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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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Your kink is my kink too
Ah...Memories. That was years ago. I'd like to hope I've matured a bit since then. In the way I express myself and the I tell a story. I never DID finish Beauty and the Kitsune, though I have changed the whole thing quite a lot over the years and the raw edges have been smoothed quite a bit.
I do believe that I will finish it now and continue on writing in GW and other fandoms.
EternalTreasure (sorry to leap into your thread, I'll duck out now)
P.S. On the very off chance that someone was looking to get in touch with me, only the Eternaltreasure e-mail is working.
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Re: Your kink is my kink too
Wow, yeah, Beauty and the Kitsune was one of my favorite Gundam Wing stories! (I had it saved on my computer for years... I was a complete lurker in those days so I probably never sent feedback.) I tried a few times to find more chapters - I did find the artificial reality game off-shoot, which I thought was really neat.
I can understand that it might seem immature to you now, but I think it still stands up quite well as a story and there's precious few other fantasy AUs that I have enjoyed as much. I'll be thrilled if you finish it!
kaizoku