What I think is significant - although this could be pure self-delusion - is that PO'B chose to put Jack and Stephen at the far end of the tolerance spectrum. (And *both* of them - it isn't often that they agree on things like this, especially in the beginning.) And he addresses it fairly often, too, and in a number of different ways.
I don't think it could be self-delusion that this is significant, particularly because of Jack and Stephen's agreement, as you point out. They don't agree on much at the beginning - though they are similar in essential ways, like their love of music and their belief in the importance of loyalty. I suppose O'Brian didn't *deliberately* write these books to be slash-friendly, but he certainly succeeded.
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What I think is significant - although this could be pure self-delusion - is that PO'B chose to put Jack and Stephen at the far end of the tolerance spectrum. (And *both* of them - it isn't often that they agree on things like this, especially in the beginning.) And he addresses it fairly often, too, and in a number of different ways.
I don't think it could be self-delusion that this is significant, particularly because of Jack and Stephen's agreement, as you point out. They don't agree on much at the beginning - though they are similar in essential ways, like their love of music and their belief in the importance of loyalty. I suppose O'Brian didn't *deliberately* write these books to be slash-friendly, but he certainly succeeded.