Heh, sometimes I go read the comments on Teahouse on purpose. It's easy to get a good righteous snit fit going, and sometimes that just feels good. But it's a cheap, easy, and unworthy pleasure ... .

Yeah, the place where that really hit home for me the first time is when Sebastian seduces Beast. It was so clearly just an easy, enjoyable little diversion for him on the way to get the information she had. I find myself thinking of a quote from a source I can't remember: "watching with the same expression that some people will use watching a little insect struggling on a pin." Very Nii Jianyi, actually, and repulsive for much to same reason - except that Sebastian is doing it because he's a demon, and for Nii, it's a conscious choice. (How does anyone find Nii sexy? Euwwww!)

Yeah, the age thing sometimes really proves a barrier in ways I don't expect. It's like the young women who think Susan Sto Helit and Mr. Teatime in Hogfather are a Cute Couple, because obviously, her snappishness to him is just Kiss Kiss Slap Slap. >headdesk<