They're in middle school, but the last grade of it. It's apparantly the equivalent of grade 10. So they're fifteen in the show (Alix has her fifteen birthday). So they're young, but not so young that they aren't exploring and figuring things out on their own.
But yes, it's about them, as characters, becoming aware of each other in that way and working out what works for them. I much rather focus on the emotional side of sex than audience participation.
Yeah, I realize "middle school" is different in France, but that phrase still has some very particular connotations for me wrt age, particularly since in my school district, middle school started in 5th grade. Every single time I see that word in the subtitles, I sort of internally cringe, even though I'm fully well aware that Marinette and Adrien are definitely not meant to be ten-year-olds in the show. It's just an instinctive reaction. Another part of my reaction to this stuff, too, is that as an adult member of fandom, I feel really uncomfortable with the idea of participating in the NSFW side of this particular fandom, since it involves underage characters. I even struggle with aged-up fics. I have reasons for that, but they're difficult to articulate at two in the morning, so.
Absolutely fair enough, I can understand completely not wanting to see that sort of activities with certain characters. For me, its sort of a nostalgia thing, I remember what I was like at fifteen and someone looked at me like I'd hung the moon and sky. I want to recapture those moments and the emotions within them. It depends how how it's written and presented though. If it's solely for audience thrills, I don't want it, but if its all about the characters and how they feel about and look at each other, I'm intrigued. It's why I'm focusing on the emotion behind a step like that and making them work through whether or not their ready. Because it does need to be discussed.
Absolutely, and I think you're doing a great job of presenting these topics in a mature, considerate way and showing how it doesn't have to be this weird, taboo thing. We can't pretend that teenagers aren't interested in sex because that just leads to STD's and unwanted pregnancies, which is what we're seeing a lot in America today (which is where I'm from). I'm definitely not the person for that job (not least because I actually wasn't that interested in sex as a teenager), but you're doing a really good job.
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