I've written Spike/Buffy smut all of twice and both times I was intensely uncomfortable doing it.
My favorite way to write them is by remaining true to what they wouldn't say, what they wouldn't do, but what they want to do but can't. I tend to think about them in terms of aborted action and words. So tentative. And action requires steel.
What I love so much about them is that every moment is full, every moment is a struggle to express themselves. It's so hard. And if it's so hard, why do they keep trying? Because it's IMPORTANT. The fact that they struggle just makes it more precious to me because I struggle to connect to, and the effort put in is a measure of love (if one would dare to measure love).
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My favorite way to write them is by remaining true to what they wouldn't say, what they wouldn't do, but what they want to do but can't. I tend to think about them in terms of aborted action and words. So tentative. And action requires steel.
What I love so much about them is that every moment is full, every moment is a struggle to express themselves. It's so hard. And if it's so hard, why do they keep trying? Because it's IMPORTANT. The fact that they struggle just makes it more precious to me because I struggle to connect to, and the effort put in is a measure of love (if one would dare to measure love).