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There is also the idea that maybe some readers feel lube farts are a step too far. LOL That there is such a thing as too much realism.
I love reality :) I mean, we don't need graphic reality, but a peek into some of the "less glowing" things you need to think about when anal sex happens. In my latest, I had one guy ask the other "What did you have for breakfast this morning?" being glad he just ate toast, and of course, later on, the guy said "NOW I know why you asked that." and as for the other, I would use the term "anal douche" because everyone knows what that does :)
I'm for reality too. It's the best of both worlds, when I can be transported by a wonderful story and learn something at the same time!
I prefer the real, too often romance skips or ignores the fine details of real. And yeah we don't need line by line detail to make it real but romance based firmly in the real is for me easier to fall into. I can pull from experience and find aspects I can relate to even though the larger scope M/M I can't put myself into that exact head space. So whatever the real is for the world you have built be in it today contemporary or a Sci fi world you have built. If you make the story feel real by including those sometimes less than fun aspects it seems more grounded. I can't say how many times I have heard friends and fellow readers mention the extremely simple aspects that have become ridiculous in romance writing, M/F sex scenes were both parties just cuddle up and go right to sleep directly after sex, the pristine condom after anal sex, etc. Sex is messy but it's real.
Another vote for reality here, plus (as a reader who reads widely from both US and UK authors) it's fun to learn expressions from another dialect. I use British expressions all the time; they're more interesting than the ones at home.
I prefer reality too.I think "words" will always be interpreted differently by every person's experiences, let alone lives the same country, anyway.
It always good to learn new word with new meaning and new definition.
Reality will help reader like me, who are not using English as a mother language, to learn and see more.
Well, and reality is real.





For example: me and the hubby watched a sci-fi movie where aliens invaded earth, but when the hero took off on a motorcycle he reacted negatively. “That bike doesn’t sound like that. This movie isn't realistic.” Meaning, he was okay with the aliens, the space-ships, and unlikely heroes, but when they got the real-world details wrong, the ones he knew something about, he objected.
It's all in the details. So, I vote for reality. And yay for lube farts ;-)