having two characters have bad sex, not badly written sex, but sex that’s objectively terrible for everyone involved, it’s such an interesting writing choice because it either shows a) their relationship is strong enough that it can survive some intimate awkwardness or b) that there are serious problems with the relationship that can’t be papered over with sex
#wrote this thinking about the main sex scene in rcbg#this is also a good counter argument to people who say fiction doesn’t need sex#bc sex is a way to show a character dynamic in a place where they’re both vulnerable#it’s no different from a cafe date or an argument about what to order for dinner#it’s about who these people are individually and what they mean to each other in combination#and yeah sometimes that means really bad sex#finishing move: sodomize!
