Yeah. You're asking about how fan fiction portrays queer relationships as more sexual than they are? Yeah. That, that's, like, one area, of my research and also, like, how you view fan fan fiction in general. So So I think I haven't been reading a lot of fan fiction recently.

But when I used to read it when I was much younger, I wasn't really reading The Smart Ones. Mhmm. So I was reading, like, really interesting sorta, like I think I was I was kinda like, there were some fan fictions that really did like what you were saying, where we expand upon the character, give it, like, more depth, like, make it into, like, the whole thing. And it was very like, it had queer elements in it, but I think that there's this argument where it's, like, if there's no sex, then, like, a lot of people will say, oh, it's not really queer. So I think I think there's some element of, like, there's a lot of, like, BL, like, boy love overtones and stuff that I've read.

But a lot of people will say, oh, no. That like, you're just reading into it because you're okay. Because there's no, like, obvious explanation that, yeah, there is something happening. Mhmm. And maybe that's why there's so much like, they always include, like, sexual content in queer stories is because, like, a lot of people will say that unless there is, like, sex happening, it's not really queer.

And I think that that's probably the reason why. Because it's like Why the stereotype is formed? Yes. Why the stereotype is formed. You're right.

Okay. But I think queer people know when a story is queer, even if there isn't, like, in the office stuff in it. And I think that the stories that are written for queer people are very different from the stories that are written for straight female readers or straight male readers. Right. I thought It's so sad.

And, oh, damn. So Yeah. Let's step aside. Yeah. Thank you.

And, I'm currently, like, collecting stories in creating an archive about, quote unquote, the stories in the middle. So, the the stories that are actually about retelling and deepening the character the the character arc, rather than just branding a character as, like, like a something off the surface, like sex and also porn Yeah. And also, like, like, very 2 d stuff, you know? Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. So, do you think that this change is going to be needed in the future or or or is it not? Or yeah. I think it depends on you know, because fan fiction is obviously it's called fan fiction because it's not canon. Yeah.

It's written by fans. Yeah. And I think that if you're a good writer Mhmm. Or you wanna write something that's interesting and meaningful and expands on the character's story line Mhmm. I think that's that's more like, you know, you should write it.

Mhmm. And there are people who just want to, like, write a sexy story. Mhmm. And I think the people who wanna read it also come from, like, the that different space. Like, I would love to read a story about some characters that is, you know, just really, like, me letting me live in a world where I'm having more fun with this character, more time with this character.

Like I was saying, like, some of the fan fictions that I used to read when I was a teenager Yeah. Was very much around just like my my characters from Beyblade, like, having, like, just, like, fun, crazy, stupid times. Mhmm. And there was nothing sexual about it, but it had, like, a lot of, like, queer undertones to it. So it was, like, really good like, fun for me to because I was interested in, like, engaging with that character more, and, like, this fan fiction really made me feel like I could.

Mhmm. On the other hand, like, you know, sometimes people are in the mood of just reading, like, raunchy smart and, like, you know, you should you know, and that's the kind of story that some people write because that's the kind of story that they want to write. Mhmm. So I I think it would be interesting to see how we can differentiate between the 2. You know?

Mhmm. I know that they have it in, like, manga Mhmm. Or, like, in comics. Like, you have you have, like, a lot of these genre differences. I'm not sure how much they have it in fan fiction.

Mhmm. I think because probably fan fiction is a less organized environment. It's more for us. You know? It's it's just like, you know, there isn't, like, a publisher.

There isn't, like, necessarily a heavy checking of, like, you know, cataloging and things like that. Maybe maybe that's why, like, you know, it's. But it would be interesting to see how we differentiate between the 2 worlds. You know? Because because these stories do exist.

You know? It's just that I think I'm not sure because, again, like I said, I haven't read fan fiction in a couple of years now. I don't know how the landscape of fan fiction has changed. But when I was young, like, when the Internet was also younger to me, oh my gosh. There was a lot of, like, very good and very interesting fan fiction that might have gone away in the recent years.

I'm not really sure. Mhmm. But, in, like, 2008, 2009, there were, like, a lot of people writing really, like, fun stories that had nothing to do with, like, you know, sex time. But then you also had a lot of stories that were about sex time. Alright.

So, especially, like, more about center centering on the love part rather than, like, just the sexual part. Like, that's really detailing on the on the details of the of the relationship in general. Yeah. Or or even even concentrating on, like, hijinks and, you know, like, just slice of life. Mhmm.

You know, I think I think slice of life is one of those, genres where it can be, like, heavily underrated. Mhmm. You know? It could just be, like, really interesting to just read a very average, like, slice of life story. You know?

I I think it depends on, like, what it's giving you. Like or or something that's like comedy, you know, like comedy.