I’m watching all this Ten Count news secondhand bc my mom’s in the fandom, and it’s about a guy who’s afraid of intimate touch/sex or something like that, and he’s working through it with his boyfriend. And the chapter just came out where they do the do, and let me tell you, everyone is falling over dead and flying up to heaven. Never say slow-burn isn’t powerful; the entire Ten Count fandom is going to be unable to talk about anything else for like a week.
#Ten Count#Slow burn#Reminds me of EK Weaver writing a comic that's 2-3% porn#Because the sex is important to the relationship!#But it's a milestone in the relationship and not a throwaway#The intimacy and trust are what make it matter#I'm that person who keeps a straight face reading smut fics and falls apart reading fluff so I totally get it#Just something to keep in mind if you're ever writing romance#Sex without intimacy is something that bodies do#Sex WITH intimacy is something you do with your heart#(but also your genitals)