Guilty Pleasures

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Because it's almost 5am, and I still can't get to sleep.

stultiloqentia recently posted a drinking game for Spuffy smut fic. It's a list of words you're sure to have seen a time or two (except for, you know, gnomon). Of course, "cold dead seed" makes an appearance.

Also, a while back, kita0610 had an outing for the old schoolers who invented things like Buffy's vanilla scent. They're those things that get used again and again. And again.

And on stultiloqentia's list? I was surprised to realize I don't care how over-used it is, I still find the primal roar/whisper "Mine!" sexy. I also get turned on by Buffy's "tiny hands" (in Angel's broad ones), even though it's in every single fic on ff.net, the unsexiest place in the whole wide world.

I've managed to convince myself I'm not the only one.

So come on. What are those "I don't care how many times I see it, I still like it"s? Okay, it might be more of a "I don't care how many other people misuse it, I still like it if it's done right", but you have one, don't you? You like seeing Spike say "Da" or "Yes, Sire," or "Xanpet". You like Buffy's mossy green eyes and Angel's chocolate ones. You like it when _____'s mouth is like satin and ______'s spunk tastes like honey. You like it when Buffy finds out Angel married her without telling her when he put the Claddagh ring on her finger. You like seeing Angel spelled "Angle". What's your cliché-kink?

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(which is usually not the case in B/A)

This? Makes me sad. Sure, there are plenty of bad B/A writers, but I tend to focus on the good ones ;o)

Yep, Angel as the Uber Jealous Dude kinda peeves me. He wouldn't be that way, but it peeves me because Buffy wouldn't stand for that.

I'm kind of indifferent to the pet name stuff. I hate it when one is used every single word, but I kind of like one every once in a while.

BDSM has to be written in a particular way for me to find it at all interesting, and that's the non-cliche way. Same with rape fics. I don't find them very appealing, but I've read some ones that were quite well done and dealt with the subject matter in a way that didn't disgust me.

Dude, Claddagh rings are just cliche period. Someone once was talking about people being embarrassed to be B/A shippers. I totally am not. I am a complete unabashed proud die hard B/Aer. But the rings? Kind of embarrass me. I'm glad they're in the show; there's something cheesy and innocent about them that says a lot about the pre-"Innocence" B/A relationship, but I get kinda sick with fics that deal with them. Which I shouldn't say, since I have a fic idea I hope to do one day that does give them a prominent place.

Thank you for your thoughts.