Is Sanzo a virgin?

[louiselux]

It's Monday, time for a poll! So, my Saiyuki friends, here's the question:

[Poll #621505]

eta: do feel free to elaborate in comments.

Comments

[telophase.livejournal.com]

He has such a thing about being touched by anyone, physically or emotionally, that I can't see him having even casual, meaningless, or bad sex. Goku's managed to get close to him primarily because he was a kid when they met. He respects Hakkai in a weird way, but they both keep their barriers up so high I think there's little chance of anything happening. Gojyo's got that thing about commitment, and I can't really see him seriously trying to sleep with someone he's knows he's going to be forced to see the next morning, and the next morning, and the next morning. Sanzo tends to block Gojyo with his gun whenever Gojyo gets too close physically or emotionally with his flirting and teasing - I don't think he's let that barrier down in the past.

Now, Sanzo is deeply conflicted and there's a good chance he wants to have that closeness with someone deep inside, but he's also very good at denial and I doubt he allows himself to think about it.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

I almost certainly think he does want that closeness, but it's unacknowledged like you say, possibly also because he also thinks he doesn't deserve it. He clearly still blames himself for the death of Koumyou. The point about how he uses his gun on Gojyo is interesting, in light of the first person he ever shot being someone who was intending to assault him sexually.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I don't remember exactly what was in the room where chibi young Sanzo picked his gun, but I think it's certainly telling that he chose a distance weapon rather than one where you have to get up close and personal. Hakkai's like that, too - his chi blasts work from a distance, while Gojyo's and Goku's weapons are more hands-on type of things. Hm.

[viridian5.livejournal.com]

In the manga the room had rifles, spears, and swords. Little 13-year-old Sanzo chose his gun for the expressed reason that it was small enough that he could use it to put a hole through his head at any time. It's canonically that he could kick butt from a young age but a lot of the weapons were not a good size for how he was at the time.

Adult Sanzo with a rifle gives me scary sniper thoughts. *g*

I can see the distance thing. It's appropriate for him. The sutra is also a distance weapon.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

[digression] I still think one of my favoritest bits evar is when they're in the drinking contest and Sanzo gets pissed off at someone and starts to throw a Makai Tenjou on him, until Hakkai stops him. XD Sanzo losing his temper is ♥[/digression]

[viridian5.livejournal.com]

I did love that. Sanzo can't hold his alchol well. Hmph to Hakkai and his insistence that no holy magic be used on civilians!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

You stick-in-the-mud Hakkai! How dare you rule the fun with your insistence on common sense and good manners! Feh, I say, feh!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

er, ruin the fun, I meant. *shifty look* *distracts you with tied-up Gojyo* *sidles off*

[viridian5.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Hakkai! Nothing beats the look on a drunk's face as you use one of the holy sutras to utterly destroy him!

"Manners?" Sanzo asks as he cleans out one of his ears with his pinky.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

*uses icon*

[viridian5.livejournal.com]

Erogenous zone!

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

Your icon is strangely hypnotic . . .

*watches*

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I think he's drilling for oil.