[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by OGTrilogy

Sexual Tension between characters is part of what makes endearing, dramatic storytelling. There are lots of great stories with Sexual Tension between Lois Lane and Clark Kent, Peter Parker and Black Cat, Batman and Catwoman and Jean Grey, Scott and Logan just to name a few. It adds a whole new dynamic to a story. Sex can also be character building. Early on in Mark Waid's run on Daredevil, Matt Murdock would have an occasional hook up to help illustrate and cement his new outlook on life. Taking joy in being a hero, going on crazy adventures, getting involved with dangerous women and general thrill-seeking were major parts of the character just like James Bond or Indiana Jones. Having a one night stand with Black Cat after going on a romp is exactly what a character like Matt Murdock would do. That's not to say I want to see hard core sex in my comics, but I definitely don't want my superhero comics to have characters who are sexless and sterile like the Jedi Knights from the Prequel Trilogy. That would be super boring.

You hit it right on the head. As silly as it sounds, but one of the reasons I became so intrigued with Silk (other than the fact that she is a beautiful and strong character) was the fact that when her and Peter were around each other, they couldn't keep their hands off one another, no matter how hard they tried and relationships be damned. It created some humorous moments in the comics as well (such as when Ana Marie walks in on them on the ceiling) as well as created some great tension between them (such as when Silk briefly dated Johnny Storm, or her irritability at Peter whenever he would suggest to meet alone with her, fearing a one track mind...) It gave the books and characters a bit more depth, as well as adding a dynamic to the characters motives that might not have been present had the characters been of a different age.