several other people found out about (sometimes by walking in on them) and everyone was not only fine with this, they were generously supportive of their choices.
A few years ago I finally tried to read some Mercedes Lackey and foolishly started with Magic's Pawn--this was exactly my problem with the story, and why I lost interest less than halfway through. Oh, these two teenage boys are in love? Awesome! Clearly they are soul mates and meant to be together forever and ever and ever! Let's help them in any way possible! Never mind that homosexuality is highly stigmatized, and, you know, they're sixteen. Truly, a fairy tale romance for the ages, like Romeo and--oh, wait.
Although, I've also continued reading terrible fanfics purely for the threesomes. Perhaps I should have tried to tolerate the idiocy there, too.
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Date: 7/18/11 07:03 pm (UTC)A few years ago I finally tried to read some Mercedes Lackey and foolishly started with Magic's Pawn--this was exactly my problem with the story, and why I lost interest less than halfway through. Oh, these two teenage boys are in love? Awesome! Clearly they are soul mates and meant to be together forever and ever and ever! Let's help them in any way possible! Never mind that homosexuality is highly stigmatized, and, you know, they're sixteen. Truly, a fairy tale romance for the ages, like Romeo and--oh, wait.
Although, I've also continued reading terrible fanfics purely for the threesomes. Perhaps I should have tried to tolerate the idiocy there, too.