Don't blame yourself too much for missing "robe"; I should have caught it!
He is not entirely serious, but this stands in for "Are you sure?" Which I used to hate as a fic trope, but damned if I wouldn't rather have it back than all the domineering dubcon that followed. (Also, a cheerful flip of the finger to writers who mock people's concerns by acting like any establishing of consent in a story must go something like, "May I penetrate you now?")
"Are you sure" still makes me cringe (as you can probably guess), but I see your points. Especially the last one.
Thanks for this delightful commentary. It was just as fun as reading the story itself.
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Date: 2010-11-02 01:50 am (UTC)He is not entirely serious, but this stands in for "Are you sure?" Which I used to hate as a fic trope, but damned if I wouldn't rather have it back than all the domineering dubcon that followed. (Also, a cheerful flip of the finger to writers who mock people's concerns by acting like any establishing of consent in a story must go something like, "May I penetrate you now?")
"Are you sure" still makes me cringe (as you can probably guess), but I see your points. Especially the last one.
Thanks for this delightful commentary. It was just as fun as reading the story itself.