"ABO & Sex Pollen & Soul Bonds, Oh My! - Popular Fanfic Tropes and Consent
From newer tropes like Alpha/Beta/Omega stories, to old standbys like soulmates, sex pollen and "aliens made them do it," fanfic fandom really loves tropes that have a complicated and dubious relationship with consent. What is it that brings readers and writers back to these same themes of choice and predestination and consent over and over again? Let’s talk about these popular tropes and our sometimes-complicated feelings about them, and share some recs of our favorite works."
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"ABO & Sex Pollen & Soul Bonds, Oh My! - Popular Fanfic Tropes and Consent
From newer tropes like Alpha/Beta/Omega stories, to old standbys like soulmates, sex pollen and "aliens made them do it," fanfic fandom really loves tropes that have a complicated and dubious relationship with consent. What is it that brings readers and writers back to these same themes of choice and predestination and consent over and over again? Let’s talk about these popular tropes and our sometimes-complicated feelings about them, and share some recs of our favorite works."