Glad I managed to answer it, even if I'm still not entirely sure I understand the question. ;)
I think maybe it can be divided like this: in RL, with real people, I care not one whit about sex and/or romance. With fictional characters, I'm interested in a spectrum of relationships inclusive of romance (or I wouldn't write the kind of fic I do) because that's true to the characters; however, when it comes to NC-17 stuff, I'm firmly in the "fade to black" camp both on paper and in my head. If that makes sense. Like, "This pairing is probably made up of people who are interested in sex and who have sex with each other, but I don't ever really think about the details."
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Date: 2010-10-14 04:07 am (UTC)I think maybe it can be divided like this: in RL, with real people, I care not one whit about sex and/or romance. With fictional characters, I'm interested in a spectrum of relationships inclusive of romance (or I wouldn't write the kind of fic I do) because that's true to the characters; however, when it comes to NC-17 stuff, I'm firmly in the "fade to black" camp both on paper and in my head. If that makes sense. Like, "This pairing is probably made up of people who are interested in sex and who have sex with each other, but I don't ever really think about the details."