On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 23:44:21 -0000 "Fiona Moore" nydersdyner@yahoo.co.uk writes:
I see a decided sexual, and otherwise, attraction to Avon on Servalan's part. For Avon's part, I see something a bit more ambiguous-- he seems aware of her attraction, and not above using it if need be, but he also seems to realize that she is incredibly dangerous-- see Aftermath.
Avon is 1) Attracted to her (both physically and to some elements of her personality) 2) Also repulsed by some elements of her personality (some of them the same ones that attract him). 3) More accurately, there's this mingled loathing and respect 4) Flattered that she's attracted to him 5) Competitive - who's going to outsmart who (and who will be left standing when the dust clears).
Ellynne
-Blake is a noble idealist whose singlemindedness
frequently blinds him to
other people's needs, making him cold and
insensitive
Hmm. I think people's views of Blake differ a *lot*. Heck, mine fluctuate all over the place, especially when I'm reading/writing fanfic.
Again, fair enough, but this the view I've seen expressed most often.
-H/C fiction is a great way of exploring the more
intimate side of a
character, and neither it nor slash particularly
offend anyone
I think all of us are very much aware that some people are offended by slash. Me, I *wasn't* aware that some people were offended by h/c. My personal opinion is that both h/c and slash are *valid* ways of exploring the characters
This is a genuine and serious question, I am *not* taking the mick-- how is it valid to the character to read in a relationship which most people seem to agree isn't there-- including the people who write those stories? I mean, I personally can see it as a fun thing to do for a bit of fantasy, but I don't see the character-exploration bit.
Hmm. I like "The Daemons," too...
So do I :).
Similarly, I've heard from other people that when a line in "Mark of Kane" suggested (didn't state,
just *suggested,* since
there's no reason to assume Kane was telling the
truth) that Gan might have
had a dark and evil side, a lot of people reacted
with shock, dismay and
denials in the letters-of-comment in Horizon
instead of discussing the
evidence pro and con.
Hmm. Personally, I found that line *really* disturbing, and all the more so because it's so very, very *possible*.
Me too <shudder>.
Fiona
The Posthumous Memoirs of Secretary Rontane Available for public perusal at http://nyder.r67.net
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On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 23:44:21 -0000 "Fiona Moore" nydersdyner@yahoo.co.uk writes:
I see a decided sexual, and otherwise, attraction
to Avon on
Servalan's part. For Avon's part, I see something a bit more
ambiguous-- he
seems aware of her attraction, and not above using it if need
be, but he also
seems to realize that she is incredibly dangerous-- see
Aftermath.
Avon is
- Attracted to her (both physically and to some
elements of her personality) 2) Also repulsed by some elements of her personality (some of them the same ones that attract him). 3) More accurately, there's this mingled loathing and respect 4) Flattered that she's attracted to him 5) Competitive - who's going to outsmart who (and who will be left standing when the dust clears).
Thanks, Elynne. You've summed up the ambiguity of the Avon-Servalan connection much better than I could. Although IMO I would add:
6) He sometimes uses her attraction to get what he wants (e.g. in Deathwatch)
Fiona
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