Fandom Discussion -- Kissing in fanfiction -- I hate your fucking guts but let's kiss anyway!

[themostepotente]

Perhaps it's me, but is there a lack of really steamy and passionate kissing in fics?

It probably doesn't help that I thrive on;

a.) antagonistic pairings
b.) darkfic
c.) Snape and his lousy oral hygiene

Not exactly a breeding ground for 'Casablanca' and 'Gone With the Wind' style passion, I know.

I'm posing a couple of questions here.

How important is kissing in a story for you?

Should kissing be bypassed with some pairings? (Extreme and utter hatred, implausibility, etc.) If so, let us know what they are.

What makes or breaks a kiss for you?

What was the hottest kiss you've ever read in a fic? Link if you can, please. I've been craving kissing too. Don't read nearly enough, dammit!

Bonus points if someone can rec me kissing in a Snape/Black fic that's plausible.

Anything else you want to mention about kissing in fics? By all means!

--P

Comments

[ausmac.livejournal.com]

It is interesting that you make this comment, because I was just working on a sort of personal challenge to myself by writing a Harry/Draco fic, a pairing I would never normally touch (I adjusted it by making it adjut Harry/Draco and turning Draco into someone I could actually enjoy writing) and part of the reparte was on the "I despise you" line before they got to it. And I'd just stopped writing at the kissing stage, because I love a good tasty kiss, writing wise.

No, it shouldn't be bypassed. Sex can be as much about dominance and combat as anything, and imposing the mouth on someone else can be a real rush in a story. I have only so far written two Sirius/Severus, but you take a look at http://home.iprimus.com.au/amacker/HPThingsIDo.htm as it does have them kissing. I don't know if you'd consider it believable, but my characters seemed to enjoy it.

I'm also in favour of nipple play. More nipples in fic, I say!

[froda-baggins.livejournal.com]

Mm nipples. I second that.

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

I'm also in favour of nipple play. More nipples in fic, I say!

Especially pierced nipples! *grins*