4. How does reading smut make you feel?It really depends on the style of writing. I think writing smut is HARD! (no pun intendedā¦?). Like describing the mechanical actions isnāt particularly difficult, but that is not compelling for me. Iāve read a lot of romance stories in fandom where they just insert the sex scene because itās like the next logical part of a relationship⦠and itās just⦠mechanical, and I get bored. Usually, Iāll skim through it if this is the case because I want to get back to the relationship - to them talking and interacting and being cute! (But when learning to write this stuff, you gotta start somewhere!)Ā BUT if the writer manages to incorporate a subtext that makes the intimacy PART of the relationship development or expression. Where thereās an element of what the sex means or represents in the relationship itself conveyed through the writing, actions, or word choice, then Iām totally glued to it. I soak up every word. And yeah, Iāve definitely been turned on by it before. My husband loves it when this happens! Haha!Itās not something that I feels HAS to be in a story! But itās also not something that I avoid at all either.Ā 10. What is your reaction when you see that your favourite fic just updated?Oh man! I have a really bad habit of checking my email on my phone in the morning when Iām getting up, and during breaks at work specifically for story updates! If itās a favorite I will often read it on the spot. Sometimes, this gets me out of bed! Sometimes, it makes me almost late. Sometimes, I wonāt drive home from work until Iāve read it - I will sit in my car and read it first! I sometimes have little self-controlā¦Ā 15. Whatās your favourite sort of AU?Goodness! I donāt know. I really love the Reveal Trope if that wasnāt obvious. So I kindāve love everything that redoes this moment and explores all the fallout. I write a lot in this area myself. This does mean, that I probably avoid AUs that donāt have senshi powers. But not always though because I also really enjoy seeing characters all grown up and just trying to deal with life.Ā I also tend to enjoyĀ āfix itā stories - where the writer is trying to explore a certain headspace, or acknowledge the fallout of trauma that the original content glosses over or doesnāt acknowledge at all.Ā And you know, contrived situations where characters are forced into awkward or intimate situations by power flukes or meddling friends. I live for this stuff!Ā Tagging @floraone for the overlap.Ā