Okay, is this annoying or am I just weird?

[effervescible]

What is the deal with (some) yaoi fans listing their pairings as A x B/B x A? I'm aware that the order indicates who's on top, but it is really important enough to justify writing it twice like that? There's a lot more to romance/sex/whatever makes you write a pairing than just who's being schtupped, and the way it's written makes it look like they have multiple personalities or something. Plus it seems too me that by making a big deal out of what is, to me, just an fyi for those who want to know what characters are in the fic, it's being kinda pretentious, and that makes my head explode.

But then, I wouldn't categorize myself as a yaoi fan, so maybe it's just something I'm missing. mistressrenet? uiggu? What say you? Does it really matter?

Comments

[mistressrenet.livejournal.com]

I've also heard it's an asthetic thing, which also makes not the sense. (And for me Hisoka is the least likely uke, like, ever. At least not without a lot more therapy.)

[pantswarrior]

Uh... yeah. They both look the same, they're just... better looking from different angles? Actually, hair length might have a better say in seme/uke dynamics, logically speaking. ;)

Actually, I'm reminded of my art teacher pointing out that no one's face is completely symmetrical, and so often the profile from one side of a person will look slightly more attractive than the other... so uhm... if the wrong person was on top and you were viewing them from the side, they would both be less attractive! ...Yeah.

(And yes, so right there. Not without therapy, or lots of gentle, patient, sweet lovin' encouragement and support from Tsuzuki. ;) Till then, he's staying on top. He can be in charge of the handcuffs, too.)

[mistressrenet.livejournal.com]

(Like he'll ever let go of the handcuffs.)