parrygripp ([personal profile] parrygripp) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2025-01-18 12:57 pm

procreation, recreation, and everything in between


Thoughts on Sex?

We've got lots of memes about engaging in sex, asking for sex, flirting around in hopes of having sex, but what do our characters really think of sex? It's different for everyone, after all. Some people view sex as something sacred only meant to be experienced between married partners, while others hold it in a far lesser regard.

We writers might want to smash our blorbo into anyone we think they might look good with, but are our characters really so cavalier about doing the do? Maybe they're waiting for the right one! Maybe they'll toss themselves at anything that moves! Let's find out!

  • No blank top-levels.
  • "What are your views on sex?"
    • That's it. That's what characters are being asked.
    • Feel free to toss in some truth serum! Otherwise, whatever character's say is just... whatever they feel like saying. They can lie if they want. We're not your parents.
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[personal profile] pink_is_back 2025-01-19 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
Your confidence seems to come and go.
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[personal profile] pettymuch 2025-01-19 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
That shouldn't be a deal breaker, though! Other people with self esteem issues find someone!
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[personal profile] pettymuch 2025-01-19 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know. People? It can't be that everyone who has a partner has perfect self esteem.
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[personal profile] pink_is_back 2025-01-19 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
No, there has to be something people like about them beyond that. So what do you have to offer?
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[personal profile] pettymuch 2025-01-19 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
I'd be loyal. And do whatever I could to make them feel safe and wanted.
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[personal profile] pink_is_back 2025-01-19 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
A bit generic, but I suppose it's a decent place to start.
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[personal profile] pettymuch 2025-01-19 06:53 am (UTC)(link)
But it's super important! You need to make sure they know you believe in them and love them even if they aren't perfect!
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[personal profile] pink_is_back 2025-01-19 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
Of course it's important, but you can't expect it to be enough. Most people want connection. Find out what makes them tick. Learn their hopes and dreams. But don't just walk up and ask, that's not going to work.
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[personal profile] pettymuch 2025-01-19 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
Okay yeah, I get all that. But I can't do any of it if there's no one there to begin with!
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[personal profile] pink_is_back 2025-01-19 08:47 am (UTC)(link)
Well, what kind of person do you want there to be?
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[personal profile] pettymuch 2025-01-29 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
The same thing I said. I just want to be wanted for me. I don't wanna have to change myself just to attract someone. I want them to be happy they get to be with me. Like, this guy's my boyfriend, he's awesome!

Now that he says it aloud, he realizes it sounds super selfish. So, he's quick to clarify.]

And I'd do that about them, too! Cause I'd be super proud to get to be their partner!

[But she wants more specifics so he stops his complaining and thinks for a moment.]

It'd be nice if they were kinda nerdy like me?