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14. What is your opinion on writing smut?
i think i can honestly be misunderstood as maybeee a prude lskds because i just ... don't happen to really write it much. BUT IM HERE TO CLEAR MY NAME. cuz it's noooot cuz i don't like it. i love it !!! bc it can be suuuuch a perfect opportunity to explore deeply and beautifully one character's feeling towards another, reveal who they are in their most primal and vulnerable states, the how / why of the decisions they make during all of it, and so on and so forth. it's more that i'm kinda selective about how it's done because without a really, good, plotted ship that you've discussed ooc to dig into the psychology and emotions of it just ... feels so empty and uninspiring to me otherwise. in that i don't think i'm particularly unique in this opinion here.
you, yue, actually put it really well in that ... smut is a balance between how much of the technical details you wanna get into, against the other aspects playing into it like psychology, emotions, that really up the whole sensuality of it. everyone has their own idea of what that balance looks like. i tend to care more about kneading out the latter parts in really thick and lush and sensory overload kinda ways, and say juuuust enough abt the mechanics to keep it still indulgent and action-driven and moving. idk if i'm making ANY sense here.
like ... my style of smut is, maybe it'll sound strange, but i like to put a hazy feeling over it. like there's a film between you and them. maybe you're behind a wall and you accidentally heard it, instead of being so vividly mechanical that it puts you right there and able to see and understanding everything that's going on. that foggy feeling you get when you're drunk almost and don't know exactly what's going on but can still feeling everything so intensely (sex and love are often described through alcoholic intoxication in islamic sufi poetry and that's always had a big influence on me). i like what human imagination can do when you tell them enough but go too far. denying that feeling a little because to me it feels like. moreee romantic and sensual that way ?? i like to keep some elements subjective for the reader to theater-of-the-mind themself bc this stuff is so personal to all of us, and to me that's more impactful.
maybe it's my taurus venus that's so laser focused on the sensuality beyond intimacy but that's what i like !! like. i don't shy away from explicit, but i just perfume it all a lot with a lotta sensory detail more than anything else. that's where i live when i do get to write it !! i think i'm starting to ramble here but it's hard to describe.
tl;dr it's fun to write, i just really prefer experiences where the sensory and emotional and psychological details take dominance over just moving from one technical detail to another. and i wouldn't ever write it for the sake itself. it's only even fun if it's a good ship !!! smut should be Art. annnnnd i don't think im particularly unique in this opinion by any means, just yapping about it in my own way i guess !!!!
15. What is your opinion on tagging triggers?
is it normal to have particular opinions heresdkmsm. idk i just tag what i think is appropriate. i try my best but i'm sure mistakes can happen same as with anything cuz i'm juuuust a human being. if you expect grace and understanding as a person trying your best, you should be able to give it back to others. nothing controversial here.
16. Do you prefer long or short replies and why?
i honestly don't care oneeee way or another as long as i'm inspired. sometimes i try to answer shorter for the sake of getting through 30+ drafts at a time purely to keep myself from burn out. and that has nothing to do with the thread or the person, just more to do with the fact that rp isn't our full-time jobs and we don't have all the time in the world for it. i do think i'm lucky tho in that once i get the first thoughts or words out of my head, esp when i'm inspired, i'm pretty fast. and i'm proud of that bc it helps me show to others that i'm active and engaged and enthusiastic and like !! present for you !! to the best of my ability, ofc. again i'm only human !!
rly what matters more to me is momentum and/or mutual enthusiasm and energy for threads and/or plots !! it's just the same thing as compatibility in any other aspect of a rp partnership, i think. the more compatible you are across rp aspects (style, energy, pace, themes you both like, etc.) the more exciting and inspiring the rp partnership is. that mutual feeling and energy is rly all i care abt wayyyy more that reply length. i have never thought, like, oh this reply is short they hate me. oh this reply is long i'm dreading it. like. that's so weird to me lol.
