When did you know?

[emmagrant01]

What was the first moment you realized you were a slasher, that homoerotic subtext was your thing?

For me, it was this one:

I saw this in the movie theater in 1994, and this scene... OMG this fucking SCENE! I remember sitting in the theater and digging my fingernails into the arms of the seat and gritting my teeth and thinking, "JUST FUCKING KISS ALREADY!!"

And then I knew. I bought the book and then the next one and read them all, frantically looking for more than just subtext, and was disappointed. I fantasized about these characters, and even wrote some (long lost) fanfic that no one else ever saw. It was 8 more years before I found fandom online, but that was the moment I realized that I was far more interested in imagining pretty boys together than in pretty heterosexual couples.

This was prompted by a post pennswoods made about great kissing scenes in movies. I still think about that almost-kiss...

Comments

[mijeli.livejournal.com]

Thanks :D Snagged it myself - it's just so apt!