Like there's any point in even pretending that this post is about anything but sex.

[trinityofone]

I managed to sneak another story into sga_flashfic's Amnesty: Playing Tag, McKay/Sheppard, dog tag porn for megolas. For the 38 Minutes Challenge, which, dude, was really HARD. When I'm not tearing my hair out or weeping into my hands, I sometimes get kind of cocky about writing--"I can do ANYTHING!"--and while I was nervous about this challenge, it shocked me by being even harder than I thought. The worst was not having enough time to tinker--I'm poor at actual revision, but I hadn't realized how important the ability to make little changes was to me. So that was interesting.

Also interesting: the results to the, erm, topping poll. Not so much the trend toward giving Rodney the honors--I had noticed that in my reading, and I am absolutely NOT complaining--but the fact that so many of you expressed a preference for physicist over flyboy. (No offense to John meant--you are my emergency backup boyfriend always, and I love you, but it's tough to beat out that mind and that mouth and those eyes and those arms and...I'm getting off-topic.) Um, not that the poll was in any way scientific, and I suspect that if I put up the exact same questions on a different day, the results would vary considerably. But, uh. I guess I just thought more of the fandom in general was Shep-inclined. Maybe that's it: in general. I've got mostly slashers on my flist; how do you think the results to the second question would differ if it was asked to het 'shippers? Or am I making lame-o assumptions here?

And now I'm going to do something I'll probably regret and talk about sga_rps. Now, I should probably start by saying that I have never read RPS. That never is just a little too broad, though: I've started reading RPS several times (it's not like I have a moral objection or anything; not even close) but it's always made me a bit too uncomfortable and I've had to stop. Mostly, I think it's because I'm confused in my own head about who I'm reading about: actors aren't characters; there's no canon! Nothing (concrete) to base it on! It...it flusters me, okay? It just makes me feel...weird.

That said, I have a feeling that if I could get past whatever weirdness I'm experiencing, I would really like it. Mostly because I like anything that seems taboo--hi! PRIESTSEX!--and there are all sorts of reasons why relationships between two actors--especially two male actors--on a show or movie could become complicated and angst-ridden--IOW, fun. And yet: I persist in feeling squicked.

The reason I bring this up is because today I realized what I think I really want: an original novel about two male actors on a popular TV show who fall in love and struggle with it and fame and a myriad of other complications, have lots of prettily-described sex, and eventually end up together, after possibly making out during a live taping or something. And then I want that original novel to be made into a movie starring David Hewlett and Joe Flanigan. *g*

Till that happens, I will be watching the behind-the-scenes TV Guide clip that slashygood posted over and over, and y'all can start a betting pool as to whether I cave and join sga_rps this week or next month or never. Or now.

Comments

[violin-road.livejournal.com]

... Baseball hazing. I have no idea, man. They like to dress up their rookies.

And, heh. I think we have kind of ... different reasons for RPF here! See, like ... well, hm, no. Actors I have a harder time getting into, like — well, the LOTR guys, right? That was like, an insane media blitz. Interviews everywhere, people talking about the premiers for months; I have an mp3 of Billy Boyd singing "Hit me baby one more time" on The Osbournes. Media blitz. So that? I can get behind. There's a bunch of kids running around being silly, and I get to see it.

There's the same sort of thing, as evadne_'s pointed out here and there, with boybands: like, *NSYNC almost are fictional; there are real boys there, but they're sold to preteen girls. I knew Justin Timberlake's favorite color was baby blue long before I ever voluntarily listened to their music.

But Joe Flanigan and David Hewlett? I mean, maybe it'd be different if I had the DVDs and listened to commentary, or subscribed to the right magazines or something, but ... I have no idea who these guys are. Nothin' at all. Like, someone hands me Viggo/Orlando? That bears no resemblance to Aragorn/Legolas. But ... I dunno. I feel like Joe/David to me would be McShep with different names ... or, if they are in fact nothing like that, original fic with real people's names stuck on.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I have an mp3 of Billy Boyd singing "Hit me baby one more time" on The Osbournes

Ahh, and so do I. *loves the world*

I knew Justin Timberlake's favorite color was baby blue long before I ever voluntarily listened to their music.

Did he, um, describe it that way himself? 'Cause I'm seeing your (a) point: that's pretty darn gay.

I feel like Joe/David to me would be McShep with different names ... or, if they are in fact nothing like that, original fic with real people's names stuck on.

Well, yeah. That's what weirds me out, I think. But I'm in love with the story of "Oh fuck, we are so attracted to each other and we have to work together EVERY DAY and no one can know, OMG ANGST" and on the set of a TV show or movie is just one of MANY places I would like to see it play out. Add to that two people I already find IMMENSELY attractive and, well: temptation. Temptation tempered by bouts of being extremely weirded out, but temptation nonetheless. ;-)

[violin-road.livejournal.com]

'Cause I'm seeing your (a) point: that's pretty darn gay.
*dies* Well my point was more "there are pre-printed guides of their favorite whatevers for our convenience available at Walgreens," but ... that too!

And oh, yes, I understand it. Which is, heh, part of the appeal of the baseball slash, actually: except it's more "Oh fuck, we're so attracted to each other, and we have to work together EVERY DAY, and no one can know, and if anyone does find out we will be completely ostracized and lose our absurdly high-paying jobs and our international fame and our families and the love and trust of everyone we know, and then we'll DIE AND GO TO HELL."... XD;; so I feel you there.

Although your dudes are generally hotter.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Well my point was more "there are pre-printed guides of their favorite whatevers for our convenience available at Walgreens," but ... that too!

*g* No, I know. *enjoys being deliberately obtuse*

"Oh fuck, we're so attracted to each other, and we have to work together EVERY DAY, and no one can know, and if anyone does find out we will be completely ostracized and lose our absurdly high-paying jobs and our international fame and our families and the love and trust of everyone we know, and then we'll DIE AND GO TO HELL."

Oh, damn you. Stop making it sound so appealing!<--And frighteningly, that is not actually sarcasm.

Although your dudes are generally hotter.

Baseball players used to be hot. Damn steroids, they ruin everything!

[violin-road.livejournal.com]

Well. There are definitely hot baseball players! They are not infrequent! Just, you know. Slightly less frequent than hot actors.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Gee, I wonder why that is!

*imagines Twilight Zone-like society where actors are required to be ugly because of...um. yeah. anyway, that would be weird*

[unlovablehands.livejournal.com]

*directs helpfully to the baseball slash* (http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=evadne_&keyword=Fanfic+Recs:+RPS+-+Major+League+Baseball&filter=all)

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Well, I have been missing baseball a lot since coming to Ireland...