Abstract This essay interrogates the concept of queer incest within The OC by exploring the relationship between principle characters Ryan Atwood and Seth Cohen, both on the show and in fanfiction. The goal of this discussion is not to offer any sort of recuperative reading of ‘incest’ per se, but to address the indefinably queer … Continue reading Ryan Is Being Beaten: Incest, Fanfiction, and The OC – Jes Battis