Yeah, I've noticed a tendency since I've gotten back for almost any thread to attract responses of, "Ooh, don't try this at home," rather than "Hot, hot, hot!" (Just quickly checked back over this thread to make sure I wasn't guilty of it here. Nope. Whew!)

Unfortunately, I think you picked the wrong thread to post this in, jeanne, because this one was started with the expressed purpose of asking whether writing a story with all mid-to-late teen characters was appropriate.

I do lament the multiplying of threads that drift onto the same topic (age of consent, for example, when there's at least one thread TITLED "Age Of Consent"; or Tourguide's pet peeve of breast bondage popping up in unrelated threads). Wouldn't it be refreshing if someone who had an overwhelming urge to moralize or issue a warning took a moment to search for, "Don't go there, homie!" and bring back an old thread that's already drifted, rather than polluting a new one?

Okay, I'm no longer certain that I'm addressing your issue at all, jeanne, so I'll shut up and sit down now.