When it comes to labeling I tend to bow to what the writer of the fic is trying to get across even if I don't altogether see it.
Oh, and I'm not arguing against that. Because I feel the same way. I just wonder if sometimes some authors slap on a UST label because they are afraid of mislabeling. And I'm sure there are some authors that feel they need to try to fit into an "either/or" category and chose UST when really they could have their fic read either way.
For example, I'm not likely to read a Sam/Jack fic. I'm not very interested in them as a pairing. But I like the friendship between them. And I am sure there has to be some stories out there that have chemistry between them that can be read as either UST or friendship. Only, I wouldn't know because I tend to stay away from that pairing. Those fics that straddle that fine line really could go either way. Some authors might have intended it that way but feel forced to pick a side.
And that could be said for Jack/Janet, Sam/Teal'c, whoever.
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Oh, and I'm not arguing against that. Because I feel the same way. I just wonder if sometimes some authors slap on a UST label because they are afraid of mislabeling. And I'm sure there are some authors that feel they need to try to fit into an "either/or" category and chose UST when really they could have their fic read either way.
For example, I'm not likely to read a Sam/Jack fic. I'm not very interested in them as a pairing. But I like the friendship between them. And I am sure there has to be some stories out there that have chemistry between them that can be read as either UST or friendship. Only, I wouldn't know because I tend to stay away from that pairing. Those fics that straddle that fine line really could go either way. Some authors might have intended it that way but feel forced to pick a side.
And that could be said for Jack/Janet, Sam/Teal'c, whoever.
It's just something I've been thinking about ;)