for my efforts, at any rate.
2. Do you dislike, tolerate, or enjoy explicit sex in fiction or art? Normally, love it. But it can depend on the sort of mood I'm in, or of course on how shitty the writing/art in question is.
3. What is the maximum rating that you will read? I'm good with everything up to NC-17, but some things I'll tend not to touch. I have squicks like the rest of them.
4. Does this vary depending on the medium or author? Well if the author's shitty I'm not going to read their work no matter how many bouncing titties scenes it promises me (yes, I do still claim not to be a lesbian. Your point?)
5. If you are an author, is the maximum rating for what you write different from what you read? Nuh. Though unlike
bunney, I can find it challenging to write. I'm good at it, but it's challenging for me.
Personal Preferences
6. If it wasn't warned for, and you came across an explicit sex scene, would you skip past it as fast as possible, skim through it, or read it? I'd read it. I'm only human.
7. Do you enjoy BDSM scenes? It depends. I've read some excellent BDSM before, but a lot of the time I'm not in the right sort of place to read it and derive joy from it. BDSM isn't really my thing.
8. What about slave-fic? not really, no. Not sure if I've ever read one tbh, but I'm open to the idea.
9. Do you prefer het, slash, femslash, or multiples? Mostly het. I do like threesomes and femslash too though, and I will read slash if it's a pairing I'm interested in. But mostly I'd like for a vagina to be involved somehow.
10. What is your favorite pairing (or multiple). Dramione is still my die-hard OTP. My second-in-line is Ron/Pansy, and I like Draco with other main-ish girls, Harry/Pansy, Hermione/Blaise, Rose/Scorpius, and I'm into incestuous fic (because I like the twistedness of the incest)
11. In a sex scene, what turns you on? Doesn't have to be explicit. Good descriptions, relatively realistic scenarios, strong characters driving each other crazy, funny banter like the very best of
luvscharlies work, and overall feelings of love.
12. What ruins the mood for you? weak characters similar to just about every high-school girl in anime to date, too much pain (so, like, lots of spanking or whipping or nipple crippling or whatever), characters saying really stupid things, too much dirty talk (i'm really not a dirty talk kind of girl, weirdly enough)
13. What do you wish writers would include more often in sex scenes? More banter! c'mon guys! Also, I'm totally into awkwardness! If it's two characters' first time with each other then it stands to reason that things might get awkward. Include that! It's hot!
14. What is your biggest squick? The one thing that makes you exit a story and never go back. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... I don't really know, actually. I'll say 'really heavy bondage'.
Vocabulary: For each group of words, choose the one you prefer.
15. abdomen, abs, stomach, belly, tummy - probably stomach or belly. tummy's a bit too childish, and abdomen and abs evokes images of really muscly, toned, 'jacked' as a mate of mine puts it, guys. And the characters I write about aren't generally like that.
16. ass, butt, behind, rear end, derriere
bunney, may I just openly acknowledge how much I appreciate your efforts to use the British English lexicon? I don't know if I'd be so noble if I were writing for an American fandom (or indeed a British fandom, since I'm Australian). Anyway, arse or behind, probably.
17. anus, asshole, hole, entrance. arsehole, probably. Not that I tend to talk about them much.
18. penis, cock, dick, manhood, member. - normally cock. dick and penis I might sometimes slip in there, but cock seems to work best for this stuff.
19. testicles, balls, nuts, jewels balls, probably.
20. vagina, cunt, pussy, entrance - cunt or pussy. vagina's a bit too clinical.
21. labia, lips, mound - mound or lips.
22. breasts, boobs, tits/titties, the girls - I like breasts and tits/titties. never been the biggest fan of 'boobs'. I like 'hooters' and 'knockers' as well.
23. have sex, fuck, screw, take, make love - fuck, shag, root (not that I'd ever use 'root' since Harry Potter is a BRITISH fandom and they still think roots are only the bottom-most part of most plants.
Truth or Dare
24. Fanfic: Do any of your family or RL friends know that you read or write fantic? - my brothers know and the closer of my friends know. A couple of my friends have read some of it. Once my brother asked me if he would ever be allowed to read any of my fanfic, to which I loudly exclaimed "NO!"
25. Erotica: Do any of them know you read or write sex scenes?
My brothers maaaaaaaaaaay not know about the sex scenes. Actually, one of them might. My friends that know about my fanfic know about my sex scenes, mostly.