For me, it’s a combination that, frankly, depends on my mood. The pairing itself doesn’t matter. If I’m feeling sexually aggressive, I might imagine myself as the top (or seme in yaoi manga). It fills that urge. To be honest, I rarely imagine myself as a bottom. Mostly, though, I find myself watching as a voyeur.

The more attracted I am to one of the males, the more likely I am to self insert as his partner…especially in visual mediums. I do that with hetero parings, too, so that’s not unique to slash.

For me, one of the real attractions of slash is watching two persons of equal standing come together. With M/F parings, the female is generally the weaker partner. She’s the one receiving the love. The male is almost always the aggressor. I like watching two males because either can give or receive. I like that there are no preconceptions or rules to their coupling. They will love each other in a way that feels natural to them.