Eka's Portal

...or however that should be worded.

Basically, imagine/remember a series of stories that you really enjoyed. Chances are there exists a chapter or two that explores kinks that you don't necessarily appreciate or just downright dislike. Would you drop the series entirely or simply choose to ignore those bits?

I'm looking mainly for feedback on story series, not individual stories. Feel free to include personal examples of works with which you've had similar experiences, but please remain civil and do not bash the author behind said works or the preferences of others in general.

(This is my first time working with a poll; I'll try and include as many different options as I can think of.)

Depends on the specific kink/aspect I dislike, how long it lasts, if it'll come up again later in the story, ect.

I chose No, though I may make an exception for series I really enjoy.

For me, the kinks I'm most uncomfortable with tend to be immediate dealbreakers, overarching elements that will ruin a story (and series) for me. Fatality is a big one - and generally affects the story as a whole - while other, smaller things might be same-size (not so much a discomfort as it is a loss of immersion), hard vore / gore, and other such things that again, is usually an indication of the story's theme, so there's little point in continuing with a series I know won't be enjoyable for me.

There's exceptions of course, I think there's always exceptions. I'm very uncomfortable/squeamish with fatality or even implied fatality, but if it's done just right - tactful, in moderation, non-focal characters - sometimes I'll continue a series. (this particular example tends to be rare in vore stories, but it still exists.)

For kinks I'm not particularly interested in myself, it tends to be more of a neutral thing, or else I'd have voted higher up on the list. Maybe there's a foot-focused scene, which I don't really care for, but it's not something I'd outright dislike. I'd like to think that for most people, if a story is enjoyable for them, but contains elements that don't quite tickle their fancy, they wouldn't be so quick to discard it outright; unless what you're into is extremely plentiful, it's difficult to pass up on content that does appeal to you just because it isn't perfect.

Eh, not sure if it's relevant, but I'm quite fond of the various X-Men Evolution vore fanfics by Goldfox and LiamsLostAngel despite the fact that most of it goes against pretty much all of my preferences. I just enjoy it for the character interaction and the fact that fetish stuff or not, it's Evo fanfic of high quality. Though most of the stories aren't really part of a series per se, I figured the fact that many do exist in the same AU and all of them are fanfics of a given show, I figured it might count.

i picked the maybe coverall; some things are definitely deal breakers even if they only show up once, and some things i can tolerate in small doses if they're not a major plot point.

Unless it's illegal to look at I'll skim over what I'm not into. If it shows up all the time though, I'm not the target audience and I will pull the ejection lever. Other than illegal stuff I don't think I've seen anything I can't handle.

It really depends. Since full tour is my favorite, I'll use that as an example for favorite.

Who is involved is probably the most important, most particularly the predator. It can be a clean romantic full tour, but if it's M/M, underage, incest, etc I won't bother reading.

If other fetishes are involved, it depends on the three factors mentioned. I do have a higher tolerance for some fetishes more than others so the ones I tolerate can be detailed as long as they don't take the focus away from vore and I'll even read those parts. Foot fetish is a good example of this. Other fetishes like scat I'll skip over and if it gets too heavy to the point where I can't ignore it, I'll turn away.

Some series I get into completely while others, I read the tags and see what there is and pick and choose parts. Without naming names, there are numerous pokemon series where I do the latter and a few short series involving human females where I do the former.

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i cant help but skip the cringe....the cringe! AHHHH THE CRINGE

Yes, and my answer is simple: there are no such kinks I'm uncomfortable with:) Kinks which don't turn me on are not necessary unpleasant:)