call3x 6 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 when i read omo stories and fics on here i usually prefer a story with mostly omo content and not a lot of plot, but i also appreciate a good plot sometimes cause it can really enhance the omo parts! what do you all prefer in a story and why? (i'm writing a story now and wondering how to balance the omo and plot... i'm also just curious!) tennyson, Yoshi and Ajax7408 3 Quote Link to comment
Beastman 105 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 I prefer a good plot/ back story. It can make the whole thing feel a lot more realistic. desperatewet and call3x 2 Quote Link to comment
SpaceWonderer 699 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 I like plot, but I don't like when plot overpowers omorashi part. Let's say I like omorashi story involving some plot, but not a fictional story that involves some omorashi. If we pick proportions, I like how plot/omorashi are balanced in stories by, for example, Full_Bladder_85 and Holditin from this forum. Quote Link to comment
Ajax7408 341 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 13 hours ago, call3x said: when i read omo stories and fics on here i usually prefer a story with mostly omo content and not a lot of plot, but i also appreciate a good plot sometimes cause it can really enhance the omo parts! what do you all prefer in a story and why? (i'm writing a story now and wondering how to balance the omo and plot... i'm also just curious!) Well I'm a sucker for love stories especially ones involving cute and shy girls Quote Link to comment
cilla 45 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 I agree that the omo can be the plot. And I think it works better when stories cover a fairly short period of time and are mainly focused on the desperation, because I think it's difficult to convey a character going from barely needing to pee to on the verge of wetting themselves and have the time elapsed feel reasonable. This is why for one-shots I like them to either start when a character already really needs to go, or introduce it and then clearly time skip to when that issue has become pressing. I also greatly prefer stories where the characters have voices and good/funny dialogue. One-shot original characters for one-shot omo stories are tricky. It makes them seem like a sextoy if their only personality traits are "doesn't plan ahead well" "too proud to say he needs to pee in front of his mates", and I don't really find that memorable or want to go back and read it again no matter how well the desperation is described. When I wrote OC stories, the ones that I enjoyed writing and am not embarrassed to look back on are ones where the dialogue and thoughts were as fun to write as the desperation, not ones where I made up boring characters to put in a situation. I think this is also why I've preferred reading fanfiction omo in recent years, because there are a lot more fics where it feels like the writer is imagining what the character would do in this situation based on their appreciation of their personality and actions. LilMiss and Yoshi 2 Quote Link to comment
Sake 340 Posted June 28, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2019 Some degree of plot is critical, I would say. After all, everything we can write has already been done. Some things a lot more than others. If you want a story to be anything other than a rehashing of the same smut we've all already seen a million times before, you need to build at least a tiny bit of a world. You need characters with actual personalities, who act like people and make decisions consistent with their characterization - even in short stories and one-offs. If there's more than one character, their interactions have to be natural - basically, avoid the pizza delivery guy cliche. You need a setting that makes sense. That's especially important in omo stories, because the setting itself needs to give some valid reason as to why the characters need to pee and haven't yet. You need a premise. Any premise, as long as the story is more than just "she has to pee". Okay, great. Why? How did this happen? Why can it not be resolved easily? For stories that start with the character already desperate, that's even more important because you don't get to see how it happened. And you need progression. The story has to move from start to finish in a way that makes sense. It makes sense if the characters' interactions with other characters and their surroundings line up with how we've been shown throughout the story they're likely to act. Plus, y'know, if it's gonna make sense it's just a little important that the desperation exist and proceed logically - you can't just jump from empty to bursting without an explanation. All that, I would argue, counts as plot, and without at least that much you just have generic porn that doesn't give us a reason to read it or care about anything that happens in it. Beyond that, you end up having to deal with an incredibly difficult balance between plot and omo, though really it just comes down to taking the absolute minimum required to have a functional story and building on that. Just take the world, and you add more world to it. There is such a thing as too much world - too much time spent on mundane details that aren't relevant to the characters, mainly - which is why you have to be careful with how the omo ties into it. If you're gonna have a plot, it has to fit seamlessly with the omo - each has to make sense in the context of the other. And when that happens is when you get the best story. I tend to prefer (and write) stories that favor plot a little more, but they still (try to, in my case) make the omo fit into the plot. The plot doesn't take breaks to make way for the omo, and the omo doesn't disappear for long stretches of time while plot happens. They play off each other. So, to answer the question: plot or no plot? My answer is: Yes. AliasnameTO, Barry, Yoshi and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment
AliasnameTO 335 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) My ongoing project (Bethany of the Isle) is among the slowest of slow-burn, plot-heavy stories-- so much that the direct desperation and pee scenes are occasionally rare because I'm trying to serve artistic themes. I hope at least a few people are into it lol. There are only so many ways to make a basic omo fic and if you've read more than a few, the formula gets stale. Edited June 28, 2019 by AliasnameTO (see edit history) Celestia 1 Quote Link to comment
Barry 1,608 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 I personally think that both plot, and character development are just as important as omo content. In my stories, I try and make the reader connect with the characters, and feel something for them, be it empathy or dislike. I can only relate to my own preferences as a reader I guess, but I cannot become invested in a story if I don’t feel a connection with the characters. This requires at least some minimal part of a backstory to understand why or how they’re thinking, or acting the way they do. It gives the plot some much needed and valuable context. Without that, it’s like listening to a stranger telling you something about people you don’t know or care about. The hardest part I find about omo stories, is trying to keep a story fresh, and original. Let’s face it. We are working with a minimum of basic plot structure. Male/female. Desperation/wetting. Pants/diapers. Thats it! And it’s all been done before, hundreds of times. So we have to come up with a formula, based on those few vague premises, that will engage the reader and keep them interested. For me, the backstory needs to explain how/when/why the character(s) have ended up as they are, and it should make sense, and hopefully not be TOO formulatic. It should be realistic, believable, and relatable, but also perhaps a little bit different if possible. One of my pet hates, is the overuse of the term “stay hydrated.” It’s a cop out. “It was a hot day in gym class, so we all drank lots to stay hydrated.” Bullshit. Let’s be honest. How many people, especially the most popular characters, kids/teens, make a conscious effort to “stay hydrated?” They drink lots because they’re thirsty! Also, the “Too embarrassed to say they need the bathroom” formula. Maybe it’s an Australian thing, and we’re a bit more open about stuff, but I can’t remember anyone ever holding on past the point of no return simply because they didn’t want to say they needed a bathroom break! Because of the lack of viable premises, there’s only so much new stuff that can be used. So stuck in traffic, closed toilets, drinking too much, running late, doing a test, being away from toilets, etc., is always going to be popular, and believable. But a little bit of backstory, and some minimal but solid character development can make a mundane plot line very enjoyable. Sake 1 Quote Link to comment
AliasnameTO 335 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Barry said: One of my pet hates, is the overuse of the term “stay hydrated.” It’s a cop out. Agreed. I'd add that it's too clinical. It gets me thinking about health and biology to no other end but to say why a character would slam drinks. It's possible to get a need to pee with normal drinking and not mentioning hydration in such terms. Edited June 29, 2019 by AliasnameTO (see edit history) Quote Link to comment
Sake 340 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 14 hours ago, AliasnameTO said: Agreed. I'd add that it's too clinical. It gets me thinking about health and biology to no other end but to say why a character would slam drinks. It's possible to get a need to pee with normal drinking and not mentioning hydration in such terms. It can be fine if it's used in dialogue, depending on who's saying it and how (best if it's a more dom-type figure trying to be cheeky about getting someone else to drink), but it definitely doesn't have much of a place in narration when used unironically. AliasnameTO 1 Quote Link to comment
cilla 45 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 5 hours ago, Barry said: Also, the “Too embarrassed to say they need the bathroom” formula. Maybe it’s an Australian thing, and we’re a bit more open about stuff, but I can’t remember anyone ever holding on past the point of no return simply because they didn’t want to say they needed a bathroom break! I hate this too. It would take very severe anxiety and irrational thinking as an adult to hold it until you wet yourself if you had another option, and while I think there can be an interesting story about that, 95% of the time I don't think it's explained that well or treated that seriously. I usually don't finish stories like that. It would, however, make a good premise if someone hesitated just a liiiiiittle too long before asking and missed their chance to go, that way they would have a lot longer to wait and the person they asked would know that they had to go! Sake and Yoshi 2 Quote Link to comment
Gjhhhhgf 0 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Yeah plot is good sometimes, but other times it’s just the good stuff that I am interested in Quote Link to comment
Dr. Philthy 97 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 I think plot is definitely a point to have in stories. Finding a balance may be hard sometimes, but I much prefer stories that have that. Quote Link to comment
Guest Masyanyalover Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 It depends on my mood. I usually am a one-off kind of girl when it comes to writing. A good plot really can get me horny though. Quote Link to comment
Guest TeddyAglet Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 I like oneshots myself - that doesn't mean they can't really have a plot though, does it? Quote Link to comment
Ampersand 5 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Warm, well-rounded characters trump plot in this context—all the plot in the world can't save a story that opens with a woman's height, hair color, and breast size in the first paragraph. JMC7 and Yoshi 2 Quote Link to comment
Jimmy Olsen 933 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 I prefer to read and write stories with plots (although sometimes brief indulgent scenes are fun). I think good omo stories are ones that would entertain readers who aren't into omo. Quote Link to comment
desperatewet 152 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Definitely some sort of plot, but more importantly, lovable, believable characters. Quote Link to comment
bibibibi 169 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 plot is kind of important for a text story. Not needed for a video Quote Link to comment
NiagraFalls 67 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 I really only like omo stories that start with the person on their last moments of being dry, and how they react and feel (ad struggle) The super long extended stories, I end up scrolling though to get to that point. maybe a little bit of about how they got into that situation is fine, but not paragraphs of back story. Quote Link to comment
Alice125 109 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I'm fine with both, I just hate when the story and desperation are obviously faked. Quote Link to comment
aumonier95 76 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 (edited) i like omo stories to be very long and very detailed (can be 10000 words or more). So it is much better if there is a solid background about the location, the character... But it have to be well balanced. There should not be full paragraphs about how the politic life of the city is going, describing the whole faily tree of the heroin. The omo content (I mean desperation in the case of stories I like) should never be put aside for a long time. The background just have to be inserted whenever it is possible. Edited October 11, 2019 by aumonier95 (see edit history) Barry 1 Quote Link to comment
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