With regard to the writer’s motivation, I believe you hit the nail on the head, pop 54. I call this the ‘NC with inbuilt denial’ genre.

Yes, orgasms seem a very implausible reaction to rape. However, carrie’s post confuses a phyiscal reaction (orgasm) with an expression of will (consent). If a rape victim experienced an orgasm, it wouldn’t be any kind of rape? Nope. I disagree. If it occurs, an orgasm can’t magically transform rape into non-rape. An orgasm is a physical reaction to sexual triggers, not an expression of will. If in a story a woman or a man is brought to orgasm without having consented to the sexual activity, the level of consent stays exactly the same.

What carrie is really asking for are codes for plausibilty or implausibility. Not really feasible I think. Which writer would want to label their story ‘NC with implausible reaction’ or ‘NC with inbuilt denial’ ?

As Ruby points out, some writers fantasise about taking their victims unwillingly and then turning that victim into a partner. I call this, especially if the victim in retrospect is oh-so-grateful for having been raped and tortured into giving up resistance, a variety of the ‘wishful thinking fiction’ genre. Writers are perfectly free to produce wishful thinking fiction, just as they are free to write about three-headed dragons and space travel through black holes. Wishful thinking fiction is entertainment, even though this particular entertainment includes descriptions of crimes and highly implausible results of those crimes. As Bald Jean points out, the ‘NC with inbuilt denial’ genre does perpetuate myths. Whether a writer decides to perpetuate myths, or decides to aim for plausibility – that’s another question. Any opinions?

In the list of story codes , ‘nc’ is ‘Non-consensual Sexual Activity’. I think that’s clear enough. It is for the author to decide whether his or her character consents or not in a situation the author invented. If they dreamed up the characters and the entire plot, surely they are able to determine its level of consent code(s). But, as for lots of other reasons it is great to have someone who is willing to give editing and proofreading help, by all means, why not ask for a second opinion on the story codes too.