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

[kyasuriin.livejournal.com]

I also love kissing...er..reading about kissing :) My favourite sort of kissing is 'first' kissing. everything is new and exciting and unsure..wonderful. I think what makes a good kiss in description but not too much as to distract from the actual mental imagery, if that makes sense. You want to be able to picture it in your mind, but not have to read it three times in order to comprehend what the author is trying to say in such longwinded descriptive passages. I'm not sure where I have read a really very good kiss but when I come across it, I know who to rec. it to :)

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

First kisses are definitely hot. I think the Snape/Harry pairing is best for this.