>> Most of the characters who have these issues have barely gotten any time in print-- <<
... yet. ;) I am hopeful of more.
>> Glyn, whose sister was the Bridezilla in "Brittle Words" is both touch-averse and has a level of skin-hunger that would be clocked at 'voracious' if she acknowledged it. <<
I think she'll get there eventually, and learn how to feed it in healthier ways.
>> Her friend Drew is one of six kids, who express different levels of touch /preference/, but no outright avoidance behaviors, and their limits are respected by the rest of the family. <<
I think it's interesting to see who tends to glom all over people, who's in the middle, and who is reserved. It means something different if a normally less-huggy person plasters herself all over someone.
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Re: Respect in fiction
Date: 2014-10-30 05:35 am (UTC)... yet. ;) I am hopeful of more.
>> Glyn, whose sister was the Bridezilla in "Brittle Words" is both touch-averse and has a level of skin-hunger that would be clocked at 'voracious' if she acknowledged it. <<
I think she'll get there eventually, and learn how to feed it in healthier ways.
>> Her friend Drew is one of six kids, who express different levels of touch /preference/, but no outright avoidance behaviors, and their limits are respected by the rest of the family. <<
I think it's interesting to see who tends to glom all over people, who's in the middle, and who is reserved. It means something different if a normally less-huggy person plasters herself all over someone.