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

[dessert-first.livejournal.com]

Here via su_herald. Interesting discussion. Personally, I adore kissing, both in real life and in fic. It really can be more intimate, more infused with significance, than other kinds of physical contact.

Maybe it's cliche, but one big fic kink I have is not kissing until after the sex. When the pairing is in denial about the true intimacy of their feelings and deliberately withholding kissing on the mouth, while the fic rolls on its merry way and crazyhot sex is had by all. It somehow ratchets up the UST while still managing to heap on the S. When well-written, this can be sweet and sexy and deeply satisfying, like they finally plugged in that emotional component and sparks fly.

I must admit, though, reading about morning breath kisses? Squicks me a little bit. I'm a pansy, yes.

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

Wow -- I was a bit surprised to see my fandom discussion linked from a Buffy comm -- probably because I'm not active in that fandom.

Funny though, cave_canem has been enticing me with the Xander/Wesley pairing, and I must admit the Buffyverse intrigues me.

Thanks for coming over and responding! I've went ahead and friended the comm.

Oh yeah, and post coital kisses? HOT!

--P

[dessert-first.livejournal.com]

Xander/Wesley? Yum. Xander is my woobie, and the Buffyverse fandom stuffed full of wonderful fics, so yeah. Hope the enticement works on you. Always glad to have more Xanderlove!