Random question

[bluflamingo]

Is it just me, or do John/Rodney fics tend to default to either (a) John's been repressing/ignoring the part of him that likes men and not had sex with one since he joined the air force or (b) John's been completely straight until now; while John/Cam fics tend to default to John's been having sex with men (as well as or instead of women; and who may or may not include Cam) but keeping it secret since he joined the air force?

Maybe it is just me, but I'm scanning the John/Cam fic I've got tagged, and I can't find any where either (a) or (b) are true for John (Cam's a little more complicated, sometimes) but can think of plenty of John/Rodney where (a) or (b) is off the top of my head.

And I guess my real question is less 'is this true?' and more 'why is this?' Because John's got to have a thing for scientists? Because Rodney's just that awesome that John would change the habits of a life-time for him? Because John/Cam people have an air force pilots kink (I vote that one, personally)? Because it's a lot easier to hook John and Cam up if they've been involved with other pilots (or indeed each other) before (though if it is that one, surely it's easier to hook John and Rodney up if they've been involved with other men before?) Also, now my own habits are showing, because of course everyone doesn't write John having only been involved with other military guys before, unlike me.

No, I don't know why I'm suddenly contemplating this question-too much time trapped in my parents' house? Family induced insanity? Who knows.

Comments

[bluflamingo]

WNGWJLEO in John/Rodney fandom I think comes down to the fact that the characters are obviously pretty close -- they hang out together a lot in canon, they're canonically willing to risk their lives for each other -- and for a lot of fans, there is no other explanation than that they've got the hots for each other (whether because they actually believe that, or just enjoy the fantasy -- I've had conversations with people expressing both viewpoints)

See, I get that that leads to it being a big pairing (it's easier to see it that it is, say, John/Cam, who spend about two minutes together in the show, though it doesn't explain why there isn't more John/Ronon, who are easily as obvious). I suppose I get that sexual orientation becomes irrelevant there as well, I just don't get why so many people like to write them as never being gay before, to the exclusion of all else (I mean, assuming we accept that it is like that, and not just my perception). One thing doesn't naturally lead to the other - there ought to be more of a mix, I think.

And I love that so much, because friendship doesn't automatically mean sexual compatibility, and so much fanfic treats it as the same thing

I think I'm just not cut out to write MFEO stuff - I like more practical relationships (like Holland and John having a casual friends with occasional benefits relationship, or non-exclusive relationships, or mostly celibate with occasional non-angsty one night stands) too much. Not even necessarily complicated, just not 'my partner to the exclusion of all else' - you know, team, family, that stuff (all the stuff fandom keeps claiming they love about SGA and then don't write, she says sarcastically).