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I posted this as a comment and then realized it sums up very well how I feel about bdsm in fanfiction.
Personally, I am not so much squicked out by what instruments are used as by the emotional tone of the story and the beliefs that the writer and/or the characters espouse. A lot of the time I will skip stories where there is "harder" BDSM (whipping, caning, etc.) because more often those kinds of stories tend to have relationship dynamics that squick me. (And b/c of it, I'm sure I've missed things I would have enjoyed.)
It also depends on how the dynamic is treated - e.g. if the story is non-con, is that seen as perfectly fine (because it's John and Rodney and they love each other, awww) or as something fucked-up (Kolya/Rodney for example)? If it's seen as something fucked-up, I probably will like the story. If not, well, there's the back button. If it's somewhere on the edge, I may or may not like it (Stockholm syndrome, yes; abusive relationship fic, no; "Oh, he was really jealous so it's okay", no.)
On the other hand, I have a secret love for (involuntary) sex slavery fic where the "master" ends up falling in love with the slave who hates him/her and they eventually establish a consentual relationship. A good example is Beauty and the Kitsune by Eternal Treasure (which Gundam Wing, Heero/Duo - I haven't read many of this type lately.)
Of course, as always, Your Kink Is OK, It's Just Not My Kink.
Personally, I am not so much squicked out by what instruments are used as by the emotional tone of the story and the beliefs that the writer and/or the characters espouse. A lot of the time I will skip stories where there is "harder" BDSM (whipping, caning, etc.) because more often those kinds of stories tend to have relationship dynamics that squick me. (And b/c of it, I'm sure I've missed things I would have enjoyed.)
It also depends on how the dynamic is treated - e.g. if the story is non-con, is that seen as perfectly fine (because it's John and Rodney and they love each other, awww) or as something fucked-up (Kolya/Rodney for example)? If it's seen as something fucked-up, I probably will like the story. If not, well, there's the back button. If it's somewhere on the edge, I may or may not like it (Stockholm syndrome, yes; abusive relationship fic, no; "Oh, he was really jealous so it's okay", no.)
On the other hand, I have a secret love for (involuntary) sex slavery fic where the "master" ends up falling in love with the slave who hates him/her and they eventually establish a consentual relationship. A good example is Beauty and the Kitsune by Eternal Treasure (which Gundam Wing, Heero/Duo - I haven't read many of this type lately.)
Of course, as always, Your Kink Is OK, It's Just Not My Kink.
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Squicked me:
- Xanthe's General and Doctor series (more for the canon!John and Rodney relationship than the alt!universe John and Rodney)
- Ladycat and Wolfshark's Up Against the Ropes Again (I loved this but was still a bit squicked)
- Mithreon's When Push Comes to Shove (has OMC/McKay non-con, later Sheppard/McKay)
On the edge:
- CJ Andre's Something to Remind You
- Lavvyan's Shudder
- Rebecca's Now and Later
Didn't squick though it could have:
- Magus_minor's Shark trilogy: I, II, III and Ellex's sequel "Predator" (because they were so explicitly dark, I think)
- Davechicken's Kolya/McKay stories
- Mirabile's Fortuitous Night, Fated, Free (OMC/John non-con)
Can't think of much more at the moment, since I tend to avoid things that look like they'll seriously squick me and my bookmarks are woefully incomplete. At one point, everything posted to