Rhi’s Comments (group member since Nov 12, 2011)

Rhi’s comments from the Q&A with Rhi Etzweiler group.

Aiko wrote: "I knoooow! Pretty Brian reducing tough-boy Dom to a begging mess. What a nice picture that paints ;)
*jump back into DEoH*"

Mmmm. Precisely the thought I had... Though I expect Dom would return the favor in kind.

Aiko wrote: "Morg wrote: "In fanfiction, it's always top/bottom. And just so it won't get confusing, works in D/s as well."

well I refuse to follow this rule. At least in this instance. Bri/Dom! Besides, I thi..."

TOTALLY WITH YOU. *nods emphatically* I'm all about alpha males being willing to switch with each other....

Rules were made to be broken.

Also, check out this group that Aleksandr Voinov has set up to be trans* and genderqueer writer/reader friendly:

http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/5...

Fic gets into beginning of FF4, and that's all the further I got. It's not abandoned, just on a back burner right now.

And yes, I'm evil. :) But anticipation is everything.

LOL I'm as guilty as everyone else. :)

Well of course you can't, not with Dom and Brian parading around on the screen... Viva La Insomnia!

LOL. I'll try to actually keep this thread on-topic. Without (my) random rambling...

Oh, Aiko, my playlist has all the best of them in one long stream... LOL. :)

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...

Start at vid #7, and then just hit autoplay... :D The ones that don't have fan video clips are ones that... well, should. One of these days I'll get to it.

One of my favorite scenes from the fourth movie that speaks to the chemistry between them:

http://youtu.be/hK2bLlVeh-w

I think that the quality I see in them, and the enjoyment I get out of them, is largely in what isn't explored on the screen. What's only suggested, implied, or deliberately omitted. Like at the end of the fifth movie, when the whole crew is there in the room. Except Dom and Brian. Heh. There's pieces like that to be found in all three of the movies they're in together. Also similar execution in the other franchise movies as well, but I'll admit that my fascination with it revolves exclusively around the pair of leads, and the dynamics of their evolving relationship.

Gah, I'm rambling. :) Yeah you should definitely watch the movie again. Curious to hear what you think, what you see.

My personal opinion: the second movie is okay. The third one is worthless. The 4th one has both of them together again, as does the 5th one. I usually just skip 2 & 3 when I'm have Hot American Muscle Movie Night. ;) They're interesting story lines for the secondary characters in Dom and Brian's lives, but ... eh.

As for the slashing thing, I honestly don't remember who first suggested the idea that the original Fast & Furious had strong homoerotic undertones. Back when it was released, the idea of gay/bi lead characters never would have been openly attempted, at least not in a mainstream action flick like this one.
Once the notion had seeded in my brain, though, I couldn't watch the movie without seeing the subtle suggestions. Vin has a strange way of communicating with his gaze that is very powerful on the screen, and it floored me that I'd not even taken notice of it without it being suggested. Combine that with the undeniable on-screen chemistry between Vin and Paul, and I decided that I'd been thoroughly blinded by socio-cultural expectations.

I take it as an example of how perspective can shift our perception, and strongly influence what we see.

They are cinnamon and nutmeg, best when together...

GR won't let me embed. But this is the scene where Brian loses his NOS virginity in the first Fast & Furious movie.
http://youtu.be/pZZ60jrw6cg

NOS is an acronym for Nitrous Oxide System, a brand of nitrous oxide delivery system that injects high-octane fuel. Drivers use it as a speed/acceleration-boost during races.

Yeah. Long as ya don't have to share Vin, right? *rotfl*
Okay, I wouldn't wanna share him either, come to think of it...

I actually lived in Germany for three years and attended a German-staffed kindergarten.
All I learned was how to count to ten, and what "nein" meant. The rest of the time was spent teaching the German kids how to speak English...

The playlist is halfway fixed. Should be full of slash awesomeness from my fellow hardcore Dom-Brian whores now. =D

Oh wow that's gorgeous! Thanks for sharing such a fine contribution :)

Morg was probably making an effort to keep my journal low-profile, an effort I appreciate greatly. I keep the rest of the content on hard lock-down now, however, so I'm fine with anyone who wants to venture over and read Vinsmut. Hell, who am I to keep the fanfic to myself? *laughs* Kinda defeats the purpose ;)

Socialization is Highly Over-rated.

Highly.

(Says the self-proclaimed Hermit.)