Switch stories

[twistedsmile]

In my Sophie & Mark series, most of the chapters are F/m, but one switches to M/f. I'm currently working on another story that does a similar role flip.

I'm a bi switch, so that sort of thing is neither here nor there to me. But I'm curious how other readers approach such stories?

Like, suppose there's a story where chapter 1 is F/m and chapter 2 is M/f:
- For people who are only into F/m, would you read chapter 1 and not continue with chapter 2?
- For people only into M/f, would you read chapter 1 before 2, or skip straight to chapter 2, or just not bother with the story at all?

Along similar lines, one chapter of Sophie & Mark switches to M/m, and I'm interested in how (hetero) readers feel about stuff like that?

[Caras pet]

For me, it's more a question of the overall focus and how a change fits into the story.
In "Sophie and Mark," the change from F/m to M/f was something natural and expected; the two are experimenting, so maybe they'll swap roles for a test, a change of perspective or whatever.

The introduction of a third person as Mark's passive "savior" was also expected, but expanding his role to nc M/m didn't fit the story for me.

To answer your direct questions: I still read the whole part, and the part that followed, but with less motivation. I wouldn't skip a chapter because of "wrong storycodes".

[Eido]

I have a few hard-stop, no-go story codes. If I see one of them in a new story, I don't read any part of the story even if I don't see that code in subsequent posts.

If I see one of my no-codes show up in a chapter or post for a story I've started reading, I just stop.

Sounds harsh, but I have learned what I like and don't like. I've learned the hard way not to push my reading boundaries, and it doesn't bother me that I might miss a story when there are so many other stories I will probably like better.

Eido