The Great Uke-Off of '07

[gaudior]

So, as a person in a same-sex relationship, I've always been amused/appalled by the insistence of slash and yaoi writers that one person in such a relationship must be the top in bed, at all times. It doesn't make sense. I know a very few people in relationships where this is usually the case, but even then it always seems so much more flexible than the writers make it out to be.

So, in order to deconstruct the idea a bit (as well as because I thought it would be fun last night at about 3am*) I am proposing the Great Uke-Off. (This is inspired by the Anime Emo Awards, which were just awesome.) Basically: I'm going to list frequently-slashed couples in all manner of fandoms (anime, live-action, books, etc), and ask you, o gentle readers, to vote on which member of the couple tops. Then in the next round, I'm going to pair all the resulting tops with each other, and ask you to vote on which member of each new pair tops (and pair all the resulting bottoms, ditto). And so on and so forth, until we have the Ultimate Uke and the, um, Supreme Seme. Or something along those lines.

You're welcome to only do the ones you know, or the ones you could even vaguely conceivably see as this being conceivable. You are also welcome to explain your logic in the comments, or make suggestions as to other pairs, or such.



[Poll #1111934]


Rejected fandoms: Hunter x Hunter (they're too young, even though Killua totally tops, and Gon totally love it), ANY HOBBITS OF ANY KIND, Rousseau x Diderot (too obvious), Kira x Lacus (she totally tops. But she's all a girl and stuff.), Battlestar Galactica (So much het! Though I would totally argue that Starbuck tops Apollo.)



I shall post the next round tomorrow (Friday) at noonish. Voting is now closed. Go vote on today's!

* Okay, yes, I did have a fever. And still do. But I'm sure that has nothing whatsoever to do with it. Really.

Comments

[seishonagon.livejournal.com]

Of course it is.

Barrayarans, on the other hand, don't reproduce by budding. Not that Byerly and Ivan will have any children.

...my brain likes that pairing far too much. Bad brain.

My brain is entirely correct, however, when it points out that there are no Bujold pairings in this list.

[rabidfangurl.livejournal.com]

Barrayarans, on the other hand, don't reproduce by budding. Not that Byerly and Ivan will have any children.

I don't know, there's an excellent Miles/Gregor fic out there where the plot revolves around androgenesis and its possible implications. It also has Duronas, Terrence Cee and Ethan of Athos, Miles having a truly spectacular seizure, more break-ins to ImpMil than ImpSec really wants to think about and Cetagadans in Gregor's guest house. And yes, it is as good as it sounds. (I was slightly disappointed by the sequel)

Anyway. HOBBITS HAVE HOT, WILD, SWEATY SEX. ALL THE TIME.

[eredien]

They do not.
They're too busy eating.



...
And even if they had sex, it would not be sweaty; they would smell like pear-and-oatmeal soap.

[seishonagon.livejournal.com]

WHERE IS THIS OBJECT I MUST READ IT NOW HELP

I did read this absolutely fantastic Mark/Gregor (yes, you read that order right) S&M fic once.

[seishonagon.livejournal.com]

Wait, I actually messed up the order, Gregor/Mark.

[rabidfangurl.livejournal.com]

A Deeper Season

I have also read the Gregor/Mark fic. Now I needs find it again, as I just finished Mirror Dance for the second time.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Link?

[rabidfangurl.livejournal.com]

A Deeper Season