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Made To Be Broken: The Meta Post

May 28, 2011 06:10

Made To Be Broken: The Meta Post

So, a lot of things kept coming up in the comments, and I just couldn't really address them at the time without giving away too much of what was always planned.

Just in case it needs to be said, this post contains spoilers for the entire series.

( This way to the meta. )

wtf is this shit?, rpf, writing behind the scenes, series: made to be broken, bits and bobs, meta post

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mrsdrjackson May 30 2011, 07:42:17 UTC

A few readers' brains, apparently
What, only a few of us? lol

This has given me quite a few thinky-thoughts, but they need to wait until a time that is not almost 3am. So for now I shall just repeat what I have been saying all along.

YOU. ROCK. ♥

iwrotestuff May 31 2011, 07:54:32 UTC

Well, I don't think more than a half dozen admitted to it... ;)

Knowing that this has made you want to think is the best praise I could ever get. So thanks, for reading, and for caring enough about my silly words to think them worth deeper thought. It's kind of an awesome thing, seriously. <3

sin_fuego June 5 2011, 23:48:42 UTC

Just read the story & now the meta; all of it is simply amazing in thought & complexity. It's given me a lot to think about in regards to the story.

I do have a remaining question though, if it's okay to ask. What were your thought processes regarding how Chris talks to Darren in scene. Obviously this is all on my part but I was uncomfortable at times especially towards the beginning, as it trod close to my verbal humiliation triggers. For all they talked about other things, I don't recall them hashing out what sorts of words were and weren't okay.

Thanks for the story & the thoughtful meta.

ps - As a total DM fan I recognized the song. It's one of my favorites (along with "People are People") to bust out when trying to explain to people your whole point of "real" sex and just general talk about the fluidity in sex/gender.

Please, ask away! iwrotestuff June 6 2011, 01:18:44 UTC

That's actually a really good question. It honestly never occurred to me while I was writing, and you're the first one to bring it up. I might go back and add a warning for that, now that you've brought it to my attention.

Part of the reason they didn't spend a lot of time discussing what words were and weren't okay is because there was already so much talking going on, and I worried about becoming too pedantic. (Seriously - the amount of dialogue that was cut could have added at least another 5,000 words to the series, as a whole.) I was very worried about keeping things moving, and trimming what I thought might be the less important bits was the best way I could think of to work toward that ( ... )

Re: Please, ask away! sin_fuego June 6 2011, 01:31:16 UTC

Thanks for the prompt response. What you've said makes plenty of sense to me. It's like another example of what works for some people doesn't work for others. Where I personally would need to have that detailed conversation regarding words, it makes sense with their characterization that it's more of a trial & error (or so I'm guessing) on the details since they mesh well in a broader sense.

I do recall the portion where they discussed carrying things outside of "play space" & that Darren was okay with it which is when I could have complete faith that the verbal humiliation went with his kinks.