Take camp two’s “comfort” emphasis, ramp the emotions up a notch, and add a bit of character infantilization (what slashers may recognize as “weepy uke syndrome,” and which can show up all too often in gen fic, too), and you’ve got smarm. Of course, taking camp one’s “hurt” emphasis too far can result in out and out over-the-top character abuse of the most sadistic sort, so neither half of the equation is really superior to the other. In fact, the best h/c fic is generally the sort that lives up to its genre label and uses elements from both sides of the equation.
Absolutely. But just to note-- the character infantilization isn't really a part of the comfort!kink itself, since that would focus on the emotions of the comforter. Right? (I'm trying to understand your definitions of the terms).
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Date: 2006-05-18 09:07 pm (UTC)Absolutely. But just to note-- the character infantilization isn't really a part of the comfort!kink itself, since that would focus on the emotions of the comforter. Right? (I'm trying to understand your definitions of the terms).