Given that these are fictional characters (who - if they become traumatised by incest - are going to be fine in the next story), I don't much care what kind of hanky-panky any of them get up to in stories.
Having said that, I can't read it. Personal choice, of course...I have friends who love it (and who write it), but I don't enjoy it, probably for many of the the same reasons I dislike Dom/sub scenarios: it's all about the power dynamic - and the lack of balance therein. For me, this extends all the way to Harry with Sirius or Harry with Remus (since I see both of them as acting in loco parentis to him) or even Snape with Dumbledore in *most* people's stories, since a lot of those stories have a very strong incest vibe.
Oddly enough, I *don't* have the same reaction to Fred/George stories. I don't seek them out, but when I come across them, I'm usually fine with the relationship because it feels natural to me, for some reason (and equal).
Cousins, though? No problem. The nature of the relationship is more important to me than the blood tie.
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Having said that, I can't read it. Personal choice, of course...I have friends who love it (and who write it), but I don't enjoy it, probably for many of the the same reasons I dislike Dom/sub scenarios: it's all about the power dynamic - and the lack of balance therein. For me, this extends all the way to Harry with Sirius or Harry with Remus (since I see both of them as acting in loco parentis to him) or even Snape with Dumbledore in *most* people's stories, since a lot of those stories have a very strong incest vibe.
Oddly enough, I *don't* have the same reaction to Fred/George stories. I don't seek them out, but when I come across them, I'm usually fine with the relationship because it feels natural to me, for some reason (and equal).
Cousins, though? No problem. The nature of the relationship is more important to me than the blood tie.