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Anonymous File :-(, x)
For me, hotness isn't the bread and butter, it's just a bonus. I, also, need the characters to have some kind of emotional attachment to each other. I love rival pairings, but only the ones where there is deep emotional involvement between them and not just empty squabbling. Kanda/Allen, for instance, bugs me, but I love Zoro/Sanji and even Naruto/Sasuke. Even Gokudera/Yamamoto bores me, because damn, Gokudera BREATHES Tsuna, and the 8059 interaction in canon seems tiny and shallow to me compared to the trust and caring that develops between those two. Lavi/Allen, Sanzo/Goku, Katsura/Gintoki; I'll take a devotion/warm friendship pairing over hot hatesex/rivalsex any day.
Also, although I'm not real picky about everybody needing to be equals in a relationship and stuff, I generally dislike pairings in which characters are locked into dominant/submissive roles with no possibility of switching. I can only enjoy onesided/noncon stuff if it's heavily supported by canon, like Mukuro x Hibari or Gin x Kira.
But for me, the absolute most important factor is HUMOR. If there's nothing to laugh about, I'm just not interested. I mean, I can get into a tragic pairing here and there if it's done really well; reallyreallygood quality art or writing can make up for needing tissues. But I need some funny moments, some inherent absurdity, something between the two guys that isn't strictly or traditionally romantic.
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