I don't differentiate in that for me it's all fiction, obviously. For me RPS is like the script of a movie with the actors cast in as the romantic leads, so to speak.
At some point however, when it was clear that a whole lot of actors are aware of slash in general and even rps more specifically, I got a bit uncomfortable about it. I don't know, it must be weird to come across sexy fics concerning a character you play, but how weird must it be to come across these fantasies about yourself?! It's one thing to play Arthur and see stories about Arthur fucking Merlin, but quite another to see your own name mentioned in a pornographic story with your colleague.
I read it, I rec it and I would write it if I could, but I kind of like it to be kept a little low profile. For me there is a difference between fantasizing about fictional characters and fantasizing about real people.
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Date: 2009-02-21 09:54 pm (UTC)At some point however, when it was clear that a whole lot of actors are aware of slash in general and even rps more specifically, I got a bit uncomfortable about it. I don't know, it must be weird to come across sexy fics concerning a character you play, but how weird must it be to come across these fantasies about yourself?! It's one thing to play Arthur and see stories about Arthur fucking Merlin, but quite another to see your own name mentioned in a pornographic story with your colleague.
I read it, I rec it and I would write it if I could, but I kind of like it to be kept a little low profile. For me there is a difference between fantasizing about fictional characters and fantasizing about real people.