Actually, I'm going to have to at least slightly disagree with you on this one. for a lot of people, preferring one character as a bottom, isn't about seeing that character as weaker/ but because in the majority of the fics I've read, the bottom character is the emotional center of the story. He (usually it's a he) is the one everyone else cares about, is the one who's hurt, the hero. The one that's least likely to be bashed. And will generally be the main character.
Take for example SPN. My favorite character is Dean, so if I want a story that's about Dean, that actually deals with his issues, rather than force him once again in the caretaker role for woobie Sam or woobie Cas, then I pretty much have to look for bottomDean fics.
Reading only bottomDean fics also keeps me from reading Dean turned into an asshole fics, which is one of the many reasons Sam-centric fics just don't work fo rme. (I generally hate bashing fics, but the moment you turn Jensen or Dean into an asshole, you lose all my interest in the fic)
Well that and most bottomSam fics just turn him into someone I just don't recognize from the show.
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Date: 2014-06-15 04:02 am (UTC)for a lot of people, preferring one character as a bottom, isn't about seeing that character as weaker/ but because in the majority of the fics I've read, the bottom character is the emotional center of the story. He (usually it's a he) is the one everyone else cares about, is the one who's hurt, the hero. The one that's least likely to be bashed. And will generally be the main character.
Take for example SPN.
My favorite character is Dean, so if I want a story that's about Dean, that actually deals with his issues, rather than force him once again in the caretaker role for woobie Sam or woobie Cas, then I pretty much have to look for bottomDean fics.
Reading only bottomDean fics also keeps me from reading Dean turned into an asshole fics, which is one of the many reasons Sam-centric fics just don't work fo rme. (I generally hate bashing fics, but the moment you turn Jensen or Dean into an asshole, you lose all my interest in the fic)
Well that and most bottomSam fics just turn him into someone I just don't recognize from the show.