the trick is to keep breathing

Sorry it's taken me A THOUSAND YEARS to reply to this. It's Thursday night, which means "BEER FUN TIMES" and "I AM OFF TOMORROW." ^_^ Anyway...

I wholeheartedly agree with you that there needs to be a balance between "mind!fuck PRONZ CITY" and "TENDAH!MIND!FUCK PRONZ CITY." Or at least that's how I think of it. I am on the same page there; swinging too far in either direction makes it boring, at least to me. IMHO, real conflict comes from gray areas, and I guess if my favorite thing about that type of porn could be summed up in a word, "conflict" would be it. Whether mind!fuck, or whatever...I like porn, and gen!fic quite honestly, with lots of conflict. I love a relationship (preferably between stoic, impenetrable characters) that is somehow potentially very intimate, very emotional, sexual, or a unique understanding of one another. OR UM, ALL THREE KTHX...although once again, the best part of that is that it's all very unfixed and ambiguous.

It's so interesting what you said about incest, because that makes me think about it in a different way. And that totally speaks to me and makes more sense. "...a broken relationship can be healed - IN A WAY THAT'S REALLY BROKEN ITSELF." YES. And you know...um....whether incesty or just in general, that's why sequels are even more depressing than fics about broken relationships that may not be fixed, but find human connection in a mire of damage. You get that idea, "OMG, TURNING POINT, PINNACLE AT THIS MOMENT FOR A HOT SECOND," ... and then onto what? WELL...this is why fics are finite and inferring some version of happiness IS WAY MORE FUN than writing the aftermath of things. Ohhh happy endings.

OMFG...I can't even fucking talk about Heero and Zechs. God. I didn't get the 1x6 thing for ages, and then suddenly, it was like, "WAIT HOLY MOTHERFUCKING SHIT BALLS ON A STICK... UM YES OHAI THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE AND IT'S INTENSE." Cue keyboard finger scramble of "asdj" etc.

There's this one 1x6 fic that I've loved for years, and it was one of the first things that really convinced me without even trying. And can we please JUST TALK ABOUT how it's TROWA WITH HIM in Antarctica? UM, WHAT. I know I've been plugging torch like all fuck, but seriously, this shit blows my mind. She's such a good writer it hurts; and she's such a good Gundam Wing writer, it HURTS AND STINGS AND BURNS WITH HAPPINESS. But god. Yeah, them trading...that scene is so much about a fair fight. To me, it's like, Treize is sitting there on Zechs's SUPER CONFLICTED PSYCHO SPLIT PERSONALITY shoulder.

Um. And uh. Heero using Trowa's Gundam is kind of just like, the hottest FUCKING THING EVER EVER EVER. Oh god. Maybe I'm not too tired to write fic. Shit. Gee, Heero, what does Heavyarms smell like when you commandeer it to fight your rival AFTER YOUR ROAD TRIP WITH YOUR SPECIAL FRIEND? ad;kjfadslfj ... I think I just prompted myself. Ahem.

Omg, Treize and Zechs. Yeah. Seriously. ... Seriously.

Okay, re: IV--Thank you! I will read this post-haste. And um...DID YOU JUST EFFING SAY KAIN/CECIL. ... I'm sorry. I had to breathe into a paper bag for a minute. Kthx. But in all seriousness, I will definitely read this. Thank you for the link.

Haha, "Cecil's honey." Yeah, seriously. I think that's a really interesting observation, that she's "static." I agree for sure. And the dynamic to which you refer...well shit, there ya go into my head canon. But seriously, I could totally see that. And yeah, I can definitely tell that you're highly gay for that pairing WHICH IS FANTASTIC. I mean, seriously, WHO DOES WRITE IT NEARLY ENOUGH?! There's so much you can do with it too.

Well, I look forward to your post if you ever continue the Rosa-centric fic. But I hear you--I have like, a bajilliontymillion stalled fics. ^_^;;