Comments | gt_bunny: high school wasn't meant to be easy

gt_bunny

high school wasn't meant to be easy

Jul 12, 2007 09:36

So something has been bugging me for awhile now and I’ve only just put my finger on what it is. In Jared/Jensen RPF, why is Jensen ALWAYS the out and proud, comfortable with his sexuality one? And Jared is ALWAYS the naïve younger man who is “straight but having uncomfortable feelings”. Why is that?

I know this is probably because I’m mostly ( Read more... )

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gt_bunny July 12 2007, 01:54:20 UTC

Thank you! I'll have to go and read it right now!

I know that there ARE fics out there that are the other way around, but it just seems like the trend at the moment, you know?

lostt1 July 11 2007, 23:57:25 UTC

Hmmm...good question. I know my last one was that way, but that's the way the story needed to be written. I've actually written it the other way, too. The ficmixes are actually Jared seducing Jensen.

I think it does have a lot to do with the age thing. Jensen is older and has had longer to come to terms with who he is. Especially in high school/college AUs that keep their ages accurate. For a lot of people, though, it's just how they see the story playing out. If they have Sandy in the picture at the beginning, it makes sense. Or maybe it's the person whose POV they write from.

Now you have me thinking about it because I'm just about to start my own college AU. Hmmmm....

gt_bunny July 12 2007, 00:55:30 UTC

I would have your babies if you made your college AU with a straight Jensen and gay Jared! Seriously!

I think it bugs me because of the age thing actually. Like just because Jared is younger he's not comfortable with his sexuality. But then he meets Jensen and BAM! Big gay love. And it's not that cut and dried in real life so I don't think it should be in fic either. Because it's not like it's unrealistic for Jared to "convert" Jensen if Jensen can "convert" Jared.

Maybe this is why I loved your ficmixes so much! Because it has the boys the other way around!

lostt1 July 12 2007, 01:07:27 UTC

Yeah, in real life, it's not always the older guy. To be honest, I've actually seen it the other way around more often. Because the younger guys are raised in a different environment than they would have been even 5 years ago.

Ok, I'll just have to write you something that works that way. There's no converting going on in my college AU. Jared's ambiguous (meaning no one really knows which way he swings) and Jensen is... Well, now that I think about it, I can make it so that Jensen is straight, for the most part. Possibly dating a girl. But he has a crush on Jared and doesn't really understand why. It won't be Jared seducing him, in any way, but more of a mutual attraction that grows. I really need to post my synopsis in my journal or something. Then the reasons would make more sense.

gt_bunny July 12 2007, 02:00:11 UTC

That's exactly what I'm talking about. The more I think about it as well, the more it seems like Jared would be the more sexually adventurous one due to his outgoing personality and with Jensen's strict upbringing and introverted personality he would be the one to shy away from a relationship his family might dissaprove of.

Ambigous is the BEST word for Jared! And your fic sounds like exactly what I'm looking for. Eeek! I'm so excited now!