So romances have been entirely banned from the Downs? Ah. Good idea. Didn't know that. Feeling slightly stupid now
As a matter of fact, there have been some anti-gay comments in the review rooms in the past, from people who were very religious. And I understand why the Downs prefers to avoid making them uncomfortable. But it's likely that some of the visitors here are homo- or bisexual, and, speaking as one of that group, it irritated me when het romance was allowed and slash wasn't.
Some slash uses original characters (e.g. Frodo/Original Male Character), but there is very little of it. I don't think that romances are out of character, but only if they are not written in an out-of-character way. Oh, and I do know where the title 'slash' comes from
I tried looking for sblomie, but found nothing. It's not something I've heard of before. Oh well. Time for coffee ...