03 March 2015 @ 12:45 pm
Sam/Dean, J2: Plot-without-(so much)-porn - ??  
Not sure how well I can describe what I'm looking for. You read many, many fanfics, S/D and J2, full of sex: first times, angry sex, makeup sex, etc. Pages and pages of blow-by-blow (pun intended), graphically detailed sex. Every plot point is followed by an extended sex scene. Sometimes I find myself just leafing thru the sex scenes, trying to pick up the plot again.

I'm not opposed to S/D and J2 sexytimes. The sexual tension and expression add depth to the boys' relationship. And I'm not saying sex scenes aren't well-written. But many of them go on too long/too frequently, and they're often too detailed for me to maintain focus on the characterization and the plot. (I don't need to follow the track of EVERY bead of sweat down Sam's back or Dean's abs. . .) So often, the sex scenes do not define the characters more closely -or- advance the plot (kind of like the songs in an old-school Broadway musical, pre-Oklahoma; the play goes on for a while and then - everyone stops and sings a song! Because hey, it's a musical!).

OK, now I'm babbling. Sorry. This is what I'm looking for: Recs for well-written S/D or J2 where the sex reveals something important about the characters or advances the story in some way. Maybe the sex is UST, or implied, or plays out through some metaphor.

I just need a break from all the detail that often doesn't seem to lead anywhere, or provide a new perspective . I'm sure I'll return to them at some point. :-P

Any help is much appreciated. I hope this makes sense.
 
 
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[identity profile] onlythefireborn.livejournal.com on March 4th, 2015 08:05 pm (UTC)
You are absolutely right: 'well-written' can (and does) vary from person to person. In this instance, as stated in my request, I'm looking for S/D or J2 fanfic where the sex/romantic scenes are integral to the story - either the scene shows me something more about the characters, or it advances the plot of the story in some way. (Preferably without swamping the boat, so to speak.)

Any writer who is gifted enough to make the sex work for the story - instead of being a stand-alone event, a tangent, or an interruption of what's been built with the reader thus far - almost always deserves the praise for a "well-written" story.
[identity profile] crucis01.livejournal.com on March 4th, 2015 10:23 pm (UTC)
Ok, that's clearer to me. I'll keep a lookout for you! : )
[identity profile] onlythefireborn.livejournal.com on March 6th, 2015 05:07 pm (UTC)
Thank you so much. I am tracking this thread, so you can always post a suggestion here.