One correction: NC-17 was not required (as evidenced by the R and PG-13 fics produced).
Well OF COURSE Draco can be heterosexual. There's tons of het out there, and the genesis of this fest came from the fact that in so much of it, Draco is painted as the Slytherin Sex God while the girl is often the Blushing Virgin (especially Hermione).
I came to a different conclusion regarding length of fic, which is the nature of the fest. For most people, it took some plot to get to the deflowering. The situation doesn't lend itself to PWP, especially given the character being deflowered and the associations that come with him (particularly in het).
Slash was under consideration originally, but given the genesis of the fest (plus the astounding number of slash fests out there already), it was decided that, for this initial round at least, it would be all het. Next round we may very likely include slash; it's just that it's not too hard to find virgin!Draco there already.
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Well OF COURSE Draco can be heterosexual. There's tons of het out there, and the genesis of this fest came from the fact that in so much of it, Draco is painted as the Slytherin Sex God while the girl is often the Blushing Virgin (especially Hermione).
I came to a different conclusion regarding length of fic, which is the nature of the fest. For most people, it took some plot to get to the deflowering. The situation doesn't lend itself to PWP, especially given the character being deflowered and the associations that come with him (particularly in het).
Slash was under consideration originally, but given the genesis of the fest (plus the astounding number of slash fests out there already), it was decided that, for this initial round at least, it would be all het. Next round we may very likely include slash; it's just that it's not too hard to find virgin!Draco there already.