I know D/F isn't likely to happen on CSI at this point, and in some ways I guess it can be viewed as a good thing. The way the NY writers are, they just go overboard with anything 'romantic' and I wouldn't want that to happen with D/F. I love the little moments of interaction we get, whether you're looking at them from a friendship standpoint or a more-than-friendship standpoint. If they were to have D/F go canon, it would lose its subtlety and would probably just turn into 'who is going to have a problem with them? how can we constantly bring up the "gay" angle?'
Beyond the general viewing public not being ready for two guys being in a relationship, I think they're even
less ready for two straight guys falling in love with each other. Most people, at least the ones I know, want to label sexuality as gay or straight, and a good chunk of the people I know just don't understand how anyone can be bisexual. If they can't accept bisexual as a category in their little world, they're sure as hell not going to be able to understand that these two are straight and aren't interested in any men other than each other.
Of course, do we really think the writers would define these two in the terms we do? They'd probably just have them suddenly go "Oh, by the way, we're gay!" and run with it. *headdesk* Nope, I think D/F is best in fanfic right now. Part of me really
really wants to see it on the show, but the rational part of my brain tells me that it's just better off this way in the end.
You’re right that the story about Flack having to keep Danny alive until help arrives is a nice little plot bunny,
Kimmy. *writes it down* Of course, if someone with better fic writing skills wants to give it a go, you have my full cooperation. :lol: Besides, if I write it, it’ll take months, so…
I like the idea of the opening scene from "COTP" being set up to contrast with the rest of the episode--not only were Flack and Lindsay being friendly with each other, but people were having a party on the street and Mac and Flack were talking about working on Sundays with a very 'today is just a regular work day' feel to it. It was very much a typical day gone wrong, so it really shows how quickly that can happen. Very interesting...
Anyway, about the sex-at-work thing—I have to say that I haven’t seen very many fics where they actually have sex on the clock. I’ve read some with them in the locker room at the end of the day, but as for actually having sex while working, there have been very few. I’d say they’re the exception rather than the rule, but I can see the problem with them.
In any case, I agree that their relationship is very physical, but I also think there are so many other layers to it. In the early stages of their transition into a more-than-friends situation, the relationship was only acknowledged physically, but each of them dealt with their emotions privately and, had they spoken about them with each other, would have developed a more serious relationship much sooner.
Even after the relationship really established itself between them, there was a certain sense of physical interaction being sort of
safe, and it also seemed to be a way for one or both of them to express feelings that they couldn’t articulate with words, or a way for them to avoid
having to try to articulate their feelings at all. With both of them, I get the sense that they really want to stay grounded, that they need to keep tethered to something outside of the work that they do to keep themselves sane and to remind them about the
good that can be found in people, in the city that sometimes seems so cold and heartless, and in the world in general, which can feel so empty and make a person feel totally alone. For them, feeling something physically translates into something deeper. And, because they both have similar needs, it’s an unspoken communication. One of the things that I really love about them is the fact that, as different as they are, they’re really on the same wavelength when it comes to their inner needs and it’s almost poetic how something as basic and physical as sex can translate to something much deeper for them. It’s easy to see it from the outside looking into the relationship, since we can see their individual thoughts and feelings. Maybe I’m a bit cruel, but I like that they both worry that the other doesn’t share their feelings when, in fact, he does.
It’s just further proof that they’re so hopeless when it comes to verbal communication.
Anyway, the whole point of going into that really long paragraph I just wrote was to point this out—yeah, the fics do have a very physical nature to them on the whole, but there
are fics that explore more of the emotional relationship, and most of the fics that have smut also have a nice helping of inner thoughts and emotions as well.
The more fics you read, the better you begin to understand the subtle nuances of the relationship and how an individual fic fits into the ship as a whole.
I have a question. I've seen discussions elsewhere (not mentioning where, since it's not important, it just made me curious) in which smut is highly frowned upon in fanfiction. How do you guys feel about that? I mean, I know some people don't read D/F smut, but for those that don't I'm wondering why that is? Is it just the idea of reading sex scenes and not being comfortable with it, or is it something else? I have to admit that, at first, I was really embarrassed to read any sort of sex scene in fanfic (and since D/F is my first and favorite ship, it's generally D/F stories that I'm reading the smut in
), but I don't feel that way now. Maybe it has to do with my viewpoint and interpretation of this ship, but I was just wondering how you guys felt...
You’re right about the huge posts,
L2MS, and I’m apparently on a roll. :lol:
