So what is it about romance and smutfics that gains so much more popularity, and why do people see the need to put canon friends and siblings in romantic and/or smutty situations?
I was wondering that myself.
I don't know if I agree with the suggestion that all the sources are genfic and omit the romance and smut. Particularly stuff like Battlestar Galactica (2003) where I've been known to say: "Enough with the bad soap opera and shoot something already!" (Actually that show is just limited to smut. There isn't any romance involved.)
I can only suppose that the perceived anonymity of the internet encourages the reading and writing of smutty romance. Maybe people are embarrassed to go out and purchase bodice rippers or erotica or check them out from the library. Maybe it's the "sex sells" thing. Maybe it's like the writing on Battlestar Galactica (2003) where the only conflict they can manage is petty personal squabbles and smut and can't develop a decent dramatic conflict around political, cultural, or ethical differences or even a decent action adventure story.
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So what is it about romance and smutfics that gains so much more popularity, and why do people see the need to put canon friends and siblings in romantic and/or smutty situations?
I was wondering that myself.
I don't know if I agree with the suggestion that all the sources are genfic and omit the romance and smut. Particularly stuff like Battlestar Galactica (2003) where I've been known to say: "Enough with the bad soap opera and shoot something already!" (Actually that show is just limited to smut. There isn't any romance involved.)
I can only suppose that the perceived anonymity of the internet encourages the reading and writing of smutty romance. Maybe people are embarrassed to go out and purchase bodice rippers or erotica or check them out from the library. Maybe it's the "sex sells" thing. Maybe it's like the writing on Battlestar Galactica (2003) where the only conflict they can manage is petty personal squabbles and smut and can't develop a decent dramatic conflict around political, cultural, or ethical differences or even a decent action adventure story.