Hmmmmm. To stretch or not to stretch.

[moonlite_tryst]

In most NC-17 slash fics I have read (that are not non-con) there is usually an element of preparation in the form of stretching the anus by hand or by spell, before the fucking begins.

After having watched 42 hours of QAF (US series 1 and 2) I have yet to see anything resembling that taking place, and I don't mean close shots of Brian with his fingers up Justin's arse. All fucking on the show (so far seen) consists of some fore play - kissing, sucking of nipples or cock, then condom on and straight in. Lube rarely puts in an appearance.

I can't help but wonder how painful it is to be penetrated without prior preparation.

Comments

[rubytuesday5681]

excellent question, one that i have always wondered about myself.
well, all i can tell you is what i know from my own limited experience. lube is always a good thing. i've never done it without lube. as far as stretching goes, the thing is how often you do it. when i've been in situations where it was a regular thing, the stretching was not as important because the muscles there do start to loosen a bit and stay a little stretched. but if it's been a while, it'll start to tighten up again and the stretching again becomes important.
as far as QAF goes, we do see an appearance of lube the first time and then again after brian's cancer. the first time was clearly to make the experience less painful for justin and remember there was rimming beforehand then too. so justin had to be pretty prepared at that point. and after the cancer, i think the lube might have been more to help brian. what i tell myself is that justin and brian fuck like bunnies, so maybe justin just tends to remain in a perpetual state of having loose anal muscles (as disgusting as that sounds to me) and therefore does not need lube or extra preparation.
but i have always wondered about the one time that we see justin top brian. no preparation or lube there either. and we know that brian doesn't bottom often, i'd think that he might need a little extra tlc before being penetrated.

[rubytuesday5681]

uh-oh. have you not seen season 4 at all yet? because i think i just spoiled part of it for you. i sincerely apologize. :(

[moonlite-tryst.livejournal.com]

I'm just about to start Season 3. No need to appologise. :0)

[rubytuesday5681]

oh how exciting for you! season 3 is my favorite!

[moonlite-tryst.livejournal.com]

Brian and Justin fuck like bunnies, so maybe Justin just tends to be in a perpetual state of having loose anal muscles

That's something I hadn't thought about. If that were the case wouldn't it cause him problems with other bodily functions? No need to answer because it was a gross question.

[flamewarrior.livejournal.com]

IME it's not so much a case of loose muscles (which would just be disgusting) but of getting into the habit of relaxing those muscles quickly in response to sexual stimuli.

Some people produce copious natural lubricant (the rectum is a mucous membrane, remember), others hardly any. In the former case, you can get away with no lube, although prep is still important (see 'relaxing muscles' above). If there's little to no natural lubricant, then it's downright dangerous to merrily bugger away without adding some. I know some people like pain, but a torn rectum? Not pretty, and potentially leads to peritonitis / blood poisoning, even before we get onto the potential passage of STDs, including HIV. ::grimaces::

[moonlite-tryst.livejournal.com]

but of getting into the habit of relaxing those muscles quickly in response to sexual stimuli.

That's a good point and I'd forgotten that the rectum is a mucous membrane. I know how to relax the other muscles, I think all women do (what with all the prodding and poking we put up with from the medical profession). Eew, that was probably TMI.