UST = Unresolved Sexual Tension.
Where did I put that soapbox? Oh, there it is.....
Lookit, next month I turn forty nine. I've been married since I was nineteen years old, which means I've been part of a couple nearly twice as long as I was ever single (and most of that single time I was a kid). While I enjoy the idea of a single character and the whole "boy meets girl, sparks fly, kissing and hugging, followed by wild passionate he-ing and she-ing" dynamic, I feel, as a married person, I am under-represented.
Married couples, bonded couples, they can be sexy, too. It's a different kind of sexy, granted, but it's still fun. Nobody is writing that anymore. Dashiell Hammett did it brilliantly with the Thin Man, Nick and Nora were gorgeous characters. But can you think of any other examples? I can't, not in books (I can think of a couple of movies, but only a few).
You know that old saw: if you want to read it and nobody else is doing it, that means it's on you to write it. That's how I landed in this mess. I write bonded pairs, almost exclusively. It's what I want to see, it's a dynamic I love.
That's what I was referring to so clumsily: this is my obsession.
Okay, the soapbox is safely tucked under the porch, I can go back to my original plans: sleep! (I only got two hours of sleep last night, I need a nap!)
