The boys of Summer
Jul. 8th, 2008 09:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bluegargantuaHey,
So in the Middle Ages, there was this idea of courtly love. Essentially, it was a codified system of adultery. Actually, if it went "all the way", that was inevitably bad, but tormenting yourself with desire was the bestest possible thing.
I had this half-dream this morning where the basic concept of courtly love was applied during a baseball game. So you'd have this forbidden love between players on opposing teams and there were all these various ways that you would try and express your love to the other player without giving it away to everyone else. You'd try hitting the ball in a certain way or to a certain part of the field, uniform irregularities, bases stolen, that sort of thing. So much drama! You were treading the dangerous line between True Love and Professional Sportsmanship, between Heart's Desire and Oh Noes Tehs Gays in Baseball!
So, I've just generated a rich, vibrant sub-genre of slash fiction for people to pursue. I'm not up on the MLB enough to do it justice, but somewhere out there is a woman who desperately wants to see a few baseball guys get it on and here's her outlet.
Your Welcome
Tom
So in the Middle Ages, there was this idea of courtly love. Essentially, it was a codified system of adultery. Actually, if it went "all the way", that was inevitably bad, but tormenting yourself with desire was the bestest possible thing.
I had this half-dream this morning where the basic concept of courtly love was applied during a baseball game. So you'd have this forbidden love between players on opposing teams and there were all these various ways that you would try and express your love to the other player without giving it away to everyone else. You'd try hitting the ball in a certain way or to a certain part of the field, uniform irregularities, bases stolen, that sort of thing. So much drama! You were treading the dangerous line between True Love and Professional Sportsmanship, between Heart's Desire and Oh Noes Tehs Gays in Baseball!
So, I've just generated a rich, vibrant sub-genre of slash fiction for people to pursue. I'm not up on the MLB enough to do it justice, but somewhere out there is a woman who desperately wants to see a few baseball guys get it on and here's her outlet.
Your Welcome
Tom
