as i've gotten older, i find high school settings in media increasingly uncomfortable, even though i enjoyed them when i was younger. now, i tend to skip over the more explicit content quickly. i prefer high school settings that are more aligned with shounen/shoujo (ai) genres. university settings are somewhat easier to tolerate, as i mentally age ......
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I mostly do shipping to. I was asking about physical or romantic attraction. Ig if u don’t, do u still feel arousal or anything towards sexual parts of stories? Or when shipping, are u interested in those parts of their relationships? I also agree with the high school part, those stories are uncomfortable.
i don't get off to smut scenes, no. most of it is repetitive and rushed, making it quite lackluster imo. HOWEVER, if the relationship buildup is done nicely, it can definitely excite me (more commonly for a specific trope, i.e Hannibal). i like to believe it's not just the sex, but the build up that makes it engaging. this is more often the case with fanfics than with manhwas/mangas, where i feel i can truly understand the characters. i do expect sex in ship fanfics as a natural part of their relationship, though not always. and honestly, sometimes i do look forward to it.
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