Erotica readers and writers...

[51stcenturyfox]

Following today's fandom!secret on this topic, some questions about... foreskins!



Here's the secret someone posted:




Do they have a point? I was going to do a poll, but LJ is being very naughty about polls.

What are your thoughts? Should fic writers mention foreskins more often (for characters who are likely to be uncut?)  Do you not need or want this detail? Do you assume they're there anyway, depending on how you imagine the characters and who they are? Is this something you've never really considered, either way? 

Do you not give a hot damn?

ELVES?  VAMPIRES?  HOBBITS??? I don't even know.

Are you pretty sure Jack Harkness has a fiveskin? Because I am.

ETA: Thank you to my f-list (unlike the F!S thread) for not being judgey about people's parts. Every cock is pretty!

Comments

[edibleflowers.livejournal.com]

Well, for one thing, I agree with the assertion this sort of thing is suited more toward fanficrants. =) Beyond that, I really don't need THAT much detail in what I read. Unless there's a really important, plot-related reason to know that the guy is or isn't cut -- and that includes PWP stuff, like say someone exploring the differences because they're curious about how it feels for a guy who's uncut -- I'm perfectly happy being in the dark. I mean, shit, I wrote Legolas/Aragorn and I really didn't feel the need to go into detail about the state of their cocks, outside of aroused or not. =)

um unrelated but I finished the thing. =D

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

OOH, you did? Yeaaaah. Appropriate icon is appropriate!

But yeah, it's an interesting thing to consider, because I hadn't thought of mentioning foreskins in the context of what I've written to this point.

[edibleflowers.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I like! I just realized today that I have NO Tosh icons, so I need to remedy that. Before I post the thing, that'd be nice. =) (It's 15,000 words. I still don't know how that happened...)

I never think about it, either -- I guess, for me, it just doesn't seem like such a critical detail. Obviously tastes vary, but I don't need that much nitty-gritty description. =)

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

Me too.

I want to see this story. VERY BADLY. I'mma link! HARD.

God, I love threesomes.

[edibleflowers.livejournal.com]

I am literally SECONDS from posting! I had to sort out my icons first. Obvs that takes priority.

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

I will link tomorrow!

You can steal the threesome one if you want to... copperbadge did the manip, and I tweaked and added text.

IANTO DOES LOOK A TAD ALARMED. OWEN JUST WALKED IN!

[edibleflowers.livejournal.com]

Oh good, that'll give me time to catch all these stray italics tags! I just hope the ending works for you. And all the other stuff that I wrote after I sent it to you. ;)

I might have to!

UH OH. OWEN WILL BE MAD BECAUSE HE CAN'T JOIN IN ANYMORE.